Has the potential to seed another GLAM:Wiki project with the Smithsonian. Daniel ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Eric Hintz <ehintz(a)sas.upenn.edu> Date: Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 5:03 PM Subject: REMINDER: Lemelson Center Travel to Collections Awards (apps due July 1) To: STSGRAD <stsgrad(a)googlegroups.com> REMINDER: Lemelson Center Travel to Collections Awards (apps due July 1) The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) offers Travel to Collections Awards  to support projects that present creative approaches to the study of invention and innovation in American society. These include, but are not limited to, historical research and documentation projects resulting in publications, exhibitions, educational initiatives, and multimedia products.  The program provides access to the expertise of the Institution's research staff and the vast invention and technology collections of the National Museum of American History (NMAH).  For a comprehensive list of Archives Center collections, see http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/d-10.htm. The Lemelson Center annually awards 4 to 5 short-term travel grants to encourage the use of its invention-related collections.  Awards are $150 per day for a maximum of 10 business days and may be used to cover transportation, living, and reproduction expenses.  Only applicants who reside or attend school beyond commuting distance of the National Museum of American History are eligible for this program. Applications are completed online and are due 1 July 2012.  For application procedures and additional information, see http://invention.smithsonian.org/resources/research_travel.aspx. Researchers are encouraged to consult with the travel award coordinator prior to submitting a proposal – please contact archivist Alison Oswald at +1 202-633-3726 or oswalda(a)si.edu. -- You can view archived STSGRAD messages at http://groups.google.com/group/STSGRAD You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "STSGRAD" group. To post to this group, send email to STSGRAD(a)googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to STSGRAD-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/STSGRAD