Purdue University Libraries Research Travel Grants 2017, USA

Publish Date: Jan 14, 2017

Deadline: May 30, 2017

Research Travel Grants

The Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center, Purdue University Libraries, offers competitive Research Travel Grants for visiting scholars. The purpose of these grants is to support the research of scholars (faculty, students, and independent researchers) whose research cannot progress satisfactorily without consulting materials onsite in the collections of the Karnes Research Center. One or more grants of up to $2,000 will be awarded to individual scholars studying one or more subjects represented in the Karnes Center’s collections onsite between March 1 and December 15, 2017.

ELIGIBILITY AND CRITERIA

Anyone (faculty, students, and/or independent researchers) who wishes to use the Karnes Center collections for research may apply, regardless of his or her academic status. Intended to support research using the Karnes Center as a historical resource, the grants require the onsite use of at least one of the Center’s rare or unique collections.

Subject areas strongly represented in archival and manuscript collections include the history of flight and space (Barron Hilton Flight and Space Exploration Archives); the history of women affiliated with Purdue University or the state of Indiana (Susan Bulkeley Butler Women’s Archives); the history of psychedelics for medicinal and healing purposes (Psychoactive Substances Research Collection); and the history of Purdue University, including papers of Purdue alumni (such as famed typographer and book designer Bruce Rogers, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Eugene Cernan, Jerry Ross, and Janice Voss, and noteworthy cartoonist John T. McCutcheon), Purdue faculty and staff (including motion studies expert Lillian Gilbreth, aviator Amelia Earhart, flying instructor and experimental test pilot Emilio Salazar, educator and diversity advocate Cornell Bell, and founding director of the Women’s Reserve of the Coast Guard (SPARS), Dorothy Stratton); as well as records of the University departments, reflecting the founding, growth and evolution of the land-grant university for the State of Indiana and its mission to provide education in the agricultural and mechanical arts (University Archives).

Rare book collections include the history of engineering, science, and transportation (Goss Library of the History of Engineering), the history of economics and political thought (Krannert Special Collection), the history of typography and book design (Bruce Rogers Collection), and books about Indiana history or written by Indiana authors.

Preference will be given to applicants needing funds to travel from out of state or out of the country and who plan to publish or publicly disseminate the scholarly results of their research. Funds may be used for business related expenses incurred by the researcher in association with his or her research, travel, and use of the Karnes Center facilities and collections as well as costs in making the research broadly available to the scholarly community. Grants are awarded to individual applicants, not to institutions, as awarded funds are meant to help offset the costs associated with visiting and utilizing the Karnes Center and not for institutional overhead. Only in exceptional cases would an individual be awarded more than one research travel grant per year.

Criteria used to judge the applications will include how well the case is made that the proposed project will support the candidate’s research and that conducting this research requires travel to use the unique collections in the Karnes Center; the appropriateness of the budget; the plan for making the results of the research available to the public; and the feasibility of the project within time constraints. Proposals will be evaluated by a panel chaired by the Director of the Karnes Center and composed of two or more additional archivists employed by the Karnes Center. Applications should specify at least one collection in the Karnes Center that the applicant plans to use in his or her research.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applicants are asked to provide:

  • Cover sheet containing the following information: name, rank/title, mailing address, email address, phone number, the title of the project, projected dates of travel, and the total amount of funding requested. Please note, when planning travel dates, that the hours for the Karnes Center are weekdays, 10am-4:30pm. The Center is not open on weekends or evenings. Grants will be made for any amount up to the maximum amount allowed per grant ($2,000) (1 page)
  • Narrative description of the research project, including the research topic and an explanation of how onsite use of the Karnes Center’s collections are essential to successful completion of the project. Specify which collections will be used ; the projected timeline, including approximate dates of travel to the Karnes Center; expected outcome(s) of the research, and how it will be made available (for example: publication of a book or journal article, thesis/dissertation, conference presentation, development of a course, etc.) (1-2 pages)
  • Budget itemizing activities and their estimated costs, with total amount requested (1 page). The following website should be used to estimate meals and incidentals. Average lodging costs for hotels within five miles of campus range from $120-$180 per night, depending on time of year and rooms fill up quickly during home football games (September-November 2017).
  • CV or resume, including a list of relevant publications and presentations (3 pages maximum)
  • For student applicants, please include a letter of recommendation from an advisor, thesis director, professor, or mentor who is a good judge of the student's work (1-2 pages)

Please send all materials as email attachments to: morris18@purdue.edu, with “Research Travel Grants” in the subject line. Questions about the grants may be sent to the same address.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

A brief report or presentation on the research-related activities supported by the grant, and the significance to the research of the recipient, is required and must be submitted to the Director of the Karnes Center within 1 year following receipt of grant funds. Each individual awarded a grant will be invited to give a presentation about his or her research either during the research visit or at a convenient date following the visit.

FUNDING

Awards will be in given in any amount of up to the maximum amount allowed per grant ($2,000). Grant funds will be provided to the award recipients upon completion of the site visit and use of the facility. The amount of awards and the continuation of the program is dependent upon available funding.

DEADLINES

For researchers planning to travel between March and August 2017, the deadline for applications is January 15, 2017. For researchers planning to travel between September and December 2017, the deadline for applications is May 30, 2017. All applications must be submitted by email. Applications received following the deadline cannot be considered, but can be resubmitted for consideration during the following funding cycle.

Questions may be submitted by email to Sammie Morris, Purdue University Archivist and Head, Archives and Special Collections, at morris18@purdue.edu.

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