[ARSCLIST] ARSC Grants Program

[Eugene Lew <elew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The following message has been posted by the Outreach Committee of the
Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC).

-- ARSC GRANTS PROGRAM --

The ARSC Grants Program supports scholarship and publication in the
fields
of sound recording research and audio preservation. Project categories
eligible for consideration include: discography, bibliography,
historical
studies of the sound recording industry and its products, and any other
subject likely to increase the public's understanding and appreciation
of
the lasting importance of recorded sound. ARSC encourages applications
from
individuals whose research forms part of an academic program at the
master's
or doctoral level.

ARSC members and non-members alike are eligible for grants in amounts
up to
$1000. Grant funds can be used to underwrite clerical, editorial, and
travel
expenses. Funds may not be used to purchase capital equipment or
recordings,
to reimburse applicants for work already performed, or to support
projects
that form part of a paid job. Grant recipients must submit
documentation of
their expenses, and all grant funds must be disbursed within eighteen
months
of the grant award.

Grant recipients are required to submit brief descriptions of their
projects
(for publication in the ARSC Journal), and are encouraged to submit
articles
about their projects, for possible publication in the Journal.

ARSC Grant Applications shall include:
-- a summary of the project (one page maximum), with samples of the
work, if
possible;
-- a budget covering the entire project, highlighting the expenses the
ARSC
Grant will cover (one page maximum);
-- a curriculum vitae; and
-- an indication of the prospects for publication or other public
dissemination of the project results.

Grant awards will be announced at the spring meeting of the ARSC Board
of
Directors.

Send applications to: Richard Warren, ARSC Grants Committee Chair,
Historical Sound Recordings, Yale University Library, PO Box 208240, New
Haven, CT  06520-8240, USA. Applications for the next grant cycle must
be
received by February 28, 2006.

Questions about the Grants Program should be directed to Mr. Warren at
richard.warren@xxxxxxxx .


Anna-Maria Manuel
ARSC Outreach Committee Chair