Travel Grants for Graduate Students and Independent Scholars

这项为期五年的资助为研究生和独立学者参加科学史学会、科学哲学学会、技术史学会和科学社会研究学会的年会提供旅费。这四个学会长期以来一直以其开放组织的声誉而自豪，渴望接纳来自许多工作领域的学者，他们对科学和技术的历史、哲学和社会科学研究感兴趣。这种开放的态度也延伸到学会的努力，让年轻学者不仅作为演讲者参加会议，而且参与学会的管理和学会授予的荣誉。这四个学会都有专门针对研究生和初级学者的奖项，并将初级学者作为常务委员会成员。这些努力强调了成员们的承诺，即通过将宝贵的学术传统传递给年轻的同事，保持组织的活力、开放性和包容性。实现这些目标的主要障碍是缺乏带学生和独立学者参加会议的旅费。由于大学和学院限制旅行经费和就业市场的萎缩，协会中最年轻的成员、研究生和独立学者获得必要资金参加协会会议的机会也受到限制。这些旅行补助金将大大有助于为这些团体的参与提供支持。

This five year grant provides funds for travel by graduate students and independent scholars to attend the annual meetings of the History of Science Society, the Philosophy of Science Association, the Society for History of Technology and the Society for Social Studies of Science. All four societies have long prided themselves on their reputation as open organizations, eager to embrace scholars from many fields of work who share an interest in historical, philosophical, and social scientific studies of science and technology. This attitude of openness has also extended to the societies' efforts to involve junior scholars not only in the meetings as presenters but also in the governance of the societies and in the honors bestowed by the societies. All four societies have prizes and awards that specifically target graduate students and junior scholars and include junior scholars as members of standing committees. The efforts underscore the commitment of the membership to maintain the vitality, openness, and inclusiveness of their organizations by passing valued academic traditions to their younger colleagues. The major obstacle in implementing these goals is the lack of travel funds to bring student and independent scholars to meetings. With universities and colleges restricting travel funs and the job market constricting, the opportunity of the most junior members, graduate students, and independent scholars of the societies to obtain necessary funding to attend meetings of the societies also constricts. These travel grants will go a long way to provide support for participation of these groups.