Aviation Space Writers Foundation Award
The National Air and Space Museum is offering a grant of $5,000, to be awarded in even-numbered years (2024, 2026, etc.), to support research on aerospace topics. The product created as a result of the grant must be in any form suitable for potential public dissemination in print, electronic, broadcast, or other visual medium, including, but not limited to, a book manuscript, video, film script, or monograph. Potential topics might be contemporary aviation or space events that are of interest to the general public; significant persons, historical events, or trends that illuminate the history of human flight in air and space; records; or compendia of aerospace source material.
Funds may be used to support research travel and expenses, or to produce a product of the research as outlined above. Recipients of the award need not be in residence at the National Air and Space Museum.
In addition, award winners are required to provide a summary report in the form of a memorandum to NASM-Fellowships@si.edu that outlines how the grant was used to accomplish the goals of the project.
Candidates must submit an application along with the following materials:
- Maximum two-page, single-spaced proposal stating the subject of their research and their research goals
- One- to two-page curriculum vitae
- One-page detailed budget explaining how the grant will be spent.
All applications for the Aviation Space Writers Foundation Award must be submitted electronically through the Smithsonian Online Academic Appointment System (SOLAA). Before beginning your application, you must create an account. As you work on your application, you can save your progress and resume your application as needed. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2024. Notifications will be sent by mid-March.
For more information, please contact:
NASM-Fellowships@si.edu
The National Air and Space Museum is offering a grant of $5,000, to be awarded in even-numbered years (2024, 2026, etc.), to support research on aerospace topics. The product created as a result of the grant must be in any form suitable for potential public dissemination in print, electronic, broadcast, or other visual medium, including, but not limited to, a book manuscript, video, film script, or monograph. Potential topics might be contemporary aviation or space events that are of interest to the general public; significant persons, historical events, or trends that illuminate the history of human flight in air and space; records; or compendia of aerospace source material.
Funds may be used to support research travel and expenses, or to produce a product of the research as outlined above. Recipients of the award need not be in residence at the National Air and Space Museum.
In addition, award winners are required to provide a summary report in the form of a memorandum to NASM-Fellowships@si.edu that outlines how the grant was used to accomplish the goals of the project.
Candidates must submit an application along with the following materials:
- Maximum two-page, single-spaced proposal stating the subject of their research and their research goals
- One- to two-page curriculum vitae
- One-page detailed budget explaining how the grant will be spent.
All applications for the Aviation Space Writers Foundation Award must be submitted electronically through the Smithsonian Online Academic Appointment System (SOLAA). Before beginning your application, you must create an account. As you work on your application, you can save your progress and resume your application as needed. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2024. Notifications will be sent by mid-March.
For more information, please contact:
NASM-Fellowships@si.edu