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Funding Opportunities Neuroscience History Resources

This is a nonevaluative list of funding opportunities, compiled from World Wide Web sites, listserv postings, e-mail messages and printed sources, for the convenience of historians of neuroscience. The list is not comprehensive, nor does it imply the endorsement of the mentioned organizations or institutions. The accuracy of individual postings -- especially closing dates -- is not guaranteed; applicants should check with the cited organization or institution for up-to-date details. Corrections and additional entries are welcomed.

Awards and Competitions

TITLE / TOPIC	SPONSOR	CLOSING DATE
Shryock Medal Essay Contest (grad students; USA + Canada; for unpublished essay on any topic in the history of medicine)	American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM)	1 February (annual)
Jerry Stannard Memorial Award ($500; for manuscript re: history of materia medica, medicinal botony, pharmacy, or folklore of drug therapy before 1700; pre- or recent-doctoral degree student)	University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas, USA	15 May (annual)
Joseph H. Hazen Education Prize (Outstanding contributions to teaching the history of science; $1000)	History of Science Society	mid-August 1998
$500 Graduate Student Awards (dissertation work assistance)	Coordinating Council for Women in History and the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians (USA)	15 September 1998
The Singer Prize (For unpublished essay based in original research into any aspect of the history of sciecne, technology, or medicine)	The British Society for the History of Science (BSHS)	31 October (even years)
Prize Essay Competition	Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) (UK)	31 December 1998
Essay Contest ("Medicine at the Millenium: Lessons from the past, planning for the future")	New York Medical College Valhalla, New York, USA	30 June 1999

Grants

TITLE / TOPIC	SPONSOR	CLOSING DATE
Ahmanson Short-term Research Fellowships	Department of Special Collections Charles E. Young Research Library University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA	26 February 1999
Grants for participation in overseas conferences (applicants must be working in the UK and must be of postdoctoral status or equivalent)	The Royal Society London, UK	1 March, 1 June, 1 October, 1 December (annual)
John J. Pisano Travel Grants (historical research re: NIH intramural programs)	DeWitt Stetten, Jr., Museum of Medical Research National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda, Maryland, USA	31 March (annual)
Lorenz Krueger Postdoctoral Fellowship (1999-2000) (3400 DM/month; for junior scholar who combines history of science with philosophy of science or history of philosophy	Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Berlin, Germany	1 April 1999
NEH Fellowships (2000-2001) (6-12 month stipends; opportunities for individuals to pursue advanced research in the humanities)	National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Washington, DC, USA	1 May 1999
USIA Fulbright Scholar Program (1999-2000) (grants to college/university faculty and nonacademic professionals to lecture or pursue advanced research and/or related professional activity abroad; USA citizens)	Council for International Exchange of Scholars Washington, DC, USA	1 August (annual)
History of Science Meetings (special funding in support of meetings on the history of science; UK)	The Royal Society London, UK	1 August (annual)
ACLS Fellowships (postdoctoral research in the humanities and social sciences)	American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) New York, NY, USA	30 September (annual)
Travel Grants (for experienced neuroscientists from developing countries to participate in international neuroscience conferences)	International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)	15 October 1998
Smithsonian Institution Libraries/Dibner Library Resident Scholar Program (stipend for research in Dibner collections)	Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology Smithsonian Institution Libraries Washington, DC, USA	1 December (annual)
Grants & fellowships (academic exchanges; US and International scholars)	International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) New York, NY, USA	multiple
Grants to individuals and institutions (fellowships, seminars, institutes, summer stipends, focus grants, collaborative research projects; museum exhibitions; preservation of and access to texts and materials; television and radio programs; translations of important works; challenge grants)	National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Washington, DC, USA	multiple
Grants and awards	National Science Foundation (NSF) Washington, DC, USA	multiple

Links to Related Resources

• The Foundation Center: "Serving the information needs of grantseekers and grantmakers"
  
  
• GrantsNet: Funding Opportunities for Training in the Biological and Medical Sciences
  
  
• History of Science Society: Fellowships, Grants, and Prize Competitions
  
  
• WISDOM: Sources of Biomedical Research Funding (Information Service, Wellcome Trust: database containing descriptions of 400 funding schemes offered by 100 UK organizations supporting biomedical research, including history of medicine)