Funder: Science History Institute
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (Application) | January 31, 2027 (Recommendation letters)
Funding Amounts: US$27,500 for nine months, plus up to US$2,500 in health insurance reimbursement
Summary: Supports graduate students’ full-time dissertation research and writing using the Science History Institute’s collections.
Key Information: Residential fellowship: fellows must live within 20 miles of Philadelphia and make the Institute their primary workplace.
Description
The Science History Institute’s dissertation fellowships support nine months of full-time research and writing grounded in its collections. Administered through the Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry, the program combines sustained dissertation work with participation in a residential scholarly community, including the Works in Progress writing group and Fellows’ Talks lecture series.
Projects need not focus exclusively on the history of chemistry, chemical engineering, or the life sciences: the central consideration is how applicants will use the collections. Relevant fields include environmental history, business and labor history, art history, and science and technology studies. Materials span the 15th century to the present and include rare books, archives, oral histories, scientific instruments, artifacts, fine art, and modern primary and secondary sources.
