With support from the Roger W. Weiss and Howard Mayer Brown Fund, the Newberry offers up to $8,000 to subsidize the publication of scholarly book or books on European civilization before 1700 in the areas of music, theater, cultural studies, or French or Italian literature. Applicants must document that their projects have been accepted for publication and provide detailed information regarding the publication and the subvention request.

The purpose of this award is to enable the publication of works of the highest quality either:

• by making it possible to publish a work in a particularly appropriate way (with special typography plates, or appendices, for example) that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive; or
• by significantly reducing the cover price, allowing the publication to reach a wider audience.

Once these criteria are met, preference will be given to publications that:

• are unique, unusual in concept or execution, or that represent a departure from the normal habits of a given publishing house or entity; or
• bring into print previously unpublished source materials; or
• promise to reach the broadest possible audience for the type of book envisioned.