Linda Hall Library Fellowship

The Linda Hall Library’s primary- and secondary-source holdings document the science, technology, and engineering disciplines from the 15th century to the present. The collection encompasses more than half a million monograph volumes and more than 48,000 journal titles. Major strengths of the collection include: engineering, natural history, physical sciences, astronomy, life sciences, environmental studies, aeronautics, earth sciences, Cold War science, infrastructure studies, and mathematics.

The Linda Hall Library invites doctoral students and scholars of exceptional promise to apply for its 2022-23 fellowships in the history of science and related areas of science and technology studies. The Library offers researchers a setting that allows for deep immersion in its outstanding collections and a rich intellectual community of in-house experts, fellows, and scholars from nearby Kansas City institutions.

There are 3 different types of fellowships:

• Residential Fellowships last between one and four months. Fellowship funding is offered up to $3,000 per month for doctoral students and up to $4,200 per month for postdoctoral researchers.
• Travel Fellowships last between one and three weeks with funding amounts of up to $750 per week to help defray the cost of travel and living in Kansas City.
• The History of Science and Medicine Fellowship supports a doctoral student whose research examines the intersecting histories of science and medicine. The HSM fellow will spend one month in Kansas City during the 2020-21 academic year conducting research in both libraries’ collections. The fellow will receive a $3,000 stipend to cover travel and living expenses.

Eligibility