NASA Academy Fellowships

ASGP sponsors one student per year to attend the NASA Academy at Goddard Space Flight Center. This fellowship provides a summer stipend plus round trip airfare. A total of five UAF students have attended the NASA Academy at Goddard since the program was created in 1993. This fellowship is open to all UAF students who meet the eligibility requirements.

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The Guggenheim Fellowship is a competitive three to twelve-month in-residence fellowship for pre- or postdoctoral research in aviation and space history.  Predoctoral applicants should have completed preliminary course work and examinations and be engaged in dissertation research.  Postdoctoral applicants should have received their Ph.D. within the past seven years. A stipend of $15,000 for predoctoral candidates and $27,000 for postdoctoral candidates will be awarded, with limited additional funds for travel and miscellaneous expenses.

 

The Ramsey Fellowship is a competitive twelve-month, in-residence fellowship in "U.S. Naval Flight History," including Navy and Marine Corps aviation, the history of rocketry, missile and space activities in U.S. naval service, biographical studies of naval aviators, and multinational comparative studies that include the United States. The fellowship is open to all interested candidates with demonstrated skills in research and writing. An advanced degree is not a requirement. A stipend of $40,000 will be awarded for a 12-month fellowship, with limited additional funds for travel and miscellaneous expenses.

The Verville Fellowship is a competitive nine to twelve-month in-residence fellowship intended for the analysis of major trends, developments, and accomplishments in the history of aviation or space studies.  The fellowship is open to all interested candidates with demonstrated skills in research and writing. An advanced degree in history, engineering, or related fields is not a requirement. A stipend of $35,000 will be awarded for a 12-month fellowship, with limited additional funds for travel and miscellaneous expenses.

Requests for fellowship application packages for the above fellowships should be sent to:
Ms. Collette Williams,
Fellowship Coordinator,
National Air and Space Museum,
Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C. 20560-0312
collette.williams@nasm.si.edu

Applications packages will be mailed around November 15 and will soon be made available on the Museum website at: http://www.nasm.edu/nasm/joinnasm/fellow/fellow.htm. Potential applicants are also encouraged to investigate the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Fellowships and Grants program. Information can be found at:
http://www.si.edu/youandsi/studies/ofg/fell.htm.

Senior scholars with distinguished records of publication who are working on, or anticipate working on, books in aerospace history, are invited to write letters of interest for the academic year 2001-2002 or later. The Lindbergh Chair is a one-year appointed position; support is available for replacement of salary and benefits up to a maximum of $100,000 a year.

Please contact:
Dr. Michael J. Neufeld, Space History
Division, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0311
mike.neufeld@nasm.si.edu