[ARSCLIST] ARSC Research Grants Program 2008

[Bill Klinger <klinger@xxxxxxxxx>]

The following message has been posted by the Outreach Committee of the 
Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC). If you have any 
questions, please click on the link or e-mail address below.

--- ARSC RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM ---
Deadline for receipt of applications: February 29, 2008


The ARSC Research Grants Program supports scholarship and publication in the 
fields of sound recording research and audio preservation. (This program is 
separate from the ARSC Preservation Grants Program, which encourages and 
supports the preservation of historically significant sound recordings of 
Western Art Music.) 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.

Research 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 annual business meeting of ARSC, after 
having been approved at the spring meeting of the ARSC Board of Directors.

Send applications to: Richard Warren Jr., ARSC Grants Committee Chair, 
Historical Sound Recordings, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, New 
Haven, CT  06520-8240, USA. Applications for the next grant cycle must be 
received by February 29, 2008.

For more information, visit:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/researchgrants.html .

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