Friends of the Princeton University Library
Library Research Grant Application, 2016-2017
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(Last Name) (First Name)
Email address: ______
Project title: ______
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Brief summary of collections or materials to be used:
Traveling from where, and proposed dates of visit:
Budget Form
In preparing your budget, please bear in mind that housing in Princeton is limited and expensive. The Nassau Inn ($250 and up) and the Peacock Inn ($310 and up) are within walking distance of the library. Outlying motels, which may have shuttles or nearby bus stops, have rates averaging over $100.
Visit: http://travel.princeton.edu/suppliers/hotels for more options. The Princeton University Housing Department maintains a listing of off-campus apartment rentals. (See: http://offcampushousing.princeton.edu/index.php) An online campus housing bulletin board list is here: http://ttrade.tigerapps.org/ . The Princeton Theological Seminary, which is not part of Princeton University, may have housing available within their dormitories; email: . The Erdman Center, also at the seminary, may also have rooms available (http://www.ptsem.edu/Offices/ConEd/index.aspx?id=2614).
A shuttle train links the campus directly to Princeton Junction, which is a stop for numerous daily New Jersey Transit trains and some Amtrak trains; hence, applicants can also pursue other, less local housing arrangements.
One should be able to eat reasonably well in Princeton for $35 per day.
Please read the NOTE REGARDING TAXATION on the next page.
Transportation:
Airfare $______
Shuttle to Princeton $______
($38 from Newark (EWR), $53 each way)
Rail $______
Personal auto ($0.565/mile) $______
Tolls/parking/miscellaneous $______
Housing ( _____nights @ ______per night) $______
Meals ( _____days @ $______per day) $______
Other (specify):______
Total Other: $______
Total Estimated Costs $______
(Note: This total will need to be entered in the online form as well.)
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING TAXATION:
This research grant is subject to U.S. income tax. If your project is funded, U.S. citizens and resident aliens will need to complete a W9: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf.
If you are a non-resident alien in the U.S., tax in an amount of up to 30% will be withheld from your award. However, if your country has a tax treaty with the United States, you can try to recover the taxes by filing a U.S. tax return. See: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040nr.pdf and http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040nr.pdf
All non-resident alien grant recipients are required to complete the substantial presence test form: http://web.princeton.edu/sites/TreasurersOffice/PayrollPayablesTax/Payroll/Files/Forms/SubstantialPresenceTest.pdf
While you should not submit these forms with your grant application, if you are awarded a library research grant, you must complete and return the appropriate forms before any check can be issued.
Project Narrative Instructions
The proposal should address specifically the relevance to the proposed research of unique resources found in the Princeton University Library collections. Applications will be considered for scholarly use of archives, manuscripts, rare books, and other rare and unique holdings of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, including Mudd Library; as well as rare books in Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, and in the East Asian Library (Gest Collection). Prospective grantees are urged to consult the Department’s finding aids at http://diglib.princeton.edu/ead/ as well as its home page (http://www.princeton.edu/~rbsc/) for information about the holdings of the Department, and the University Library’s homepage (http://library.princeton.edu/) for general information, and navigation to the Marquand and East Asian Library pages.
Discuss specific collections or materials (i.e. John Foster Dulles Papers; P.E.N. American Center Records, specific collections of rare books, etc.). and describe how they will be used.
The general circulating collections and electronic resources of the Princeton University Library are not relevant for purposes of this grant program.
The narrative should not exceed 1000 words.
Project Narrative
(Limit 1000 words; please double space)
Include your curriculum vitae (or résumé) here.