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Vol. 41, No. 1, January 2012
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Job and Fellowship Announcements

February Deadlines

Wellcome Trust Studentships in the History of Medicine—Cambridge, England

The University of Cambridge invites applications for a doctoral studentship funded by a Wellcome Trust strategic award in history of medicine. The University seeks outstanding candidates whose research would fall within the theme 'Generation to Reproduction.' The deadline for applications to be admitted in October 2012 is 15 February 2012 (February 1 if online), but since other funding deadlines are earlier, candidates are advised to make contact as soon as possible.

CHF 2012–2013 Fellowships

The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF), an independent research center and library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, would like to encourage applications for long-term and short-term predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships at CHF for the 2012–2013 academic year. These fellowships are for scholars working in any area of the history or social studies of science, technology, medicine, or industry in all periods and geographic areas. The deadline for applications, which are to be completed online, is 15 February 2012. Outside reviewers will select fellows.

To get a better sense of the kinds of research CHF supports, as well as the kinds of benefits fellowships offer, please visit the website.

Jerry Stannard Memorial Award for the History of Materia Medica before 1700

The Department of History at the University of Kansas announces the 2012 competition for the annual award in honor of the late Professor Jerry Stannard. The purpose of the award is to encourage research by young scholars in the pre-1700 fields that Professor Stannard made his own: the history of materia medica, medicinal botany, pharmacy, folklore of drug therapy, and the bibliography of these ideas. Entries must be received no later than 15 February 2012.

Bakken Research Travel Grants

Scholars and artists are invited to apply for travel fellowships and grants, which the Bakken Museum in Minneapolis offers to encourage research in its collection of books, journals, manuscripts, prints, and instruments. The awards are to be used to help defray the expenses of travel, subsistence, and other direct costs of conducting research at the Bakken for researchers who must travel to the Twin Cities and pay for temporary housing in order to conduct research at the Bakken.
More information: Next deadline is 17 February 2012. Full guidelines and contact information available on the HSS website.

Marc-Auguste Pictet Prize in the History of Earth Sciences

The "Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle (SPHN)," in Geneva (Switzerland), invites applications for its 2012 Marc-Auguste Pictet Prize in the history of science. This prize, in principle intended for a young researcher, is awarded every second year for a significant contribution to the history of science, which is as yet unpublished or has only recently appeared.

The Prize is endowed with an amount of CHF 10,000, and may be shared. The Prize is open to both Swiss and foreign scholars. The applications should be sent before 29 February 2012 to the following address:

Président de la SPHN,
Muséum d'Histoire naturelle,
Case postale 6434,
CH-1211 GENEVE 6,
SWITZERLAND

The work should be submitted in two copies and include a summary and a curriculum vitae. It may be written in French, German, Italian or English. In the last three cases, the summary should be translated into French and be approximately 12 pages in length, i.e. 4,000 words or about 20,000 characters.

One copy of the prize-winning work will remain the property of the SPHN. The theme selected for the 2012 Prize is "History of Earth Sciences." The applications will be examined by a nomination board composed of professors of the University of Geneva and external experts in the field.

March Deadlines

Seminar for College and University Teachers: Health and Disease in the Middle Ages

Applications are being sought for a five-week Seminar for College and University Teachers—"Health and Disease in the Middle Ages"—which is being held June 24 through July 28, 2012, in London, England. Stipends of $3900 cover travel and other expenses. Applications are due 1 March 2012. For a detailed description of the program and the syllabus, please go to the Seminar website.

Call for Nominations: Cushing Memorial Prize in the History and Philosophy of Physics

The family, students, friends, and colleagues of Jim Cushing are pleased once again to solicit nominations for the James T. Cushing Prize in the History and Philosophy of Physics. A nomination should consist of a brief description of the significance of the nominated work and such information about the author as the nominator might think helpful to the evaluation committee (e.g., an abbreviated c.v.). The deadline for receipt of nominations is 15 March 2012. Full nomination guidelines are available on the website.

April Deadlines

American Association for the History of Nursing Grants Program

The AAHN is offering several grants for scholars at the masters, doctoral and early career level to support research on the history of nursing. The deadline for all grants is 1 April 2012. Complete application information is available on the website.

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