Melvin Kranzberg Dissertation Fellowship Grant

The Melvin Kranzberg Dissertation Fellowship, awarded by the Society for the History of Technology, supports doctoral candidates researching the history of technology. With a funding amount of $4,000, this unrestricted award can be used for various academic expenses that advance dissertation work. Eligible applicants are those who have completed all doctoral requirements except for their dissertation, with a particular encouragement for international candidates to apply.

The Melvin Kranzberg Dissertation Fellowship is presented annually to a doctoral student engaged in the preparation of a dissertation on the history of technology, broadly defined. This award is in memory of the co-founder of the Society and honors Melvin Kranzberg’s many contributions to developing the history of technology as a field of scholarly endeavor and SHOT as a professional organization.
Funding
The $4,000 award is unrestricted and may be used in any way that the winner chooses to advance the research and writing of his or her dissertation. Possible uses include underwriting the costs of travel to archival collections; photocopying or microfilming; translation of documents; and so on.

Eligibility

Students from institutions of higher learning anywhere in the world who are working on projects in the history of technology are eligible to apply; doctoral candidates from outside the United States are especially encouraged to submit application materials. Applicants must have completed all requirements for their doctorate except for the dissertation by September 1 of the year the award is made.Students from outside the United States, whose programs of study may follow a different pattern, are encouraged to contact the committee chair to review their standing and discuss their eligibility for the Kranzberg Fellowship.

Ineligibility

The award may not be used for university tuition or fees.