Fund for Publishing

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Overview


The Fund for Publishing was developed to provide publication support for faculty - to expand readership, improve accessibility, and enhance research productivity. 

Submission Deadline: Rolling

 

Award


Awards are limited to a maximum of $2,000 and are subject to availability of funds. 

 

Eligibility


All tenured or tenure-track faculty, as well as Research Assistant/Associate Professors who have not received support from the fund (or FRG grant for similar purpose) in the last two years. 

 

Allowable Costs


Examples of suitable requests include: 

  • Editing or indexing
  • Copyright fees
  • Reasonable subvention fees

 

Unallowable Costs


  • Reimbursement of costs incurred prior to submission of the application.
  • Funds cannot support journal open access fees. Please see this guidance from LTS on open access and use of the Lehigh archive. 
* As of December 14, 2022, design and image production fees for articles selected for journal covers are no longer an eligible expense.

 

How to Apply


Applications are accepted on a rolling basis via Infoready  If your application is awarded, we aim to make publishing funds available within 2-3 weeks from the award date.  

You will be asked to provide the following details: 

  • Descriptive title 
  • Name, position and department
  • Journal/Press name
  • Brief description of the need and expected outcomes
  • A specific, itemized budget
  • Documentation of acceptance by the journal or press. This can be an email, contract, or other correspondence providing clear documentation. 
 
Please contact us at vpresearch@lehigh.edu regarding any special circumstances.