The Einar and Eva Lund Haugen Memorial Scholarship
The SASS Book Subvention Award
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The first SASS book subvention award opens for applications on 1 April 2022. Junior and senior faculty, non-tenure track faculty, independent scholars and emeritus faculty who are members of SASS in good standing are eligible to apply. Up to four subventions of as much as $3000 will be awarded in the 2022-3 round of funding (Apr. 1-Mar. 30). The goal of the subvention is to encourage publication of research monographs in Nordic studies by assisting publishers with production costs. Edited article collections are not eligible for consideration. To receive the award, the author and press must agree to print on the title page of the funded book, “Supported by the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study.” Merit of the proposal and the applicant’s record of substantive service to SASS as an executive council member or executive officer will be taken into consideration in the assessment of each application.
SELECTION COMMITTEE
The evaluation committee is made up of three members of SASS. Each member serves a two-year term, beginning on April 1 and ending on March 31. Members of the inaugural book subvention committee are Professor Jennifer Atteberry (Idaho State), Professor Thomas Dubois (Wisconsin), and Professor Emerita Shelley Wright (Illinois).
AWARD CATEGORIES
Pre-tenure, Non-tenure Track, and Independent scholars
Up to three subventions in this category will be awarded annually. Applicants must be current members of the society, and have been a member in good standing for two full calendar years previous to the year of application. The applicant must have a publishing contract with a university press or other prominent academic publisher. If an applicant receives a subvention award, the award will be paid when the author delivers galley proofs and the press’s most up-to-date statement of expected publication date to SASS. For tenure-track applicants, the application must be submitted to SASS before a final decision on promotion to associate professor by the board of regents or equivalent at the applicant’s home institution has been made.
Associate Professors, Professors, and Emeritus Faculty
Up to one subventions will be awarded in this category annually. The applicant must be a current member of the society, and have been a member in good standing for five full calendar years previous to the year of application. Applicants must have a publishing contract with a university press or other prominent academic publisher. If an applicant receives a subvention award, the award will be paid when the author delivers galley proofs and the press’s most up-to-date statement of expected publication date to SASS.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants should submit a letter of application (two pages or less) describing the manuscript and requesting a subvention amount. The application should also include a copy of the press contract, and a letter/email from a representative of the press stating the expected date of publication, the need for the subvention, and the amount requested. The applicant should also include an updated copy of the curriculum vitae. These documents should be submitted as a single PDF via the form below.
The deadline is rolling. Announcements of awards will be made in News & Notes. If subvention funds are exhausted in a calendar year, applicants may request to have their application evaluated in the next calendar year.