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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hi SIGCIS – we hope you will consider applying for one our Lemelson Center fellowships to support research at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Please contact me with any questions and thanks!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Eric S. Hintz, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Lemelson Center Fellowship Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Research Opportunities at the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Applications Due: 1 December 2017<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Through its fellowships and travel grants, the <b>Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
</b>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 dissertations, publications,
exhibitions, educational initiatives, documentary films, or other multimedia products.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our programs provide access to the expertise of the Institution's
<a href="http://americanhistory.si.edu/about/staff">research staff</a> and the vast invention and technology collections of the National Museum of American History (NMAH). The
<a href="http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/collections">NMAH Archives Center</a> 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 Earl S. Tupper Papers, documenting Tupper, and his invention, Tupperware. In addition, the NMAH Library offers long runs of historical technology serials like
<i>Scientific American</i> and <i>American Machinist</i>, and the <a href="http://library.si.edu/trade-literature">
American Trade Literature collection</a>, 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 <a href="http://www.collections.si.edu/">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">The</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Arthur Molella Distinguished Fellowship</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="color:black">
supports the work of an experienced author or senior scholar (at the associate/full 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 single residency 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 travel for several short-term visits, living expenses for longer residences up to six months, and related research expenses; dates are flexible.
</span><b>Applications are due December 1, 2017. </b><span style="color:black">For application procedures and additional information, see
<a href="http://invention.si.edu/arthur-molella-distinguished-fellowship">http://invention.si.edu/arthur-molella-distinguished-fellowship</a></span>. Applicants may wish to consult with the fellowship coordinator before submitting a proposal
<span style="color:black">– contact historian Eric S. Hintz, Ph.D. at +1 202-633-3734 or
</span><a href="mailto:hintze@si.edu">hintze@si.edu</a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>Lemelson Center</b> <b>Fellowship Program</b> annually awards 2 to 3 fellowships to
<span style="color:black">pre-doctoral graduate students, post-doctoral and experienced scholars, and other professionals who have completed advanced training. Fellows are expected to reside in the Washington, D.C. area, to participate in the Center's activities,
and to make a presentation of their work to colleagues at the museum. Fellowship tenure is based upon the applicants’ stated needs (and available funding) up to a maximum of ten weeks.
</span>Stipends will be $630/week for pre-doctoral fellows and $925/week for post-doctoral and professional fellows.
<b>Applications are due December 1, 2017. </b><span style="color:black">For application procedures and additional information, see
</span><a href="http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-fellowship-program">http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-fellowship-program</a>. Researchers may wish to consult with the fellowship coordinator before submitting a proposal
<span style="color:black">– contact historian Eric S. Hintz, Ph.D. at +1 202-633-3734 or
</span><a href="mailto:hintze@si.edu">hintze@si.edu</a><span style="color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Lemelson Center <b>Travel to Collections Award Program</b> annually awards 3 to 4 short-term travel grants to encourage the use of its invention-related collections. Awards are $150 per day for a maximum of
10 business days and may be used to cover transportation, living, and reproduction expenses; they are intended only for applicants who reside or attend school beyond commuting distance of the NMAH.
</span><b>Applications are due December 1, 2017</b><span style="color:black">. See
</span><a href="http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-travel-collections-awards">http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-travel-collections-awards</a>
<span style="color:black">for application procedures and additional information.
</span>Researchers may wish to consult with the travel award coordinator before submitting a proposal
<span style="color:black">– contact archivist Alison Oswald at +1 202-633-3726 or
</span><a href="mailto:oswalda@si.edu">oswalda@si.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">======================<br>
Eric S. Hintz, Ph.D.<br>
Historian, Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation<br>
National Museum of American History<br>
Smithsonian Institution<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">MRC 604, P. O. Box 37012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Washington, DC 20013-7012<br>
PHONE: 202-633-3734<br>
FAX: 202-633-4593<br>
<a href="mailto:hintze@si.edu">hintze@si.edu</a><br>
<a href="http://invention.smithsonian.org/">http://invention.smithsonian.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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