Eugene Garfield Research Fellowship
The Eugene Garfield Research Fellowship promoted and supported research in the discoverability and dissemination of information by incorporating the history of the profession. The fellowship was endowed by Eugene Garfield, AHIP, FMLA (1926–2017), founder and former chair of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Garfield was known for his innumerable and significant contributions to the practice of medical librarianship, including the creation of the Science Citation Index and the Journal Impact Factor. Established in 2013, the fellowship aimed to stimulate research into the history of information science in the medical or health sciences, recognizing that rediscovery, interpretation, and understanding of the rich history in this key knowledge area helped practitioners and researchers interpret the present and prepare for the future. In 2019, the fellowship was modified to expand on the concept of making information more discoverable, in honor of Dr. Garfield’s work.
The fellowship is on hiatus beginning August 2025.