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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Dear SIGCIS members – I hope you will considering applying for one our Lemelson Center fellowships or travel grants. NMAH has great computing and IT collections,
and we’ve had several SIGCIS folks among our <a href="https://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-fellows-1996-present">
alumni fellows</a>. Contact me with any questions! Eric Hintz, <a href="mailto:hintze@si.edu">
hintze@si.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Fellowships and Travel Grants from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Apps Due: 1 November 2019</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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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
<span style="color:black">include our extensive Computer Oral History Collection and the Ralph Baer Papers</span>. In addition, the NMAH Library offers long runs of historical technology serials like
<i>Scientific American</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/">
http://www.collections.si.edu/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Topics:</b> 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Arthur Molella Distinguished Fellowship</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="color:black"> 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 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 1 November 2019. </b><span style="color:black">For application procedures and additional information, see
</span><a href="http://invention.si.edu/arthur-molella-distinguished-fellowship">http://invention.si.edu/arthur-molella-distinguished-fellowship</a>. Applicants may wish to consult with the fellowship coordinator before submitting a proposal<span style="color:black">;
contact historian Eric S. Hintz, PhD at +1 202-633-3734 or </span><a href="mailto:hintze@si.edu">hintze@si.edu</a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></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 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 $750/week for pre-doctoral fellows and $1,000/week for post-doctoral and professional fellows.
<b>Applications are due 1 November 2019. </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, PhD at +1 202-633-3734 or </span><a href="mailto:hintze@si.edu">hintze@si.edu</a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><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 1 November 2019</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><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Click the links to see project descriptions for past and current
<a href="https://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-fellows-1996-present">fellows</a> and
<a href="https://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-travel-collections-awards-recipients-1999-present">
travel grantees</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Applications due 1 November 2019!</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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