Research fellowships in history of medicine and medical humanities for scholars from Brazil, South Africa and India

With its broad network of member institutions across the USA and Canada, the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine is a hub for scholarly activity in the field, supporting research projects that make use of multiple collections. The combined archival collections of the consortium’s member institutions provide an extraordinary wealth of resources for scholarship in the field. Consortium member institutions have been collecting primary documents and historical artefacts in science, technology and medicine for more than 300 years. The scope of these collections now spans the entire world and stretches back to ancient history.

We will offer research fellowships to scholars from Brazil, South Africa and India to study the history of medicine and medical humanities using the rare books and manuscript collections of institutions that are members of the consortium. The fellowships will be offered for 2018-19 and 2019-20.

While the fellowship opportunities currently offered by the consortium have benefited mostly North Americans and a few Europeans, the proposed project would promote the development of international perspectives on the history of medicine and medical humanities.