Alkek Library is pleased to invite applications for Library Research Grants. These grants are designed to facilitate faculty research and creative activity through the acquisition of library materials. Although the review process is competitive, most professionally written proposals have been funded in recent years.

• $20,000 in funding is available each year. Proposals over $3,000 are unlikely to receive full funding.
• Priority is given to materials that can be permanently added to the library collection.
• While applicants are encouraged to demonstrate the instructional value of the materials they apply for, the principal purpose of the grants is to encourage  research and creative activities of faculty members.
• Eligible materials include but are not limited to books, back issues of journals, electronic resources, DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs and microform.
• Not eligible for funding are current subscriptions, journal articles, multiple copies of materials, or materials already held by the library.
• Applications for electronic resources are more likely to be funded if the resources are available as one-time purchases and are not restricted to one designated user.

Contact Paivi Rentz, Head Acquisitions Librarian, pr11@txstate.edu or 245-3009, for assistance with electronic materials requests.

Applicants are asked to provide a brief description of the project, a list of needed materials, and the estimated cost. Members of the Research Grant Subcommittee will recommend funding recipients to the Library Committee.

Submit a proposal here

Proposal Deadline: 5:00 p.m. November 1, 2011.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Library Research Grant Timeline:

Sep-Nov: Applications are accepted
Nov-Jan: Application review
Jan-Feb: Grants are announced
Feb-June: Materials are ordered

For more information, contact Paivi Rentz, Head Acquisitions Librarian; 245-3009.