The Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry at the Science History Institute is now accepting applications for our 2024–2025 fellowships. Scholars from any field whose research would benefit from the use of our collections are invited to apply for one of our programs by January 15, 2024.
The Institute offers dissertation, distinguished, short-term, and postdoctoral fellowships, including our new National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) postdoctoral fellowship. Details regarding eligibility criteria, residency requirements, and visa sponsorship are available at sciencehistory.org/fellowships.
The Institute’s Othmer Library of Chemical History is home to a world-class collection of research materials dating from the 15th century to the present. Our extensive holdings include thousands of rare books and unique early modern manuscripts, supplemented by over 100,000 modern primary-source volumes and journals. Our archives span nearly 7,000 linear feet, comprising significant business collections, the personal papers of numerous Nobel laureates, and historical photographs documenting laboratories, people, and processes. Our Center for Oral History has produced over 1,200 oral histories and the Museum at the Science History Institute houses thousands of scientific instruments and artifacts and more than 500 works of fine art.
