Deadline: 15 January 2025
The Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term Library Research Grants to promote scholarly use of the Princeton University Library special and distinct collections.
Applications will be considered for scholarly use of archives, manuscripts, rare books, and other rare and unique holdings in Special Collections, including Mudd Library; as well as rare books in Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, and in the East Asian Library (Gest Collection).
Funding Information
- These grants, which have a value of up to $6,000 plus transportation costs, are meant to help defray expenses incurred in traveling to and residing in Princeton during the tenure of the grant.
Eligibility Criteria
- Doctoral students, recent doctorates, tenured and non-tenured faculty, and independent scholars from anywhere in the world are welcome to apply.
- Special consideration is given to researchers whose current institutional base makes it challenging to physically access Princeton’s campus.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The FPUL grant program is not open to current affiliates of Princeton University.
Application Requirements
- Complete application form.
- Upload a curriculum vitae or resume (Word or PDF).
- Upload your Project Narrative (no more than 1,000 words); your narrative should include the relevance to the proposed research of the unique resources found in the Princeton University Library collections.
- Provide two letters of recommendation; invitations are sent directly from the system to the recommenders.
- Submit your application once all of the items above are received.
For more information, visit Princeton University Library.
