Important Information About Translation Projects

The following are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about Translation Projects.

1. In order to apply, you must meet the eligibility requirements by the deadline date. Commitments for future publication or production do not fulfill the requirements. No exceptions are made to the eligibility requirements.

2. You are not eligible to apply if you have received two or more Creative Writing or Translation Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts at any time in the past. In addition, you may not apply for a FY 2009 fellowship if you have received any Arts Endowment Creative Writing or Translation Fellowship on or after October 1, 1999 (FY 2000).

3. An individual may submit only one application for FY 2009 funding from the Arts Endowment. You may not apply for both a Translation Project under this deadline (January 7, 2008) and a Creative Writing Fellowship under the March 3, 2008, deadline (when fellowships in poetry are offered). See Creative Writing Fellowships for more information.

4. We cannot accept joint applications. Translation Project fellowships are individual grants. However, you may use a translation project grant to work on a collaborative project, if your application so indicates. If you apply to work on a collaborative project, you must submit a statement that outlines the collaborator’s role and the recognition that he or she will receive for the project, and a manuscript of work by the collaborative team.

5. Projects must be for translations of published literary material from any language into English only.

6. The sample translation must be from the same body of work as the one you propose to translate during the grant period.

7. Absolutely no changes or additions to the project, resumes, or manuscript will be accepted once your application has been submitted.

8. Your manuscript and resume(s) will be evaluated up to the maximum number of pages allowed. Excess pages will be removed.

9. You must submit your application electronically through Grants.gov, the federal government’s online application system. If you are unable to do so, you may request a waiver from this requirement. Your waiver request must be in writing and must explain which of the two grounds for an exception prevents you from submitting your application electronically. Your request must be received by the Deputy Chairman for Grants and Awards at the Arts Endowment no later than 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on December 17, 2007.

10. The Internal Revenue Code provides that the full amount of a fellowship grant is taxable to its recipient. If you have any questions about your own income tax liability, you should contact the Internal Revenue Service or your tax counsel.

Please read these guidelines thoroughly before you start to prepare your application package. Failure to follow the guideline instructions or to submit a complete application will mean that your application will be rejected. We are unable to contact you in case of omissions or inconsistencies in your submission.

If you have questions about your application, please contact the Literature staff at 202/682-5034 or e-mail davisg@arts.gov.

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