The Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry at CHF offers grants to cover travel and accommodation expenses for researchers who wish to use its collections for short-term research (periods of up to one month). CHF houses a wealth of resources in the history of the chemical and molecular sciences. Travel grant recipients have access to the collections of the Othmer Library and are encouraged to use CHF’s oral history materials and its collection of art, artifacts, archives, and images.

Chemical Heritage Foundation

Travel grants are $750 per week and are intended to help defray the costs of travel and accommodation.

Geographical advantages
The Philadelphia area boasts numerous scholarly resources that travel grant recipients might want to explore outside their CHF grant tenure. The Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science (PACHS) provides detailed information about all relevant institutions and further funding sources.


Eligibility
Travel grant applicants must reside more than 75 miles from Philadelphia to be eligible. No more than one travel grant per person per fiscal year (1 July to 30 June) can be awarded. Grants must be taken within one year of the award or the grantee must request an extension or reapply.

How to apply for a travel grant
There is no deadline for travel grant applications. Travel grant applications can be submitted at any time and are assessed by an internal CHF review committee.

A travel grant application must contain:

	a research proposal that also details how the applicant will make use of CHF’s collections (1 page)
	a curriculum vitae (up to 3 pages)
	one reference letter (applicants are responsible for references submitting letters directly to CHF via the email address below)

Travel grant applications must be submitted electronically, as Word or PDF files, to: travelgrants@chemheritage.org.