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The AAS administers a program for AAS-member authors who require subventions to ensure publication of their first books. The AAS will award up to five subventions each year in the range of $2,000 to $5,000 each. Funded through the AAS Development Fund, these subventions will be awarded on a competitive basis to first-time book authors who have already secured provisional contracts from established academic presses. Subventions will be paid directly to the press.
1. The applicant must be a current AAS member and have held AAS membership for at least twelve months prior to application (one exception; if your membership in AAS has lapsed within the last twelve months and you rejoin, you will not be required to wait an additional twelve months).
2. The book in question must be the applicant's first individually-authored book (an applicant who was the editor of a previously published edited volume is eligible to apply).
3. The applicant must have a completed manuscript with a provisional contract from an established academic press stipulating the need for an outside subvention in order to ensure publication.
4. The manuscript must be in English, must make a substantial contribution to the field of Asian Studies, and must be based on primary research in the appropriate languages.
5. The applicant must have sought subventions from alternative sources.
6. The press must agree to acknowledge an AAS subvention in the front matter of the published book.
7. The press must agree to provide a written report within two months of publication of the book. This report should contain a narrative account of what was accomplished with the subvention funds along with a line-by-line financial report. This report should be sent by e-mail to AAS Publications Manager, Jon Wilson, jwilson@asian-studies.org or by regular mail to Jon Wilson, Publications Manager, Association for Asian Studies, 825 Victors Way, Suite 310, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 USA.
Applications should consist of the following items and be submitted electronically to AAS Publications Manager, Jon Wilson, jwilson@asian-studies.org.
1. The applicant's Curriculum Vitae.
2. A summary of the manuscript in no more than 1,000 words.
3. A full Table of Contents.
4. One representative chapter of the manuscript, complete with citations.
5. A letter from an academic publisher verifying that the manuscript is complete and has been formally accepted for publication pending receipt of a subvention. The letter should also indicate the amount of the required subvention and its rationale; the proposed publication schedule; the contact information for the appropriate press representative; the agreement of the press to acknowledge the AAS subvention in the front matter of the book; and, within two months of publication, the agreement of the press to provide a written narrative and financial report of how the funds were used.
6. A detailed preliminary budget. Please note that First Book Subventions are meant to help with direct production costs only.
7. A statement by the applicant indicating all sources from which he or she has requested subventions and the results of those requests.
NOTE concerning point 7: To maximize the use of our resources, AAS requires that applicants request subventions from other possible funding sources (including, for example, their graduate or home institutions as well as local research institutes). We hope, in many cases, to supply joint or matching funds with other granting agencies. We are also prepared to award subventions to applicants who seek but fail to receive help from alternative sources.
There is no deadline submission date. Applications will be reviewed by the AAS Editorial Board on a rolling basis. Decisions will be final.
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