Carnegie-Whitney Grant

Carnegie-Whitney Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Library Association (ALA)
Amount: Up to US $5,000
Last Updated: August 09, 2025

Summary

The Carnegie-Whitney Grant, established by Andrew Carnegie in 1902, supports the creation of bibliographical aids for American libraries. Grants cover the preparation costs of reading lists and indexes, enhancing access to library resources. Eligibility requires projects to stimulate library use and be broadly appealing, with a focus on national distribution. Notably, completed works and projects under contract are ineligible. The fund encourages innovation in library resource development, welcoming applications from individuals and organizations.

Overview

Purpose The Carnegie-Whitney Grant provides an award that is based on a special fund first established by Andrew Carnegie in 1902, “the income of which is to be applied to the preparation and publication of such reading lists, indexes and other bibliographical and library aids as will be especially useful in the circulating libraries of this country.” The Carnegie Fund was subsequently enhanced by a merger with a fund established by James Lyman Whitney in 1910. The Publishing Committee, a standing committee of the American Library Association, administers the grant. The Carnegie-Whitney Grant provides grants for the preparation of popular or scholarly reading lists, webliographies, indexes and other guides to library resources that will be useful to users of all types of libraries in the United States. Scope The grants are intended to cover preparation costs appropriate to the development of a useful product, including the cost of research. The grants do not cover the costs of final printing or online distribution of the product.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Must be focused on American libraries Must demonstrate how the project would stimulate the use of library resources Must have the potential appeal and usefulness to a broad audienceMust be intended for national distributionMust meet a need for publicationMust be completed within two years.Must be new or in process. Grants are awarded to individuals; local, regional or state libraries, associations or organizations, including units, affiliates and committees of the American Library Association, or programs of information and library studies/science. International applicants welcome.

Ineligibility

Completed works, works under contract for publication, or projects associated with the completion of academic work are not eligible.