- Titles will be eligible for 75% funding assistance only if they have been fully published at the time of application and if NO CIRCULATING COPY is available in North America. In addition, except in rare and well documented circumstances, MVS will not fund works published more recently than the end of the calendar year two years prior to the current grant year; that is, for 2009-10, after the end of 2007. Exceptions will be made only in cases where there is a limited print run and where the applicant has made a compelling case that its institution is the logical holder of those materials based on faculty interest and special collection criteria.
- Funding assistance will also be considered at the 50% level for titles of which only one circulating copy exists in North America, providing that sufficient funds are available.
- Fully-published sections of very large sets not yet published in their entirety will be eligible for funding at the 50% level so long as the requesting institution commits itself to bear all costs of the purchase of volumes not yet published using local funds.
- The sections of large sets (dai 1-ki, etc.) that are not yet completely published may be proposed for MVS support as subsequent sections are published provided that the requesting institution has committed to purchase of the entire set with the clear understanding that there is no guarantee of MVS funding for sections published after the one that was originally funded. However, when possible, the Committee looks favorably on such major purchases and when funds are available offers its support to encourage the commitment of individual institutions to building of the North American MVS Collection in this manner.
- The final decision about the level of funding granted is at the discretion of the MVS Committee based on a number of factors, including the number of applications received and the total cost of titles to be supported.
