John C. Slater Predoctoral Fellowship in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

This yearlong fellowship is offered to advanced Ph.D. students working on topics related to the history of science, technology, and medicine.

The APS's Library & Museum seeks applicants for a one-year, residential fellowship for graduate students specializing in the history of science. The 12-month fellowship is intended for advanced Ph.D. students working toward the completion of the dissertation. The caliber of the project, and evidence that the project will be completed in a timely manner, are the two most important criteria for selection. The selection committee will also take into consideration the need to be at the APS's Library & Museum and other research institutions in the Philadelphia area. Applicants’ research must pertain to topics in the history of science, technology, or medicine

Eligibility:

This fellowship is open to those who are not U.S. citizens or residents, but it does not provide visa sponsorship.

Terms

  • 12 month residential fellowship
  • $25,000 stipend
  • $5,000 travel/research fund

Application Instructions:

All application materials will be submitted online via Interfolio (https://apply.interfolio.com/135143). Applicants will submit:

  • C.V.
  • An introductory cover letter (no more than two pages)
  • Two letters of reference in support of the project and applicant.
  • A project proposal of approximately 2-4 pages (no more than 1,000 words in length). The proposal should include: a) a description of the project; b) a statement explaining the significance of the project; c) an indication of the specific APS collections the applicant wishes to consult.

Deadline: January 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Current and Past Recipients

2023-2024

Nayanika Ghosh, Harvard University, "Genes and Gender: Sociobiology and the Emergence of a Political Critique of Science in Postwar United States"

2022-2023

Patrick Walsh, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Glands on the Market: Doctors, Drug Companies, and the Making of American Endocrinology, 1889-1922"

2021-2022

Rebecca Jackson, Indiana University Bloomington, “Measuring Well: Clinical Measuring Practices and Philosophy of Measurement”

2020-2021

Andrew Seaton, New York University, "The National Health Service and the Endurances of British Social Democracy, 1948 to the Present"

2019-2020

John C. Slater Predoctoral Fellowship in History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

Siva Prashant Kumar, University of Pennsylvania, “Empire of Space and Time: Data and Cosmography in British India, 1783-1924”


American Philosophical Society Pilot Program in the History of Science Fellowships

Megan McDonie, The Pennsylvania State University, “Explosive Encounters: Volcanic Landscapes, Indigenous Knowledge, and Cultural Exchange in Early Modern Mesoamerica"

Gina Surita, Princeton University, “The Currency of the Cell: Energy, Metabolism, and Life in Twentieth-Century Biochemistry"

2018-2019

Lauren Kapsalakis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Pedagogy, Practice, and Place: Field Schools as Laboratories in American Anthropology, 1929-1975"

2017-2018

Tabea Cornel, University of Pennsylvania, “Through the Brain into the Body: Handedness Research and the Problem of Sex/Gender, ca. 1860-2015”

2016-2017

Elaine LaFay, University of Pennsylvania, “Atmospheric Bodies: Medicine, Meteorology, and the Cultivation of Place in the Antebellum Gulf South”