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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>**Hi SIGCIS – Check out the Lemelson Center’s call for fellowship applications, which is somewhat limited again because of the ongoing COVID pandemic. The National Museum of American History holds tremendous collections in the history
of computing, and we count several SIGCIS members among our alumni fellows, so we hope you’ll consider applying! Best, Eric Hintz <span style="color:#1F497D"><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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>**Note: Due to reduced operational capacity resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,
<a name="_Hlk50746112">the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center is limiting its fellowship and travel grant offerings for 2022-2023.<o:p></o:p></a></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50746112"><b><i>Arthur Molella Distinguished Fellowship</i></b><i>: Accepting applications, due 1 November 2021.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50746112"><b><i>Lemelson Center Fellowships:</i></b><i> Suspended for 2022-2023, not accepting applications.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk50746112"><b><i>Lemelson Center Travel Grants:</i></b><i> Suspended for 2022-2023, not accepting applications.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Through its fellowships and travel grants, the <b><a href="https://invention.si.edu/">Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation</a>
</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 publications, exhibitions,
educational initiatives, documentary films, or other multimedia products. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">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 Computer Oral History Collection and the papers
of video game inventor Ralph Baer. 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/">
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.
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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 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 and we expect that fellows may wish to pursue the fellowships virtually during the pandemic.
</span><b>Applications are due 1 November 2021. </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">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>Lemelson Center</b> <b>Fellowship Program</b> <b>(all ranks)</b> is suspended for 2022-2023; we are not accepting applications. However, to learn more
<span style="color:black">see </span><a href="http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-fellowship-program">http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-fellowship-program</a>.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black">The <b>Lemelson Center</b> <b>Travel to Collections Award Program</b>
<b>(all ranks)</b> </span>is suspended for 2022-2023; we are not accepting applications.
<span style="color:black">However, to learn more see </span><a href="http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-travel-collections-awards">http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-travel-collections-awards</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b>Program Alumni:</b> 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="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0070C0">_________________</span></b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:#515151">Eric S. Hintz, PhD (he/him), Historian, Lemelson Center</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#515151">Office +1 202-633-</span>3734 | Mobile +1 610-717-7134 |Fax<span style="color:#515151"> +1 202-633-4593</span><span style="color:#513F99"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Email</span><span style="color:#513F99">
</span><a href="mailto:hintze@si.edu"><span style="color:blue">hintze@si.edu</span></a> |
<a href="http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/"><span style="color:blue">americanhistory.si.edu</span></a><span style="color:#151AD5"> |
</span><a href="http://www.invention.si.edu/"><span style="color:#151AD5">invention.si.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Author, <i><a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/american-independent-inventors-era-corporate-rd"><span style="color:blue">American Independent Inventors in an Era of Corporate R&D</span></a></i> (MIT Press, 2021)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Co-editor, <i><a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/does-america-need-more-innovators"><span style="color:blue">Does America Need More Innovators?</span></a></i> (MIT Press, 2019)<o:p></o:p></p>
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