The Consortium invites applications for fellowships in the history of science, technology and medicine, broadly construed. Fellows conduct research in the exceptional collections of the Consortium's member institutions. Opportunities include:

  • short-term Research Fellowships
  • nine-month Dissertation Writing Fellowships
  • a nine-month NEH Postdoctoral Fellowship
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    Wendy Gonaver, College of William and Mary
    2015 to 2016 Research Fellow

    Amanda Casper, University of Delaware
    2014 to 2015 Dissertation Fellow

    Abraham Gibson, Florida State University
    2014 to 2015 Postdoctoral Fellow

    Roberto Chauca Tapia, University of Florida
    2014 to 2015 Dissertation Fellow

    Heidi Hausse, Princeton University
    2014 to 2015 Dissertation Fellow

    We welcome today five new member institutions. The Consortium, which was founded by 11 Philadelphia institutions in 2007, now has 24 members from across the United States and Canada. Joining the Consortium this year are:

    The Consortium invites scholars to participate in topical working groups for challenging and collegial discussion of works-in-progress and important publications. Groups meet once per month to discuss papers in subfields of the history of science, technology and medicine. Scholars can participate in person or online through a video conferencing system. Last year more than 130 scholars from nearly 60 institutions participated in Consortium working groups.

    Whitney Robles, Harvard University
    2015 to 2016 Research Fellow

    The Consortium has awarded 100 research, dissertation and postdoctoral fellowships since 2007. The 2015-16 class is the largest yet and we are preparing to receive applications for 2016-17. Fellowships are awarded on the basis of a rigorous peer-review process including several dozen scholars, librarians and archivists from around the world.

    “Image of the Scientist”
    Student drawing from “Image of the Scientist” project conducted by Margaret Mead and Rhoda Métraux, 1957. Rhoda Métraux Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.