Funding

J.B. Smallman Research Fund

In 1987, the J.B. Smallman Research Fund was dispersed among the Faculties of Arts & Humanities, Social Science and Music to offset the costs of publishing manuscripts. In Arts & Humanities, the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies decides on awards from the fund in consultation with the Dean. Department Chairs are asked to encourage applications from faculty members with worthwhile publication projects.

Guidelines

  1. The applicant shall be a full-time member of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities or, at the time of application, hold a Limited-Term appointment with a significant research component as defined in the Collective Agreement.
  2. The manuscript shall have been accepted for publication by a reputable academic press. (The fund is unable to provide support for regular publication in scholarly journals.)
  3. The manuscript shall have been reviewed by at least one recognized scholar in the field and judged worthy of publication.
  4. The applicant shall have diligently sought other sources of funding for the project, including funding from their Chair, and from relevant granting agencies.
  5. The award shall normally be granted to support the publication directly through subvention to the publisher, although other costs (including but not limited to indexing and translation) will be considered.
  6. The applicant shall agree that, in recognition of the grant-in-aid, they will acknowledge by way of notation in the preface or other suitable place in the publication, the support received from The University of Western Ontario, J.B. Smallman Fund.
  7. The balance in the Smallman Fund shall be sufficient to grant the award without jeopardizing the capital endowment.
CONTACT: fahresearch@uwo.ca

These awards will be given out once per year and the application deadline each year is January 15.

Apply by sending an email to the Associate Dean of Research and Grad Studies outlining how your project meets the guidelines set out above.