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The Medieval
Academy Book Subvention Program provides subventions of up to $2,500
to university or other non-profit scholarly presses to support the
publication of first books by Medieval Academy members.
Applications
for subventions will be accepted only from the publisher and only
for books that have already been approved for publication. Eligible
Academy members who wish to have their books considered for a subvention
should ask their publishers to apply directly to the Academy, following
the guidelines outlined below.
Eligibility
To be eligible
for consideration for a subvention, the author of the book must
be a member of the Medieval Academy who holds a Ph.D. and must be
untenured. If employed, the author must certify that the employing
institution is unable to provide the full subvention required by
the publisher.
The book to
be considered for a subvention must be the author's first, must
focus substantially on the Middle Ages, must be of high scholarly
and intellectual merit, and must have been accepted for publication.
Unrevised dissertations will not be considered.
Applications
will be accepted from university presses or other non-profit publishers
focusing on scholarship. The publisher must have accepted the book
for publication based on its merits and must show that the subvention
is required in order for the book to be published at a reasonable
cost. If a subvention is granted, the publisher must acknowledge
the Medieval Academy subvention program on the book's copyright
page or on the reverse of the book's title page.
Evaluation
Applications
will be evaluated by the Publications Advisory Board. Decisions
will be based on two criteria: 1) the quality of the book, and 2)
the demonstrated need for financial assistance. Applications from
authors and incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applications
The annual application
deadline is 1 May. An application should include the following,
arranged in order:
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1) a cover
letter from the publisher requesting the subvention, stating
why the book should be published, and certifying that it has
been accepted for publication;
2) two
or more substantive, analytical readers' reports from knowledgeable
scholars who evaluated the book manuscript for the publisher;
3) a brief
itemized budget provided by the publisher that details expected
costs and revenues for the book and shows how the subvention
will be used;
4) a statement
by the author confirming that the book is the author's first
and that the author is not tenured, and, if the author is
employed, certifying that the employer is unable to provide
the full required subvention;
5) a two-page
single-spaced abstract of the book and a table of contents
prepared by the author; and
6) the
mail and e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of the publisher's
representative and of the author.
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Publishers
should submit five copies of the application to Book
Subvention Program at the address below.
Questions about
this program should be directed to the Executive Director,
Paul E. Szarmach (PES@MedievalAcademy.org).
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