ChLA Faculty Research Grants have a combined maximum fund of $3,000 per year, and individual awards may range from $500 to $1,500, based on the number and needs of the winning applicants. The grants are awarded for proposals dealing with criticism or original scholarship with the expectation that the undertaking will lead to publication and make a significant contribution to the field of children's literature in the area of scholarship or criticism. In honor of the achievement and dedication of Dr. Margaret P. Esmonde, proposals that deal with critical or original work in the areas of fantasy or science fiction for children or adolescents will be awarded the Margaret P. Esmonde Memorial Grant.

 

Applications will be evaluated based upon the quality of the proposal and the potential of the project to enhance or advance Children's Literature studies. Funds may be used for--but are not restricted to--research-related expenses such as travel to special collections or purchasing materials and supplies. The awards may not be used for obtaining advanced degrees, for researching or writing a thesis or dissertation, for textbook writing, or for pedagogical projects. Winners must either be members of the Children's Literature Association or join the association before they receive any funds. Winners should acknowledge ChLA in any publication resulting from the grant.

 

General guidelines

 

* Send six copies of the proposal postmarked within the application period (January 1, 2007 - February 1, 2007). Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Applications and supporting materials should be written in or translated into English. Winners will be notified in April, and the awards will be announced at the ChLA annual conference. Winners are urged to attend the conference if at all possible and will be notified in sufficient time to make plans to collect travel funding from their institution.

* All proposals are read and judged by the ChLA Grants Committee Committee.

* Members of the Executive Board of ChLA and of the Grants Committee are not eligible to apply. Recipients of a Faculty Research Grant are not eligible to reapply until the third year from the date of the first award. (In the event the ChLA Board institutes another time interval -- whether longer or shorter -- the vote of the Board shall supersede the three-year interval rule.)

* If there are no proposals for any of the grants that the Grants Committee deems of quality to support ChLA's aims, no grants will be given.

* Grant recipients are required to submit a progress report or a summary of the completed project to the chair of the Grants Committee

by April of the year following the award.

Proposals should include the following information:

 

1. Cover sheet including name, telephone number, mailing address and e-mail address.

2. Academic institution and status/rank (professor, librarian, student, etc.); or institution applicant is affiliated with (library,

publisher, etc.).

3. A detailed description of the research proposal (not to exceed three single-spaced pages), indicating the nature and significance of the project, where it will be carried out, the expected date of completion.

4. A vita that includes a bibliography of major publications and scholarly achievements (degrees, honors, etc.).

 

Please send six copies postmarked beginning January 1, 2007, and no later than February 1, 2007.

 

Mail completed application to:

 

ChLA Grants Committee

Children's Literature Association

P.O. Box 138

Battle Creek, MI 49016-0138 (USA)

 

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