Grants: W. Bruce Fye Medical History Research Travel Grant
The W. Bruce Fye Center for the History of Medicine is pleased to announce its first annual W. Bruce Fye Medical History Research Travel Grant. The grant is available to physicians, historians, medical students, graduate students, faculty members, and independent scholars who wish to use archival and library resources at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The grant (up to $1,500 in one calendar year) may be used for transportation, lodging, food, and incidental expenses relating to the research project. It is available to residents of the United States and Canada who live more than 75 miles from Rochester.
The W. Bruce Fye Center for the History of Medicine houses archival collections that contain official records of the Clinic and its administrative offices, official and unofficial publications, departmental annual reports, committee minutes, photographic and moving images, sound recordings, personal papers, and memorabilia relating to the Mayo Clinic, its mission, programs, and people. To search our archival holdings, please visit our online catalog (MAX).
The W. Bruce Fye History of Medicine Library is a specialized library housing important collections in the history of medicine and allied sciences. Several thousand volumes of rare medical classics (from 1479) and early journal literature (from 1665) comprise the core collection of primary literature on all aspects of medicine and allied fields. More recently published histories, biographies, facsimiles, and other support materials comprise the remainder of the collection of some 23,000 total volumes. Special strengths include anesthesiology, cardiology, dermatology, immunology, ophthalmology and neurology. The library also has a large collection of Mayo physician bound reprints.
Applicants should send by e-mail as attachments the items listed below to Renee Ziemer:
• Abstract of your project (250 words) stating the general scope and purpose
• How historical resources at Mayo Clinic will further your research
• Abbreviated curriculum vitae (3 pages or less)
• One letter of reference that includes comments on your project
Timeline for 2017 grant:
Application deadline (all materials): April 28, 2017
Successful applicant(s) will be notified by May 31, 2017
Visit(s) to Rochester must be completed by December 15, 2017
Contact information:
Renee Ziemer, coordinator, W. Bruce Fye Center for the History of Medicine & Mayo Historical Suite, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905; Telephone: (507) 284-2585; E-mail: ziemer.renee@mayo.edu
For more information please click "Further Official Information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www.histmed.org/announcements/grants/grants-w-bruce-fye-medical-history-research-travel-grant-1924