Your Career: What scholars should know about 'subventions'

Will you have to pay a subsidy to the publisher of your academic book? ADVERTISEMENT [Your Career Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. Will you have to pay a subsidy to the publisher of your academic book? University presses are not pay-to-publish businesses. That said, as nonprofits, they may ask you to try to secure financial support for your scholarly book. That money is called a “subvention.” If you don’t know what that term means, you’re not alone. Most academics don’t fully understand how subventions work, who pays them, and what they’re for. A subvention is money paid to a press to help offset the costs of publishing a book. It may also be referred to as a “publishing grant” or a “subsidy.” As with other kinds of grants, the term “subvention” may be used to describe the award (“Congrats, you won a subvention!”) or the payment to the press (“We received a subvention for So-and-So’s book”). Who actually pays the subvention to the publisher? For authors, the good news is that the money doesn’t usually come from your own wallet but rather via a grant from your college or from an agency or organization that supports research. As the book’s author, your only role on this front may be to ask around to see if such funding is available. Continue reading: “[‘A Sub What?’ FAQs on the Mysterious Book Subvention]( by Rebecca Colesworthy Share your suggestions for the newsletter with Denise Magner, an editor at The Chronicle, at denise.magner@chronicle.com. If you’d like to opt out, you can log in to our website and [manage your newsletter preferences here](. Listen to our new podcast This week we’re launching College Matters, a weekly show that will report on the people and places at the center of the most important debates in higher ed. 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