Funder: Science History Institute
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (Application) | January 31, 2027 (Recommendation letters)
Funding Amounts: US$20,000 for four months; additional US$2,500 ATBL research fellowship available by application
Summary: Supports established scholars pursuing collection-based research on the history of chemical or molecular science during four months in residence.
Key Information: Fellows must live within 20 miles of Philadelphia and make the Institute their primary workplace.
Description
The Science History Institute’s Distinguished Fellowships support established scholars undertaking independent research on the history of chemical or molecular science, broadly construed. Administered through the Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry, the program provides a semester or equivalent four-month period in residence to work closely with the Institute’s collections.
Research fit depends on meaningful use of those collections, rather than disciplinary affiliation alone. Previous fellows have worked in environmental history, business and labor history, art history, and science and technology studies. The collections span the 15th century to the present, including rare books, archives, oral histories, scientific instruments, artifacts, and fine art. Distinguished Fellows also participate in Beckman Center scholarly programs and contribute mentorship to the fellowship community.
