CHF History of Science Fellowships for 2012-2013
The Chemical Heritage Foundation, an independent research center,
library,
and museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, would like to encourage
applications for long-term and short-term fellowships in residence at CHF
for the academic year 2012-13. These fellowships are for scholars working
in some area of the history of science, technology, medicine, or related
industries in all periods and geographical areas. All fellowships should
be in topics appropriate to the collections in the CHF library and museum.
To get a better sense of the kinds of research we support, please visit
our website
(http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fellowships-and-travel-grants/index.aspx)
and review the work being done by our current and past fellows.
Philadelphia is a particularly dynamic and fruitful area in which to be
working in the History of Science. The Philadelphia Area Center for the
History of Science brings together 12 institutions and a host of faculty
members scattered throughout the immediate vicinity. CHF alone brings in
approximately 18 fellows per year, making it one of the largest fellowship
history of science fellowship programs in the country, and has 8 PhDs in
History of Science and related disciplines on staff.
The deadline for applications, which are to be completed online, is
February 15, 2012. Fellows will be selected by a peer review selection
committee.
The research collections at CHF, where the chosen fellows will be in
residence throughout their fellowship period, range from the fifteenth
century to the present and include approximately 6,000 rare book titles,
50,000 post-1850 print primary source titles, significant archival
holdings, tens of thousands of images, and a large artifact and fine arts
collection, supported by an extensive secondary and reference collection
in the history of science. Within the collections there are many areas of
special strength, including: alchemy, mining & metallurgy, dyeing and
bleaching, balneology, gunpowder and pyrotechnics, gas-lighting, books of
secrets, inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry, food chemistry,
and pharmaceuticals. Short term fellows must also demonstrate a need to
use the primary resources in the library in order to be eligible for
consideration. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to participate
in and make a contribution to CHF's intellectual life.
There are 3 basic types of fellowships being offered: Postdoctoral,
Dissertation, and Short-Term.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Open to PhD scholars (degree must be in hand by July 2011)
Tenure of fellowship: 9 months
Amount of award: $45,000
Dissertation Fellowships
Open to graduate students at the dissertation stage
Tenure of fellowship: 9 months
Amount of award: $26,000
Short-Term Fellowships
Open to graduate students and postgraduate scholars
Tenure of fellowship: 1-4 months
Amount of award: $3,000 per month
We are also currently offering two additional special fellowships:
Société de Chimie Industrielle Fellowship (3 months in residence) and
Ullyot Scholarship (2 months in residence). These fellowships are designed
to stimulate public understanding of the importance of chemistry and the
chemical industries. Applications are encouraged from writers,
journalists, educators, and historians of science, technology, or
business. Multimedia, popular book projects and Web-based projects are
encouraged. Applicants must specify how the outcomes of their projects
will reach a broad audience. Amount of award: $10,000 (Société) or $6,000
(Ullyot).
Only online applications will be accepted. All applications must include:
(1) A cover letter.
(2) A research proposal of no more than 1,500 words.
(3) A C.V. of no more than four pages in length.
(4) Contact information for two references.
See
http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fellowships-and-travel-grants/beckman-center-fellowships/<http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fellowships-and-travel-grants/beckman-center-fellowships/apply.aspx>
for more details.
For further information visit
www.chemheritage.org<http://www.chemheritage.org>, e-mail:
fellowships@chemheritage.org<mailto:fellowships@chemheritage.org>, or
write to Fellowships Coordinator, Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19106.
__________________________________
Carin Berkowitz Ph.D.
Associate Director of the Beckman Center
P: +1.215.873.8289
F: +1.215.629.5289
Chemical Heritage Foundation
LIBRARY * MUSEUM * CENTER FOR SCHOLARS
315 Chestnut Street * Philadelphia, PA 19106 * U.S.A.
chemheritage.org<http://www.chemheritage.org/>
and museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, would like to encourage
applications for long-term and short-term fellowships in residence at CHF
for the academic year 2012-13. These fellowships are for scholars working
in some area of the history of science, technology, medicine, or related
industries in all periods and geographical areas. All fellowships should
be in topics appropriate to the collections in the CHF library and museum.
To get a better sense of the kinds of research we support, please visit
our website
(http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fellowships-and-travel-grants/index.aspx)
and review the work being done by our current and past fellows.
Philadelphia is a particularly dynamic and fruitful area in which to be
working in the History of Science. The Philadelphia Area Center for the
History of Science brings together 12 institutions and a host of faculty
members scattered throughout the immediate vicinity. CHF alone brings in
approximately 18 fellows per year, making it one of the largest fellowship
history of science fellowship programs in the country, and has 8 PhDs in
History of Science and related disciplines on staff.
The deadline for applications, which are to be completed online, is
February 15, 2012. Fellows will be selected by a peer review selection
committee.
The research collections at CHF, where the chosen fellows will be in
residence throughout their fellowship period, range from the fifteenth
century to the present and include approximately 6,000 rare book titles,
50,000 post-1850 print primary source titles, significant archival
holdings, tens of thousands of images, and a large artifact and fine arts
collection, supported by an extensive secondary and reference collection
in the history of science. Within the collections there are many areas of
special strength, including: alchemy, mining & metallurgy, dyeing and
bleaching, balneology, gunpowder and pyrotechnics, gas-lighting, books of
secrets, inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry, food chemistry,
and pharmaceuticals. Short term fellows must also demonstrate a need to
use the primary resources in the library in order to be eligible for
consideration. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to participate
in and make a contribution to CHF's intellectual life.
There are 3 basic types of fellowships being offered: Postdoctoral,
Dissertation, and Short-Term.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Open to PhD scholars (degree must be in hand by July 2011)
Tenure of fellowship: 9 months
Amount of award: $45,000
Dissertation Fellowships
Open to graduate students at the dissertation stage
Tenure of fellowship: 9 months
Amount of award: $26,000
Short-Term Fellowships
Open to graduate students and postgraduate scholars
Tenure of fellowship: 1-4 months
Amount of award: $3,000 per month
We are also currently offering two additional special fellowships:
Société de Chimie Industrielle Fellowship (3 months in residence) and
Ullyot Scholarship (2 months in residence). These fellowships are designed
to stimulate public understanding of the importance of chemistry and the
chemical industries. Applications are encouraged from writers,
journalists, educators, and historians of science, technology, or
business. Multimedia, popular book projects and Web-based projects are
encouraged. Applicants must specify how the outcomes of their projects
will reach a broad audience. Amount of award: $10,000 (Société) or $6,000
(Ullyot).
Only online applications will be accepted. All applications must include:
(1) A cover letter.
(2) A research proposal of no more than 1,500 words.
(3) A C.V. of no more than four pages in length.
(4) Contact information for two references.
See
http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fellowships-and-travel-grants/beckman-center-fellowships/<http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fellowships-and-travel-grants/beckman-center-fellowships/apply.aspx>
for more details.
For further information visit
www.chemheritage.org<http://www.chemheritage.org>, e-mail:
fellowships@chemheritage.org<mailto:fellowships@chemheritage.org>, or
write to Fellowships Coordinator, Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19106.
__________________________________
Carin Berkowitz Ph.D.
Associate Director of the Beckman Center
P: +1.215.873.8289
F: +1.215.629.5289
Chemical Heritage Foundation
LIBRARY * MUSEUM * CENTER FOR SCHOLARS
315 Chestnut Street * Philadelphia, PA 19106 * U.S.A.
chemheritage.org<http://www.chemheritage.org/>