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MSH Summer Research Fellowships<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

MSH Summer Research Fellowships will fund independent research in the medical humanities and\/or science & technology studies. Successful fellows will be required to present their research at a symposium during the Fall 2025 semester and to contribute to the MSH Research Blog<\/a>. Applications are due Sunday, March 23, 2025, midnight EST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduate students may receive grants of up to $3,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please direct any questions about the fellowship or application to MSH DUS Dr. Nicole Labruto (nlabruto@jhu.edu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JHU-Fiocruz Summer School in Medicine, Technology, and Environment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A subset of undergraduate and graduate fellows can also take part in the first JHU-Fiocruz Summer School in STS and Medical Humanities. This year\u2019s theme is Medicine, Technology, and Environment: Socio-Historical Perspectives. The Summer School will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Monday, July 21, through Friday, August 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Summer School will consist of two phases, all occurring in Rio de Janeiro: from Monday, July 21 through Sunday, July 27, students will participate in the Symposium of the Society of Latin American and Caribbean Environmental History (SOLCHA). From Monday, July 28 through Friday, August 1, students will attend classes co-led by JHU and Fiocruz faculty, centered on the central theme of Medicine, Technology, and Environment. JHU students will attend classes with Fiocruz students in a collaborative environment. The Summer School will also include relevant learning excursions in Rio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students will be fully funded for transportation, room and board, and other participation expenses. Successful applicants will demonstrate a commitment to studying medical humanities, science and technology studies, and\/or environmental history. A demonstrated interest in the Brazilian context is encouraged, and students with independent research projects related to these themes and context will be prioritized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested students should submit a 300\u2013600-word statement of interest in the JHU-Fiocruz Summer School at the end of their MSH Research Fellowship application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSH Postdoctoral Writing Fellowship: AY 2025-2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Program in Medicine, Science, and the Humanities (MSH) is seeking a postdoctoral Writing Fellow from a Johns Hopkins University degree program, funded through the University Writing Program (UWP), to support the MSH Honors Program for AY 25-26. The Fellow will assist undergraduate MSH students as they write their senior Honors thesis projects in the fall and will work with juniors as they develop project proposals in the spring Honors Capstone course. The Fellow will offer group workshops for Honors students as well as one-on-one mentorship. They will lead workshops for juniors who are considering developing Honors projects as they begin the process of project formation. The Fellow will teach also one writing intensive elective for MSH in the spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fellow will receive training from the UWP in writing pedagogy through 1) auditing the Teaching Writing Workshop, a 3-credit graduate-level course on the theory and practice of teaching writing that meets weekly in the fall and 2) receiving mentorship from a University Writing Program faculty member that supports the Fellow\u2019s work with MSH as well as their future career goals.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fellow\u2019s responsibilities include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n