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The Purdue University Libraries will continue the Library Scholars Grant Program this year with a focus on supporting access to unique collections of information around the country and the world. Awards of up to $5,000will be made for this purpose to untenured tenure-track members of the Purdue faculty, and to associate professors tenured effective July 1, 2011, or later, with grant-supported activities to be completed by December 31, 2014.The Library Scholars Grant Program is made possible through the generosity of the 50th<\/sup> anniversary gift of the Class of 1935, and continuing gifts from this class and others, to an endowment fund in the Purdue Research Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n The Library Scholars Grant Program is designed to provide grants to untenured tenure-track Purdue faculty members, and recently tenured or hired associate professors, to help them gain access to library materials necessary for research required for their continued growth as faculty members. Just as people come to Purdue to use our unique collections, the research of Purdue faculty may require visiting unique collections beyond Purdue. The Library Scholars Grant Program offers an opportunity for support for such activities to untenured tenure-track members of the Purdue faculty, and to Purdue associate professors tenured effective July 1, 2011, or later, in all disciplines, from the West Lafayette, Calumet, Fort Wayne, IUPUI, and North Central campuses, and the Statewide Technology Program. (Purdue faculty at the Fort Wayne and IUPUI campuses are those within \u201cPurdue mission\u201d programs; i.e., those for whom the promotions process falls under Purdue.)<\/span><\/p>\n Each Library Scholars Grant recipient will be asked to present a seminar about the information-related activities supported by the grant. The seminars will permit the Libraries to learn from recipients\u2019 experiences in order to better serve both Purdue scholars and those from outside Purdue who visit our collections. <\/span><\/p>\n The 2013-2014 Library Scholars Grant Program awards will be in amounts of up to $5,000. The funds may be used for expenses associated with travel to archives or collections beyond Purdue, including the cost of transportation, lodging, meals, and fees charged by the library or other collection owner for access, photocopying, scanning, etc. Reimbursement will be made, for approved expenditures, up to the amount of the award.<\/span><\/p>\n Criteria used to judge the proposals will include how well the case is made that the proposed information-related activities will support the candidate\u2019s research and that conducting these activities requires travel to unique collections beyond Purdue, the appropriateness of the budget, and the feasibility of the project within time constraints. Proposals will be evaluated by a panel chaired by a tenured member of the Libraries faculty and composed of tenured faculty and one or more previous winners, with recommendations made to the Dean of Libraries. Award recipients will be contacted in December 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n The guidelines for proposals are outlined below. <\/span><\/p>\n All proposals must be submitted by email to Carole Tolley, tolleyc@purdue.edu<\/a>, with the Subject: Library Scholars Grant, no later than 5:00pm, Friday, November 15, 2013.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Guidelines for Proposals<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Overview<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n The Library Scholars Grant Program, administered by the Purdue University Libraries, focuses on supporting access for untenured tenure-track members of the Purdue faculty, and associate professors tenured effective July 1, 2011, or later, to unique collections of information found around the country and the world. Awards of up to $5,000 will be made to for this purpose, with grant-supported activities to be completed by December 31, 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n The Library Scholars Grant Program is designed to provide grants to untenured tenure-track Purdue faculty members, and recently tenured or hired<\/b> associate professors, to help them gain access to library materials necessary for research required for their continued growth as faculty members. Just as people come to Purdue to use our unique collections, the research of Purdue faculty may require visiting unique collections. The Library Scholars Grant Program offers an opportunity for untenured tenure-track faculty and recently tenured associate professors to receive support for expenses associated with travel to archives or collections beyond Purdue, including the cost of transportation, lodging, meals, and fees charged by the library or other collection owner for access, photocopying, scanning, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n Eligibility<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n Untenured tenure-track Purdue faculty members, and recently tenured or hired associate professors effective July 1, 2011, or later, in all disciplines, from the West Lafayette, Calumet, Fort Wayne, IUPUI, and North Central campuses, and the Statewide Technology Program are eligible for Library Scholars Grant Program awards. (Purdue faculty at the Fort Wayne and IUPUI campuses are those within \u201cPurdue mission\u201d programs; i.e., those for whom the promotions process falls under Purdue.) Grant recipients are not eligible for an award in consecutive years.<\/span><\/p>\n Proposal contents and format<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n 1) Cover page<\/span> with the following information:<\/span><\/p>\n a)\u00a0\u00a0 Name<\/span><\/p>\n b)\u00a0 Rank, title <\/span><\/p>\n c)\u00a0 Date of appointment to the Purdue faculty; if Associate, date of promotion (if hired as Associate, please amend date of appointment with this information to clarify)<\/span><\/p>\n d)\u00a0 Department<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 e)\u00a0 College<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f)\u00a0 Campus address<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 g)\u00a0 E-mail<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h)\u00a0 Phone number<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i)\u00a0\u00a0 Name and address of Head of Department<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 j)\u00a0\u00a0 Name and address of Dean of College\/School<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 k)\u00a0 Name of Purdue Libraries faculty member or other Purdue Librarian from whom the \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 applicant is submitting a letter of support (see #4)<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 l)\u00a0\u00a0 Total amount of fundingthe applicant seeks from the Library Scholars Grant Program<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 m)Additional funding (grants, departmental funds, etc.), if any, available to the applicant to support the information-related activities for which a Library Scholars Grant is being sought<\/span><\/p>\n 2) One-page narrative<\/span> stating the following:<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a)\u00a0 Area of research;<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 b)\u00a0 Related information needs that require using collection(s) beyond Purdue;<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 c)\u00a0 Information-related activities to be undertaken <\/span><\/p>\n (Note: <\/i>The award may be used for expenses associated with travel to archives or collections beyond Purdue, including the cost of transportation, lodging, meals, and fees charged by the library or other collection owner for access, photocopying, scanning, etc.);<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 d)\u00a0 Projected timeline; and<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 e)\u00a0 Expected outcome(s) of the information-related activities, i.e., how they would \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 support the applicant\u2019s research.<\/span><\/p>\n 3) Budget<\/span>, itemizing proposed activities and their estimated costs, and showing total. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The following websites should be used to estimate lodging, meals and incidentals.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 — For U.S. General Services Administration \u2013 Domestic destinations:<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/www.gsa.gov\/portal\/content\/105307<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n
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