Grants & Fellowships

History of Science Dissertation Fellowship in History of Science and Allied Fields

We invite applications for the History of Science Dissertation Fellowship Grant in the History of Science, and allied fields such as history of medicine, technology, and environment, the history of the philosophy of science, and contemporary study of science, technology, and medicine that also has a significant and demonstrable historical component. This grant will specifically fund dissertation writing and research for up to one year.  Priority is given to students in their final year of graduate study (please describe your progress towards and plan of completion). We will also consider partial funding for students who are in the early stages of writing and still completing dissertation research (please indicate what stage you are at in completing your research and how much writing you have done).

Please send a 3-4 page proposal describing your dissertation, including the stage you are at with writing and research, and three letters of recommendation/ Applications should be submitted to Rosemary Rogers (rrogers [at] stanford.edu (rrogers[at]stanford[dot]edu)) due by March 20th.

 

History of Science Research Grants

We invite applications for Research Grants in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology. These grants will specifically fund pre-dissertation research, conferences and language training essential for the completion of doctoral work in the above mentioned fields. Amounts awarded will range from $1000 to a maximum of $2500. 

Please send a one-page proposal describing the project you wish to undertake with an itemized budget. Applications should be submitted to Rosemary Rogers (rrogers [at] stanford.edu (rrogers[at]stanford[dot]edu)) by March 20th. 

Please include your name, email, department, title of the research subject at the top of the proposal, and an itemized budget at the end of the one-page proposal (if needed, it can be on a second page, but the content of the proposal should be no more than one page).  Include your name in the title of the document please. If you have previously received a small grant, please indicate when and how much.

 

John McCaskey Undergraduate Fellow

The John McCaskey Undergraduate Fellowship was established in 2011 with a generous gift by previous History and Philosophy PhD student John McCaskey for undergraduate students who wish to get involved in current research projects, working with HPST faculty, postdocs and graduate students the fields of History of Science or Philosophy of Science. Awards of up to $1000 will be announced by May 1st.

Award applications should be submitted to Rosemary Rogers (rrogers at stanford.edu) starting in late December and before March 15 of the following year.

Other external opportunities for History of Science Funding