Linda Hall Library Opens Applications for 2025-2026 Fellowships

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --  Applications are now open for the Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology's 2025-2026 fellowships. These fellowships provide graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and independent scholars in the history of science and related humanities fields with financial support and access to one of the world's leading research libraries.

"We are proud to support researchers exploring the human stories behind history's greatest scientific breakthroughs," said Benjamin Gross, Linda Hall Library's Vice President for Research and Scholarship. "This year, we are excited to offer fellowships to scholars from Kansas City, across the U.S., and around the world, who will shed new light on the discoveries and inventions that have transformed our lives."

The Library offers residential fellowships supporting research in Kansas City and virtual fellowships for remote scholars using the Library's digital resources. Applicants may request up to four months of funding at a rate of $3,000 per month for doctoral students or $4,200 per month for postdoctoral researchers.

The Library also offers several fellowships for specific groups of researchers:

• The National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship provides nine months of residential funding ($5,000 per month) to a postdoctoral scholar exploring the intersection of science and the humanities.
• The History of Science and Medicine Fellowship, cosponsored by the Clendening History of Medicine Library, provides one month of residential funding ($3,000 per month) to a doctoral student examining the histories of science and medicine.
• The Pearson Fellowship in Aerospace History provides up to two months of residential funding ($4,200 per month) to a postdoctoral scholar studying the history of aviation or spaceflight.
• The Presidential Fellowship in Bibliography provides up to four months of residential funding ($4,200 per month) to a postdoctoral scholar investigating books and manuscripts as physical artifacts.

All current and former Linda Hall Library fellows receive access to digitization privileges for the library's extensive science and engineering collections. Applications are due Jan. 17, 2025. For more information, email fellowships@lindahall.org.

About Linda Hall Library 

Since 1946, the Linda Hall Library has amassed collections that power investigation, innovation, exploration and inspiration. Today, it is a leading independent research library known for the breadth and depth of its collections across 82 languages, its role as an international destination for scholarship and research, its support of STEM educators and its resources available to learners of all ages. Learn more at lindahall.org.

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