The Alice Award Grant

The Alice Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Jm Kaplan Fund Inc
Amount: US $25,000
Last Updated: October 03, 2025

Summary

The Alice Award, established in 2013 by Joan K. Davidson of Furthermore, celebrates beautifully illustrated books that enrich their fields and uphold production excellence. With a prize of $25,000 awarded annually, this honor also includes $5,000 for titles on the Alice Short List. The award supports the slow reading movement, emphasizing the value of well-crafted illustrated works. Any book previously funded by Furthermore is automatically considered for the Alice Award, streamlining the submission process.

Overview

NOTE: Please note that the Alice Award is currently on hiatus. Furthermore The Alice Award In 2013, Joan K. Davidson, president of Furthermore, established the Alice award to honor her mother, Alice Manheim Kaplan. Alice loved and collected the illustrated book as a work of art in itself and an essential document of a civilized society. The $25,000 Alice award is given annually to a richly illustrated book that makes a valuable contribution to its field and demonstrates high standards of production. Books selected by the award jury for the Alice Short List each receive $5,000. The award is intended to buttress the kind of slow reading movement that recognizes and cherishes the lasting values of the well-made illustrated book, and the special sense of intimacy it affords. Fields considered include the fine arts and the natural and built environments and related public issues. Any book previously given a Furthermore grant will be automatically considered for the Alice award. There is no need to complete the submission procedure.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The organization submitting the book must be a 501(c)3 and have acted as a partner in the book’s production. Organizations may submit up to five books annually. Books published in the calendar year prior and up to the submission deadline will be considered.