Call for Applications
Cahnman Publication Subvention Grants

The Association for Jewish Studies is now accepting applications for the Cahnman Publication Subvention Grants, a program underwritten by a grant from The Cahnman Foundation of New York.  Cahnman Publication Subventions will help subsidize costs associated with the preparation of first books for publication.  In keeping with the Cahnman Foundation's mission, scholarly manuscripts that explore Diaspora Jewish life and culture in regions once home to sizable Jewish communities (e.g., Europe, North Africa) will be eligible for consideration.  Applicants must be AJS members, have completed their Ph.D. degrees within eight years of the deadline, and have a commitment for publication in English from an academic or university press.  Expenses that are eligible for support include but are not limited to: copy-editing; professional preparation of an index; permissions for photographs, artwork, and the like; color reproductions; preparation of graphs and maps; and publication subventions.  Ineligible expenses include computer and other equipment, income replacement for sabbaticals, support for edited collections, and, in most cases, proofreading (unless for works with many foreign language transliterations).  Grant requests may be for up to $5000 in support.  The application deadline is June 26, 2009.  Applicants will be notified in the fall of 2009 regarding decisions.

Applications must include the following items (two-sided copies, please):

1. Four copies of the Application Cover Sheet.
2. Four copies of the book project proposal, which should include a general project description, summary of the project’s main sources, methodology, and findings, chapter description, length (number of words), and number of illustrations (black and white, color, graphics, etc.).  This may be the same proposal that was sent to university/academic presses (no more than five pages, single-spaced).
3. Four copies of the book introduction.
4. Four copies of one book chapter from the main body of the manuscript.
5. Four copies of the subvention budget and completion schedule, including the total amount requested, detailed breakdown of expenses, other potential sources of funding, and schedule for preparation of the manuscript for publication, production schedule, and projected date of publication (no more than two pages).
6. Four copies of applicant’s curriculum vitae.
7. Four copies of publishing agreement from the university/academic press.

Application materials should be mailed to the following address, so they reach the AJS no later than June 26, 2009:

Association for Jewish Studies
Attn: Grants Administrator
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY      10011

Please contact the AJS Office at ajs@ajs.cjh.org or 917.606.8249 with any questions. Click here for a list of past Cahnman Grant recipients.