Northwestern University Publication Subvention Grants

The Northwestern University Publication Subvention Grants support eligible faculty and graduate students with production costs or translation expenses for published works. Applicants must have a formal publication contract for a book or journal article. Priority is given to tenure-track assistant professors, and only one grant is allowed per year. Non-allowable expenses include travel, advertising, and the purchase of copies. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until funds are depleted.

NOTE:  Applications for the Publication Subventions grant are accepted on a rolling basis until funds are depleted.
Publication subventions provide support for certain production costs or translation that publishers are generally unable to cover. Subventions are available to eligible faculty and graduate students who have already secured a formal publication contract for a book or journal article.
Award funds are transferred from the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities to the appropriate department. It is up to awardees to work with their department to ensure that they are following the University’s policies regarding payments and reimbursements before any funds are expended.

Eligibility

Regular faculty including tenure-track or tenured faculty at the assistant professor level or above, teaching track faculty with continuing appointments, professional library staff members, and graduate students are eligible to apply.

Ineligibility

Non-allowable expenses include:

• travel
• advertising and promotion
• dust jacket artwork
• indexing
• purchase of copies