The BSHS is announcing it’s second round of Engagement Fellowships and we’d be grateful if you could circulate this opportunity to your networks. We are particularly keen to receive expressions of interest from organisations who don’t typically present history of STEM narratives from their collections, and are working towards this for the first time. NB This opportunity is limited to archives and museums based in the UK.
The
British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) is delighted to announce
the second iteration of a scheme to support small and local museums, archives, galleries
and libraries whose collections connect to themes in the history of science,
technology, engineering and medicine. This scheme will fund the placement
of Master’s or PhD students with heritage organisations and museums for
the equivalent of a month’s work (timescales can be arranged between the
partner museum and student) as an Engagement Fellow and contribute £1000
towards the costs of public engagement outputs related
to the research undertaken. Examples could include:
· Updating displays and content
· Blog posts
· Museum trails
· Informal learning sheets
· Events
for schools, families or adults
The BSHS are
in a position to fund two placements a year to
support the ambitions of museum and archives to deliver engaging histories and
stories to their visitors. This scheme requires the
heritage partner to provide training and mentorship for the appointed student
during the placement. The student will develop valuable skills and experiences
while producing outputs of high research quality.
We welcome
proposals for collaboration from museums and heritage organisations
based in the UK. If you are interested please complete
an expression of interest form by the 29th September. The form is available to
download here:
If
selected your proposal would be circulated to students studying the history of
science, technology, engineering and medicine who will then apply to be
involved in the project. We welcome any comments or queries, please direct your correspondence to Dr Elizabeth Haines ([log in to unmask]).