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The Millard Meiss Publication Fund supports the publication of books on all periods and all areas of art history and visual studies. 

Eligibility

Applications are considered for book-length scholarly manuscripts that are under contract for publication by publishers who are institutional members of CAA.  

Applications are judged in relation to the quality of the project and the need for financial assistance. High scholarly and intellectual merit is the primary criterion, but an excellent manuscript may not be funded if it is financially self-supporting. 

The jury is also attentive to the following funding needs:  

• Expenses for enhancing the visual component of the project with color plates or an expanded illustration program  
• Expenses for exceptional design requirements (maps, line drawings, charts, and tables)  
• Permission and rental fees/reproduction rights 

Technical reports, articles, previously published works (including collections of previously published essays), congress proceedings, and self-published manuscripts are not eligible for submission. Projects that have been previously rejected for a Meiss grant may not be resubmitted without substantial revision.   

Application Requirements

Application materials must be submitted by the publisher through the application portal, as follows:

• Publisher’s cover letter describing the importance of the work and detailing for what purpose the grant is needed, including a basic budget or cost estimate.   
• Partial manuscript including table of contents, introduction, and a sample chapter or partial chapters 
• List of illustrations and sample images (including figure numbers and captions) 
• Sample bibliography (five pages minimum).   
• Manuscript reviews: Two or more substantive, analytical peer reviews or readers’ reports of the manuscript, addressing originality, significance of the scholarly contribution, and quality of the research and prose, written by reviewers who are authorities on the subject.   
• Author’s curriculum vitae   
• Narrative description or abstract of the book (two pages maximum)   
• Author’s response to peer reviews   
• Detailed budget 

Application Portal Information

• A CAA individual member ID or non-member ID is required to apply. Create an account here or contact the CAA membership department if you need assistance.  
• Institutional Member IDs cannot be used to create a submission.    
• Use Google Chrome as your browser to submit to avoid technical difficulties.    
• Please begin your application in advance of the deadline to avoid last-minute technical issues.    

The Fall 2024 application cycle is now closed.

Questions? Contact Cali Buckley, Manager, Grants and Awards & Director, CAA-Getty International Program.