HTS participates in several joint programs with area institutions. The group invites outside scholars for a monthly seminar series and an annual workshop and also runs a team-taught seminar course for graduate students in the three programs. SIMS holds conferences, publishes a newsletter, and in other ways seeks to bridge the worlds of academics, business, government, and culture. Founded at the initiative of HTS faculty and their colleagues in the Ivan Allen College, WST carries out a variety of activities of importance to the Institute and to the larger community of scholars interested in this field. These involve teaching or research, either under direct supervision of HTS faculty or in one of the affiliated centers or programs discussed above.
Advanced students become eligible for a variety of fellowships.
The Raymond Riddle Fund, administered by SIMS, annually supports a student close to completing a dissertation on a topic relevant to the academic mission of the center. The Smith Fellowship funds students acquiring teaching experience in the history of technology by conducting their own courses. A variety of other endowments controlled by HTS provide small grants for research-related travel.