Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (12 months) support postdoctoral scholars’ collection-based research and writing at the Science History Institute to advance scholarship on science, medicine, and technology.
The dissertation-defense cutoff has moved from the end of July 2026 to the end of July 2027, and the 150-word personal statement is no longer required. Applicants can now request consideration for both the standard postdoctoral fellowship and the new NEH postdoctoral fellowship; other application details also changed.
Short-Term Fellowships (1–4 months) support scholars and researchers in independent study of Science History Institute collections to explore the history of science, medicine, and technology.
Dissertation Fellowships (9 months) support graduate students’ research and writing using Science History Institute collections to advance dissertations in the history of science, medicine, and technology.
Distinguished Fellowships (4 months) support established scholars in collection-based research at the Science History Institute to explore the history of chemical or molecular science.
2027–2029 Curatorial Fellowship: Distillations Magazine supports a fellow’s editorial work on science-history nonfiction to develop public storytelling and help the magazine move to quarterly print.
Fellowships - Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine support researchers, doctoral candidates, and independent scholars in historical research and writing to advance scholarship.