The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is pleased to invite applications for the AMS Graduate Fellowship in the History of Science, to be awarded to a student in the process of completing a dissertation on the history of the atmospheric, or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences.

The Society encourages applications from women, minorities, and disabled students, traditionally underrepresented in the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences.

Goal

The goal of the graduate fellowship is to support dissertation topics in the history of the atmospheric, or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences, and to foster close working relations between historians and scientists. An effort will be made to place the student into a mentoring relationship.

Stipend

The Fellowship carries a $20,000 stipend and will support one year of dissertation research. Fellowships cannot be deferred and must be used for the year awarded, but can be used to support research at a location away from the student’s institution, provided the plan is approved by the student’s thesis advisor.

Additional Information

The fellowship will support free membership during the year awarded.  The recipient of this fellowship will be invited to the AMS Annual Meeting, one year after the year awarded, and is required to present research at the History Symposium during the annual meeting.  Abstract submission fee will be waived.

Eligibility Criteria

To apply, the candidate must be a graduate student in good standing proposing to complete a dissertation as described above. Candidates must be pursuing a degree at a U.S. institution. Past applicants who were not previously awarded are welcomed to apply. To apply, candidates must complete the following:

• a cover letter with vita
• official transcripts from undergraduate and graduate institutions
• a typewritten, detailed description of the dissertation topic and proposed research plan (10 page maximum)
• three letters of recommendation (including one from your dissertation advisor)

Application Procedures

Applications are currently open and must include:

• Completing the online application
• A copy of your transcript (official or unofficial)
• A brief project proposal describing the intended research in extremes to be undertaken. The proposal describes the “extreme” topic of the applicant's research project, its relevance to the field of extremes research, and includes what will be achieved from this research fellowship. This proposal is up to two pages in length including figures, reference citations, and supporting material.
• A letter from the collaborating mentor confirming willingness to work with the recipient on the project as described in the recipient’s proposal.
• Two letters of support from faculty members who know the applicant’s abilities.
• A simple budget estimating travel and living expenses.

Past Recipients

• 1999: Gregory Cushman (UT Austin)
• 2000: Kristine C. Harper (Oregon State University)
• 2001: John A.C. Wedge (University of Illinois)
• 2002: Adrian Howkins (UT Austin)
• 2003: Mark Carey (University of Oregon)
• 2004/2005: Ki Won Han (UC Berkeley)
• 2006: Roger Turner (University of Pennsylvania)
• 2008: Joshua P. Howe (Stanford University)
• 2009: Cassandra Hansen
• 2010: Krystal Tribbett (UC San Diego)
• 2011: Felipe Fernandes-Cruz (UT Austin)
• 2012: Rachel Rothschild (Yale University)
• 2013: Gabriel D. Henderson (Michigan State University)
• 2014: Joseph Giacomelli (Cornell University)
• 2015: Penelope K. Hardy (Johns Hopkins University)
• 2016: Angelo Caglioti (UC Berkeley)
• 2017: Elaine LaFay (University of Pennsylvania)
• 2018: Dilshanie Perera (Stanford University)
• 2019: Anna Amramina (University of Minnesota)
• 2020: Jesse Ritner (Skidmore College)
• 2021: Devin Short (University of Washington)
• 2022: Kathryn Carpenter (Princeton University)
• 2023: Oliver Lucier (Yale University)
• 2025: Archit Guha (Duke University)
• 2026: Ana Luiza Nicolae (Harvard University)