Attention all Cornell faculty and post-A exam graduate students: Do you have an idea for a new digital collection that will support research and teaching at Cornell? Perhaps you know of a collection of images or objects we can photograph, or have analog material – DAT tapes, slides, negatives, or cassette tapes – related to your research or the history of your field? The Grants Program for Digital Collections funds several digitization projects each year, and all you need to apply is a good idea!
Examples of proposals that are within the scope of the grants program include:
- Creating new digital collections from Library, departmental, faculty, or graduate student-held resources that are regularly used in teaching or research, including lecture notes, slides, photographs, printed documents, manuscripts, or audiovisual materials.
- Digitizing archival collections or unique materials held by Cornell University, which are instrumental in supporting learning, teaching, and research, as well as supporting the University’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Converting materials or born-digital content held by other cultural institutions, that will support teaching and research at Cornell — especially combining dispersed resources to create new and enriched ones.
- Projects that will subsequently support new research methods, innovative data visualization, and tools that enable novel ways of analysis and interpretation.
50+ diverse projects have been funded over the past twelve years. Interdisciplinary collaborations across the University are encouraged. Email dcaps@cornell.edu with any questions. Note: Final selection of materials will be subject to ability to clear copyright.
Inquiries requested by October 1, 2022 | Application due October 31, 2022
The 2022 grant cycle is now closed. Please check back in August 2023 for information about the next cycle.