Funder: Science History Institute
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (Application) | January 31, 2027 (Recommendation letters)
Funding Amounts: US$3,500 per month for 1–4 months; optional additional US$2,500 ATBL research fellowship
Summary: Supports independent research projects that work closely with the Science History Institute’s collections in Philadelphia.
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 Beckman Center offers short-term fellowships for scholars and researchers pursuing independent projects grounded in the Institute’s collections. The program supports one to four months of research in Philadelphia, with a stipend intended to help defray travel, accommodation, and living expenses. Researchers at any career stage and with any educational credentials may apply.
The collections focus on the history of chemistry, chemical engineering, and the modern life sciences, spanning the 15th century to the present. Projects need not identify with those disciplines: previous fellows have worked in environmental, business, labor, and art history, as well as science and technology studies. The central consideration is how the research uses the collections, including rare books, archives, oral histories, scientific instruments, artifacts, fine art, and modern primary and secondary sources.
