Funder: Medical Library Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Consult the official fellowship page for award amounts and duration
Summary: Supports research exploring the history of health sciences information science to inform information discoverability and dissemination.
Description
The Medical Library Association’s Eugene Garfield Research Fellowship supports research on the discoverability and dissemination of information through exploration of the history of information science in the health sciences. Its central emphasis is on how historical insights can inform current practices and future developments.
The fellowship’s focus is not simply documenting history. It supports work connecting past developments in health sciences information science with contemporary information practices and future directions. Listed among MLA’s research-related funding opportunities, the fellowship brings historical investigation and present-day questions about how information is discovered and disseminated into a single research focus.
