Library Travel Grants
Library Travel Grants support scholars with travel and accommodation for research at the Science History Institute’s Othmer Library, enabling scholarly exploration of its primary materials in Philadelphia.
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Funder: Science History Institute
Due Dates: Rolling (Applications and research visits accepted year-round)
Funding Amounts: $1,250 per week for research visits of up to two weeks
Summary: Travel and accommodation support for scholars researching primary materials at the Othmer Library in Philadelphia.
Key Information: Applicants must currently reside more than 75 miles (120 km) from Philadelphia.
Description
The Science History Institute’s Othmer Library offers Library Travel Grants to support in-person research and scholarly exploration of its primary materials in Philadelphia. The grants help defray travel and accommodation costs for short research visits, rather than providing a separate project award. Available materials include rare and modern books, manuscripts, archival collections, oral histories, fine art, artifacts, and scientific instruments.
The Institute’s collections focus on the history of chemistry, chemical engineering, and the modern life sciences, with materials ranging from the 15th century to the present. They also offer resources for historians of art, business, labor, the environment, technology, and medicine, as well as scholars in science and technology studies. Applicants must explain how their proposed research will use these collections.
