Publication Award
FUNDING >> Publication Award
David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics & Dunlap Institute Student Publication Fund
The goal of the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (DADDAA) & Dunlap Institute Student Publication Fund is to encourage astronomy graduate students at the University of Toronto (U of T) to publish papers in academic journals.
There are two levels of publication awards dependent on the student’s authorship. The fund will pay up to the full publication charges in cases where a U of T astronomy graduate student is the first author on a refereed publication. Where a graduate student is a co-author on a refereed publication, the fund will pay the student’s prorated share (half if two authors, a third if three, etc.).
Eligibility
An applicant must normally be a graduate student primarily supervised by a full member of the graduate faculty in DADDAA at U of T at the time of the paper being submitted.
The paper must be in an approved refereed journal and the supervisor must approve (for style and content) the paper prior to its submission.
In the case of papers arising from theses but published after the student has left the department, each request will be considered on a case by case basis, and such requests must be made and approved before the paper is submitted. Please note the following:
- ✦The paper or papers need to be submitted within approximately one year of the student’s completion of the requirements for the degree;
- ✦the (former) supervisor agrees that the papers are mainly based on the thesis; and
- ✦one of the author’s affiliations shown on the paper must be DADDAA (plus Dunlap Institute or CITA if appropriate).
Applications from Postdoctoral fellows who do not have an annual research allowance, SURP students, undergraduate students or other students in astronomy will be considered on a case by case basis, and such requests must be made and approved before the paper is submitted. (See approval process below.) In the event of any shortage of funds, astronomy graduate students will take precedence.
Value
The value can be up to the full cost of the paper, although contributions from other sources are encouraged. Open access fees or data charges will be considered on a case by case basis.
Approval Process
Please contact the Graduate Administrator (astro.grad@utoronto.ca) in advance of the publication submission to obtain approval with the following details: article title, journal name, estimated charges and whether this a first author or co-authored publication (for the latter, please provide the number of major contributors).
For publication awards of up to $2,600 CAD, this is a pro forma approval process. If the charges are above $2,600, this will require a higher level of approval. (Supervisors are encouraged to pay the differential where feasible).
For all other students and Postdoctoral fellows, please contact the DADDAA Manager, Zora Anaya (z.anaya@utoronto.ca) or the Dunlap Institute Manager, Alice Chow (alice.chow@utoronto.ca), for advance approval prior to the paper being submitted.
Questions
If you have any questions, please email the Graduate Administrator (astro.grad@utoronto.ca).