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The AAS is pleased to announce a new program for authors who require subventions to ensure publication of their first books. The board of directors has allocated up to $15,000 per year for five years to allow as many as five annual subventions of $2,000 to $5,000 each. Funded through the AAS Development Fund, these subventions will be awarded on a competitive basis to first-time book authors who have already secured provisional contracts from established academic presses. Subventions will normally be paid directly to the concerned press.
1. The applicant must be a current AAS member.
2. The applicant must be the author of a first book.
3. The applicant must have a completed manuscript with a provisional contract from an established academic press stipulating the need for an outside subvention in order to ensure publication.
4. The manuscript must be in English, must make a substantial contribution to the field of Asian Studies, and must be based on primary research in the appropriate languages.
5. The applicant must have sought subventions from alternative sources.
6. The press must agree to acknowledge an AAS subvention in the front matter of the published book.
Applications should consist of the following items and be submitted electronically to AAS Publications staff members Jon Wilson (jwilson@aasianst.org) and Gudrun Patton (gpatton@aasianst.org).
1. The applicant's Curriculum Vitae.
2. A summary of the manuscript in no more than 1,000 words.
3. A full Table of Contents.
4. One representative chapter of the manuscript, complete with citations.
5. A letter from an academic publisher verifying that the manuscript is complete and has been formally accepted for publication pending receipt of a subvention. The letter should also indicate the amount of the required subvention and its rationale; the proposed publication schedule; the contact information for the appropriate press representative; and the agreement of the press to acknowledge the AAS subvention in the front matter of the resulting book.
6. A statement by the applicant indicating all sources from which he or she has requested subventions and the results of those requests.
NOTE concerning point 6: To maximize the use of our resources, AAS requires that applicants request subventions from other possible funding sources (including, for example, their graduate or home institutions as well as local research institutes). We hope, in many cases, to supply joint or matching funds with other granting agencies. We are also prepared to award subventions to applicants who seek but fail to receive help from alternative sources.
There is no deadline submission date. Applications will be reviewed by the AAS Editorial Board on a rolling basis. Decisions will be final.
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