<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><h1 style="margin:21.6px 0px 9.9px;padding:0px 10px;text-align:left;color:rgb(132,132,132);text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:1.26px;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;background-color:transparent"><b><br></b></h1><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">Dear Colleagues,</p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">FYI--Tomash Fellowship and Norberg Travel Grant announcements are below.</p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">Best, Jeff</p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent"><b>The Adelle and Erwin Tomash Fellowship in the History of IT, Charles Babbage Institute</b></p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">The Charles Babbage Institute is accepting applications for the 2019-2020 Adelle and Erwin Tomash Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship will be awarded to a graduate student for doctoral dissertation research in the history of computing.</p><span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14.4px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent">
</span><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">The fellowship may be held at the recipient's home academic institution, the Charles Babbage Institute, or any other location with appropriate research facilities. The stipend is $14,000. It is for students who have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree except the research and writing of the dissertation. Tomash Fellowship recipients must remain students in good standing throughout the term of their fellowship, but there is no restriction on holding other fellowships, scholarships, or awards concurrent to the Tomash Fellowship.</p><span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14.4px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent">
</span><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">Preference will be given to applicants indicating a need to use CBI materials, planning research in residence at CBI, and willing to make a brief presentation of their research findings to CBI staff. Questions pertaining to collection content and access can be directed to Amanda Wick, CBI Interim Archivist, at <a style="color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:none">abwick@umn.edu</a>.</p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">Applicants should send to CBI a curriculum vitae and a five-page (single-spaced) statement and justification of the research project including a discussion of methods, research materials, evidence of faculty support for the project, and bibliography (bibliography does not count toward page count). Applicants should also arrange for three letters of reference (PDF attachment of signed letter on letterhead is fine) and certified copies of graduate school transcripts to be sent directly to CBI.</p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">All materials must be received by CBI no later than January 15, 2019<span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14.4px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">Application materials should be sent to <a style="color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:none">cbi@umn.edu</a>. A confirmation email will be sent once your application has been received. [For questions on this fellowship program, please email Outreach Historian and Admin. Dr. Juliet Burba at <a href="mailto:cbi@umn.edu">cbi@umn.edu</a> or call 612 624-5050]<span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14.4px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">Alternatively, applications/supporting material may be mailed to: <br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px">
Charles Babbage Institute: Tomash Fellowship<br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px">
211 Andersen Library<br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px">
University of Minnesota<br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px">
222 - 21st Avenue South<br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px">
Minneapolis, MN 55455</p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent"><br></p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent"><b>Arthur L. Norberg Travel Grant Program, Charles Babbage Institute</b><br></p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">The Arthur L. Norberg Travel Fund provides short-term grants-in-aid to help scholars with travel expenses to use archival collections at the Charles Babbage Institute. In January of each year we plan to award up to three $1,000 travel grants.<span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14.4px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">The Charles Babbage Institute (CBI) is an internationally recognized research center and archives focused on the history of information technology. CBI conducts major research projects; publishes books and articles; and collects, processes, and provides open public access to the most diverse and extensive collection of archival materials on computing, software, and networking in the world. CBI collections include the records of corporations, technical and trade associations, personal papers, industry publications, oral histories, photographs, film/video, and an extensive reference library. The Norberg Travel Fund is named for CBI’s founding director, Arthur L. Norberg, and is funded by generous gifts from his <a style="color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:none" href="http://www.cbi.umn.edu/research/ntravelfundcontributors.html">friends and colleagues</a>.</p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">Applicants should send a 2-page CV as well as a 500-word project description that describes the overall research project, identifies the importance of specific CBI collections, and discusses the projected outcome (journal article, book chapter, museum exhibit, etc.). Applicants are strongly encouraged to examine the extensive on-line finding guides to CBI’s 250-plus archival collections at <a style="color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:none" href="http://www.cbi.umn.edu/collections/archmss.html">www.cbi.umn.edu/collections/archmss.html</a>. Applicants should estimate how many days they plan to use CBI collections during their visit (travel must be in the calendar year of the award). To be eligible, scholars will reside outside the Twin Cities metropolitan region. Recipients will be asked to do a short write-up about their research visit for the <span style="font-style:italic">CBI Newsletter</span>.<span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14.4px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">Notification of awards will be made in late January or early February, and travel can commence directly thereafter. Questions pertaining to collection content and access can be directed to Amanda Wick, CBI Interim Archivist, at <a style="color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:none">abwick@umn.edu</a>. Please direct questions about the Arthur Norberg Travel Fund to Outreach Historian and Admin. Dr. Juliet Burba, <a style="color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:none">cbi@umn.edu</a>, 612 624-5050. For additional information, see <a style="color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:none" href="http://www.cbi.umn.edu/index.html">www.cbi.umn.edu</a>.</p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-variant:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent"><span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14.4px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent">Materials must be received by CBI no later than January 15, 2019.</span><span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14.4px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">Application materials should be sent to <a style="color:rgb(153,0,0);text-decoration:none">cbi@umn.edu</a>. A confirmation email will be sent once your application has been received.<span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14.4px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">Alternatively, applications may be mailed to CBI (see address listed with the Tomash Fellowship announcement).</p><p style="margin:3px 0px 6px;padding:0px 10px 6px;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:ArialMT,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-variant:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent"><br clear="all"></p><div><div class="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Jeffrey R. Yost, Ph.D.</div>
<div>Director, Charles Babbage Institute</div>
<div>Research Professor, Program in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine</div>
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<div>222 21st Avenue South</div>
<div>University of Minnesota</div>
<div>Minneapolis, MN 55455</div>
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<div>612 624 5050 Phone</div>
<div>612 625 8054 Fax</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>