The University Libraries Subvention Program is an initiative created to support faculty and staff at S&T with limited resources to help offset the costs of publishing charges incurred by publishers for books or articles. This initiative aligns with the institution’s and University Libraries’ strategic direction to support the research endeavors of the S&T faculty and staff.

To assist faculty and staff with publishing efforts, a fund of $30,000 in total was contributed to by each College, University Libraries and the offices of the provost and vice chancellor of Research and Innovation. These funds are available to underwrite article processing charges or book processing charges for scholarly peer-reviewed articles or manuscripts accepted for publication. Vanity presses or self-publication efforts are not eligible. Only current S&T faculty and staff are eligible for awards.

In addition to the traditional print publishing model, it is recognized that in response to pressure from granting agencies and academics, most respected scientific publishers have begun hybrid and open access publishing options. Therefore, the goals of the Subvention Program are to enable authors to engage in open publishing environments, raise awareness among S&T authors of the benefits of open publishing, and encourage new ways of thinking about digital scholarship and information access.

The Subvention Program awards up to $2,000 per author, per academic year. There are four proposal cycles per year. So far this year we have awarded $11,995, representing all three colleges. The next cycle will begin March 7 and end April 25.

More information about the program and the application link can be found at libguides.mst.edu/subventions.