The Dibner Institute is an international center for advanced research in the history of science and technology, established in Massachusetts in 1992. It includes the Bundy Library as its scholarly library resource and enjoys the participation in its programs of faculty members and students of consortiummember institutions including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as host institution, Boston University, Brandeis University and Harvard University. All Dibner Fellows are expected to reside in the Boston area during the terms of their grants, to participate in the activities of the Dibner Institute community and to present their current work at appropriate occasions during their fellowship appointments. Fellowships provides office space, support facilities and full privileges at the Bundy Library and at the libraries of consortium universities. Fellows will have access to the entire spectrum of activities that take place at the Dibner Institute, where they will be able to collaborate in an atmosphere of collegiality and find the resources and appropriate settings to carry on their work.
Funds are available for housing, living expenses and return travel costs.
Estimates of costs, as well as the average stipend for 1998- 1999, are provided with the application forms. The for receipt of applications for 1999-2000 is December 31, 1998. Fellowship recipients will be announced in March, 1999. These positions are for analysts in the division, to work with large scale survey data examining policy issues in science and engineering and overseeing the development of particular surveys. The positions vary in terms of the relative balance between analysis and survey oversight and development.