Ferenc Gyorgyey/Stanley Simbonis YSM’57 Research Travel Grant

Description

The Ferenc Gyorgyey/Stanley Simbonis YSM’57 Research Travel Grant is available to historians, medical practitioners, and other researchers outside of Yale who wish to use the Historical collections of the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library. In any given year the award is up to $2,000 for one week of research.  

Funds may be used for transportation, housing, food, and photographic reproductions. 

The application opens on February 2, 2026 and closes on April 26, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

More information can be found here: https://library.medicine.yale.edu/historical/research/grants-fellowships/gyorgyey-simbonis/

Qualifications

The award is limited to residents of the United States and Canada. 

Application Instructions

A complete fellowship application includes:

• A research proposal (1,200 words max) that outlines:
• Significance of the proposed collections research to your larger project
• Value of your project to your field 
• Feasibility of completing the scope of research proposed within the fellowship period
  Please note: If you anticipate consulting other collections in the Yale Library system, please indicate those clearly in your application.
• Budget 
• Proposed dates for research form
• Applicant information form
• Two letters of recommendation 

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