Research Residence at the Deutsches Museum of Science and Technology

The Deutsches Museum invites researchers to take part in the museum’s Scholar-in-Residence Program working for six or 12 months on projects involving the museum’s vast and heterogeneous collections. The unique structure of the museum’s collection of archives and other materials enables scholars to develop innovative cross-disciplinary methods of research on the basis of texts, images and artefacts available on site and to engage in both the historical and archaeological exploration of science and technology. Participants are invited to base their projects on the collections of the Deutsches Museum and to cooperate closely with museum staff on site when formulating their research proposals.

During their stay, Scholars will have daily contact with the museum’s curators, archivists and librarians as well as members of the Munich Center for the History of Science and Technology. Scholarship holders will have their own workplace with a desktop computer and telephone, and the opportunity to reside temporarily in subsidized apartments of the museum complex. They will present their research projects to colleagues at the beginning of their stay and will be expected to participate regularly in the museum’s and the Munich Centre’s Monday colloquium series and workshops. Applicants must hold a master’s or a doctoral degree (BA degree is not sufficient). Pre-doctoral scholars receive stipends of 7,500 euros (six months) / 15,000 euros (full year) whereas post-doctoral scholars receive stipends of 15,000 euros (six months) / 30,000 euros (full year).