The Sydney Brenner Research Fellowship offers up to $5,000 to support travel and expenses for a significant research project in the history of the life sciences. Ideal projects are advanced and broad in scope, with relevance to collections in the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives.
This fellowship is endowed by the Francis Goelet Charitable Trust and administered by the CSHL Center for Humanities & History of Modern Biology. It provides scholars with workspace in the Carnegie Library, full access to archives, and support from archivists and historians.
Sydney Brenner Research Fellowship Benefits
- Stipend of up to $5,000 (USD) to support direct costs of completing the proposed project
- Work space in the Carnegie Library during residence at CSHL
- Complete access to CSHL collections
- Support from archivists, librarians, and historians
- Opportunity to rent accommodation on campus (if space permits)
- Open to scholars at any career stage
- Open to journalists and writers
- Must be undertaking a substantial research project into the history of the life sciences
- Complete the application form with two referees’ details.
- A research proposal.
- Selected bibliography of titles or collections relevant to the research proposal.
- A brief budget statement showing the expenses for which support is requested.
- CV (curriculum vitae) including education & employment history, areas of study, dates of study, previous publications, and previous or current grants, awards, and fellowships.
- Complete the application form including names and contact information for two references
- Write a research proposal (max 1000 words) explaining research question, sources, and significance
- Provide a selected bibliography of titles or collections in the CSHL Library and Archives relevant to the proposal
- Include a brief budget statement showing expenses for which support is requested
- Submit a curriculum vitae with education, employment, publications, and previous fellowships
- Email all documents in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format to the provided email address with subject line ‘Sydney Brenner Research Fellowship application [Year] – [Your Name]’
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