Applications for 2016–2017 are now available and are due January 15, 2016. Click here to apply. http://pachs.net/chf/application
http://www.chemheritage.org/Generous pre- and postdoctoral fellowships are available for research on the history of chemistry, broadly construed. Fellowships are available for periods of 1 to 4 months (short-term fellows) or 9 months (long-term fellows) and are spent in residence at CHF in Philadelphia. Travel grants are available for shorter research projects.
Projects funded in the past range from the history of Arabic alchemy and agricultural improvement to nanotechnology, pharmaceutical industry, and trans fats. Research proposals detailing the importance of CHF’s wide-ranging collections for the proposed project will be considered with particular care.
Please read guidelines and FAQs carefully before submitting an application.
If you have questions about CHF’s fellowship application process, please see our FAQ or e-mail fellowships@chemheritage.org.
Guidelines and procedures
You may not apply for both a long-term and a short-term fellowship at the same time; the online form will allow you to note which type of fellowship you are applying for.If applying for a short-term fellowship, you must indicate how many months you wish to be in residence at CHF.
If applying for a long-term fellowship, you must indicate whether you are applying for a senior, a postdoctoral, or a dissertation fellowship; senior fellowships are intended for those who received their Ph.D. more than five years ago, while postdoctoral fellowships are intended for those who have had their Ph.D. for less than five years, but can only be awarded to scholars who have their Ph.D. in hand by the July before the academic year in which the fellowship will begin.
You must also submit
- a research proposal of less than 1,500 words (Word or PDF file),
- a curriculum vitae of 3 pages or less (Word or PDF file), and
- contact information for two people submitting reference letters on your behalf.
Application reviews
After the deadline, all complete applications will be assessed by a peer-review committee. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of the review by the end of April.Apply for a Travel Grant
There is no deadline for travel-grant applications. Travel-grant applications can be submitted at any time and are assessed by an internal CHF review committee.A travel-grant application must contain
- a research proposal that also details how the applicant will make use of CHF’s collections (1 page),
- a curriculum vitae (up to 3 pages), and
- one reference letter (applicants are responsible for references submitting letters directly to CHF via the e-mail address below).
