When to apply:

Successful applicants generally apply when they are sufficiently underway to be able to provide methodology, samples of the data and index, reasonable estimate on the number of records the publication will include and an estimated completion date. 

Deadlines:

Application deadlines are March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year.

Application Process:                                                                            Applicants must fill out the application form provided on this web site and mail it in to the Foundation with all required attachments: 

Title of your project
A copy of your introduction
Table of contents
5 to 7 pages sample pages of the main text                        
A sample page of the index

Incomplete applications or applications received without the required attachments will not be considered by the Trustees.  

Approval Process
The Trustees of the R.J. Taylor Foundation will review your application to see that it fits with the grant guidelines.  The quality of publication is also an important consideration, so projects that otherwise meet the Foundation's published guidelines may not be approved if there are errors, omissions, incomplete research or format problems.  

If your project is approved, you will be asked to submit a quote from one of the R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation's designated printers/publishers:  McNaughton and Gunn, Inc. or Gateway Publishing, Inc.

Project Cost
The R.J. Taylor Foundation grant is intended to cover a significant portion of the costs associated with printing/publishing the project.  It does not cover travel, research time etc... The cost of each completed project is priced by a designated publisher/printer and will be confirmed and approved by the Trustees.  Other costs that may be approved include the cost of microfilm and costs associated with the publishing process (purchase of ISBN numbers, for example)

A full grant from the Foundation is intended to cover a significant portion of the publishing cost, but may not cover 100% of these expenses.  A full grant will not cover the expense associated with printing overruns, for example.  

Grant Payment
Grant checks are made payable to the designated printer or publisher and mailed to the applicant so that it may be sent in with the manuscript.  Currently, McNaughton & Gunn is the designated printer, and Gateway Press is the designated publisher.

To continue the application process,  click here.