Examples of Successful and Unsuccessful Proposals

Reasons for Not Funding

LAUC is unable to fund all proposals, unfortunately. Read below for more information regarding reasons a project may not be funded.

Common application problems: the R&PD receives many proposals that do not meet other funding criteria. LAUC/UCOP has not funded and will not fund proposals that:

• are missing any necessary approvals
• are not substantially related to research
• are primarily for digitizing and do not make a compelling case that the digitization process itself is the subject of the research
• are for preservation and/or microfilming and do not make a compelling case that the process of preservation/microfilming itself is the subject of the research
• are data entry projects
• involve the day-to-day work of a library unit, section, department, or individual
• are for planning meetings among individuals involved in projects, especially if the individuals already have established venues for meeting times and places
• include funds to pursue a degree
• involve lab work, unless it supports an underlying research project
• include honoraria, unless they contribute to the research aspects of a project
• predominantly involve consultants or researchers outside the Librarian series