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Library Faculty and Staff Assembly (LFSA)

Committee on Research and Scholarly Activities (CRSA)

Libraries Research Fund (LRF) Application Form

The Libraries Research Fund (LRF) is provided by the Office of the Dean of KU Libraries to encourage, promote, and support the research and/or scholarly activities of library faculty and staff. This fund is to be used to cover incidental expenses connected with conducting and sharing research, to supplement other sources of research funding, and to assist library employees who have research opportunities which may result in out-of-pocket expenses.

Funds are awarded throughout the year as requests are submitted to the Committee on Research and Scholarly Activities (CRSA). Requests should be detailed enough to communicate your needs clearly to the Committee. Supportive documentation can be attached to this form if it is highly relevant to the request. For international travel requests it is recommended that outside funding through the Office of International Programs be procured before or in parallel with an LRF application.

Enter the information requested below. Your request will be forwarded to the current CRSA chair. If funding for the project is approved, a brief project description will be posted on the CRSA web page. LRF recipients may also be asked to give a brief presentation about their project at a CRSA sponsored forum.

Name

Email address

Department in KU Libraries:

Title of the project:

Brief Description of the project:

Describe the purpose and outcome of the project (i.e., article, book, poster, presentation, etc.). If the request is for conference registration, include the location and name of conference where final project will be presented.

Briefly explain how this request for funding supports your research and/or scholarly activity.

Estimated timeline for completion of the project:

Provide an itemized estimate of expenses or evidence of actual accrued expenses, including any other sources of funding you have applied for or received for this project. Also, indicate the amount of LRF support that you are seeking and how the funds will be used. Please note: the award must be completely spent by June 1st of the fiscal year in which it was awarded.

Sources of funding:

Provide an itemized estimate of expenses or evidence of actual accrued expenses, including any other sources of funding you have applied for or received for this project. Also, indicate the amount of LRF support that you are seeking and how the funds will be used. Please note: the award must be completely spent by June 1st of the fiscal year in which it was awarded.

Sources of funding:
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Description of expenses

Description of expenses
	description	cost
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8	1	2

Total amount requested from LRF

If any part of your project is dependent on a contractual or other financial arrangement with a third party, please provide a copy of the written agreement outlining the services to be provided and the estimated cost.

Signature:

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Date

Please do not fill out this portion of the form. This portion will be completed by a representative of the Committee for Research & Scholarly Activities.

Decision of Committee on Research and Scholarly Acitivities:

Funded: yes___no___

If yes, amount funded:___________

If no, reason for decision:________________________________________________________

Signature of CRSA representative:________________________________________________________

Date:_____________