First Book Subvention Program
The Harriman Institute established the First Book Subvention Award in 2016 to support the work of its postdoctoral fellows and Ph.D. graduates. Two awards in the amount of $3000 each are granted annually, on a competitive basis, to authors who have secured publishing contracts for their first monograph. Authors should make their application within 6 years of graduation or termination of the postdoctoral fellowship.
Program Details
Eligibility
- Harriman Postdoctoral Fellows and Harriman Ph.D. graduates (including Harriman Certificate holders, concentrators, Harriman junior fellows and award holders, etc.) from any school or department (within 6 years of graduation or termination of postdoctoral appointment).
- For individuals who have authored first books (
multiple-authored books and edited volumes are not eligible). Subject of the book must have some connection to the Harriman Institute’s region and/or fields of study.
Requirements
- The book must be under contract with an appropriate publisher. The publisher must agree to acknowledge Harriman Institute support in the book’s front matter.
- The book will appear in the institute’s series Studies of the Harriman Institute.
- Publisher’s peer reviews and contract will be submitted with letter of application. Additional outside reviews may be commissioned by the Harriman Publications Committee.
- The grant will be paid directly to the publisher.
How to Apply
Send a short letter of application, attaching publishers’ peer reviews, if available, and contract, to Ben Hooyman.
Applications due April 1.
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