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Am 22.09.2023 um 23:24 schrieb Hintz, Eric via Members <members@lists.sigcis.org>:<br>
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<div class="EmailQuote"><font size="+1" color="black"><i>**Hi SIGCIS– Check out the Lemelson Center’s call for fellowship applications, due November 1, 2023. Over the years we’ve had several SIGCIS members join us at research fellows and NMAH has great collections
in the history of computing such as the </i></font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><i><u>Ralph Baer papers</u></i></font><font size="+1" color="black"><i>, the
</i></font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><i><u>Grace Murray Hopper collection</u></i></font><font size="+1" color="black"><i>, the
</i></font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><i><u>Computer Oral History Collection</u></i></font><font size="+1" color="black"><i>, and many other gems. Best, Eric Hintz </i></font><font size="+1" color="black"><br>
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</font><font size="+1" color="black"><b>Fellowships and Travel Grants from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center (apps due 1 Nov 2023)</b></font><font size="+1" color="black"><br>
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Through its fellowships and travel grants, the </font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><u>Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation</u></font><font size="+1" color="black"><b>
</b></font><font size="+1" color="black">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.
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Our programs provide access to the expertise of the Institution's </font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><u>research staff</u></font><font size="+1" color="black"> and the vast invention and technology collections of the National Museum of American History
(NMAH). The </font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><u>NMAH Archives Center</u></font><font size="+1" color="black"> 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 Robert W. Kearns Papers, which document the invention of the intermittent windshield wiper and Kearns’s defense of his patent. In addition, the NMAH Library offers long runs of historical technology serials
like </font><font size="+1" color="black"><i>Scientific American</i></font><font size="+1" color="black"> and
</font><font size="+1" color="black"><i>American Machinist</i></font><font size="+1" color="black">, and the
</font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><u>American Trade Literature collection</u></font><font size="+1" color="black">, 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
</font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><u><a href="http://www.collections.si.edu/">http://www.collections.si.edu/</a></u></font><font size="+1" color="black">.<br>
</font><font size="+1" color="black"><b> </b></font><font size="+1" color="black"><br>
</font><font size="+1" color="black"><b>Topics:</b></font><font size="+1" color="black"> 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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</font><font size="+1" color="black"><b>The Arthur Molella Distinguished Fellowship</b></font><font size="+1" 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.
</font><font size="+1" color="black"><b>Applications are due 1 November 2023. </b>
</font><font size="+1" color="black">For application procedures and additional information, see
</font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><u><a href="http://invention.si.edu/arthur-molella-distinguished-fellowship">http://invention.si.edu/arthur-molella-distinguished-fellowship</a></u></font><font size="+1" color="black">.<br>
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The </font><font size="+1" color="black"><b>Lemelson Center</b></font><font size="+1" color="black">
</font><font size="+1" color="black"><b>Fellowship Program</b></font><font size="+1" color="black"> annually awards 2 to 3 fellowships to pre-doctoral graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and other professionals who have completed some advanced training.
Fellows are expected to reside temporarily in the Washington, D.C. area and participate in the Center's activities. Fellowship tenure is based upon the applicants’ stated needs (and available funding), from two to ten weeks. Stipends will be $850/week for
pre-doctoral fellows and $1,100/week for post-doctoral and professional fellows.
</font><font size="+1" color="black"><b>Applications are due 1 November 2023. </b>
</font><font size="+1" color="black">For application procedures and additional information, see
</font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><u><a href="http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-fellowship-program">http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-fellowship-program</a></u></font><font size="+1" color="black">.
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**The Lemelson Center has suspended its </font><font size="+1" color="black"><b>Short-Term Travel Grants</b></font><font size="+1" color="black"> for 2024-2025. For updates, please check
</font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><u><a href="http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-travel-collections-awards">http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-travel-collections-awards</a>.</u></font><font size="+1" color="black"><br>
</font><font size="+1" color="black"><b> </b></font><font size="+1" color="black"><br>
</font><font size="+1" color="black"><b>Program Alumni:</b></font><font size="+1" color="black"> Click the links to see project descriptions for past and current
</font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><u>fellows</u></font><font size="+1" color="black"> and
</font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><u>travel grantees</u></font><font size="+1" color="black">!<br>
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</font><font size="+1" color="black"><b>Contact:</b></font><font size="+1" color="black"> Applicants may wish to consult with the fellowship coordinator before submitting a proposal; contact historian Eric S. Hintz, PhD at
</font><font size="+1" color="#0B4CB4"><u>hintze@si.edu</u></font><font size="+1" color="black">.<br>
</font><font face="Georgia" size="+1" color="#0A5AB3"><b>_________________</b></font><font size="+1" color="black"><br>
</font><font size="+1" color="#3F3F3F"><b>Eric S. Hintz, PhD (he/him), Historian, Lemelson Center</b></font><font size="+1" color="black"><br>
</font><font size="+1" color="#3F3F3F">Office +1 202-633-</font><font size="+1" color="black">3734 | Mobile +1 610-717-7134 |@EricSHintz<br>
Email</font><font size="+1" color="#3F2A87"> </font><font size="+1" color="blue"><u>hintze@si.edu</u></font><font size="+1" color="black"> |
</font><font size="+1" color="blue"><u>americanhistory.si.edu</u></font><font size="+1" color="#0F00CB"> |
</font><font size="+1" color="#0F00CB"><u>invention.si.edu</u></font><font size="+1" color="black"><br>
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Author, </font><font size="+1" color="blue"><i><u>American Independent Inventors in an Era of Corporate R&D</u></i></font><font size="+1" color="black"> (MIT Press, 2021)<br>
Editor, </font><font size="+1" color="blue"><i><u>Black Inventors and Innovators: New Perspectives</u></i></font><font size="+1" color="black"> (2021)<br>
Co-editor, </font><font size="+1" color="blue"><i><u>Does America Need More Innovators?</u></i></font><font size="+1" color="black"> (MIT Press, 2019)<br>
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