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Date: 2023-09-23 05:17:12+00:00
From: Hintz, Eric <HintzE@si.edu>
Subject: Fellowships and Travel Grants from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center (apps due 1 Nov 2023)
Fellowships and Travel Grants from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center
(apps due 1 Nov 2023)
Through its fellowships and travel grants, the Lemelson Center for the
Study of Invention and Innovation <https://invention.si.edu/> supports
research projects that present creative approaches to the study of
invention and innovation in American society. Projects may include (but
are not limited to) historical research and documentation projects
resulting in publications, exhibitions, educational initiatives,
documentary films, or other multimedia products.
Our programs provide access to the expertise of the Institution's
research staff <http://americanhistory.si.edu/about/staff> and the vast
invention and technology collections of the National Museum of American
History (NMAH). The NMAH Archives Center
<http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/collections> documents both
individuals and firms across a range of time periods and subject areas.
Representative collections include the Western Union Telegraph Company
Records, ca. 1840-1994 and the Robert W. Kearns Papers, which document
the invention of the intermittent windshield wiper and Kearns’s defense
of his patent. In addition, the NMAH Library offers long runs of
historical technology serials like /Scientific American/ and /American
Machinist/, and the American Trade Literature collection
<http://library.si.edu/trade-literature>, which includes 300,000
catalogs, technical manuals, and advertising brochures for some 30,000
firms, primarily from 1880-1945. For a comprehensive catalog of objects,
manuscripts, images and research materials available at the NMAH (and
other Smithsonian units), see http://www.collections.si.edu/
<http://www.collections.si.edu/>.
Topics:
The Lemelson Center invites all applications covering the
broad spectrum of research topics in the history of technology,
invention, and innovation. However, the Center especially encourages
proposals that align with one (or more) of its strategic research and
programmatic areas, including 1) projects that illuminate inventors from
diverse backgrounds or any inventions and technologies associated with
under-represented groups, such as women, minorities, LGBTQ, and the
disabled; (2) projects exploring innovation in sports and sports
technology; or (3) projects that explore the broader ecosystem of
individuals and institutions that support inventors, including
inventors' professional organizations; angel investors, venture
capitalists, and financiers; incubators and entrepreneurial coaches;
patent agents and IP attorneys; product designers, manufacturers, and
marketers; and bankruptcy-liquidation specialists.
The Arthur Molella Distinguished Fellowship supports the work of an
experienced author or senior scholar (associate/full/emeritus professor
level or equivalent) from the history of technology, science and
technology studies, business history, museum studies, STEAM education,
or an allied field. The specific arrangement is flexible: the Molella
Fellow may use the funds as a sabbatical supplement; for several
short-duration visits; for a virtual appointment focused on research and
writing; or for a series of lectures leading to a major publication. The
stipend is $35,000. Funds may be used flexibly to support teaching
buyouts, travel for several short-term visits, living expenses for
longer residences up to six months, and related research expenses. Dates
are flexible. Applications are due 1 November 2023. For application
procedures and additional information, see
http://invention.si.edu/arthur-molella-distinguished-fellowship.
The Lemelson Center Fellowship Program annually awards 2 to 3
fellowships to pre-doctoral graduate students, post-doctoral scholars,
and other professionals who have completed some advanced training.
Fellows are expected to reside temporarily in the Washington, D.C. area
and participate in the Center's activities. Fellowship tenure is based
upon the applicants’ stated needs (and available funding), from two to
ten weeks. Stipends will be $850/week for pre-doctoral fellows and
$1,100/week for post-doctoral and professional fellows. Applications
are due 1 November 2023. For application procedures and additional
information, see
<http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-fellowship-program>.
The Lemelson Center has suspended its Short-Term Travel Grants for
2024-2025. For updates, please check
http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-travel-collections-awards
<http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-travel-collections-awards>.
Program Alumni: Click the links to see project descriptions for past
and current fellows
<https://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-fellows-1996-present> and
travel grantees
<https://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-travel-collections-awards-
recipients-1999-present>!
Contact: Applicants may wish to consult with the fellowship
coordinator before submitting a proposal; contact historian Eric S.
Hintz, PhD at hintze@si.edu <mailto:hintze@si.edu>.
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Office +1 202-633-3734 | Mobile +1 610-717-7134 |@EricSHintz
Emailhintze@si.edu | americanhistory.si.edu
<http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/>| invention.si.edu
<http://www.invention.si.edu/>
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