Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program
January 15 postmark deadline
Fellowship awards under this program are contingent upon the availability
of funds.
Deadline: January 15 annually (applications are available in
September)
Postdoctoral Fellowships are offered to scholars who have held
the degree or equivalent for less than seven years. Senior Fellowships
are offered to scholars who have held the degree or equivalent for
seven years or more. The term is 3 to 12 months**. Both fellowships
offer a
stipend of $40,000* per year plus allowances.
* Earth and Planetary Sciences Senior and Postdoctoral stipends are
$45,000 per year.
** Postdoctoral fellowship applicants in science may apply for up to 24 months.
Predoctoral Fellowships are offered to doctoral candidates
who have completed preliminary course work and examinations. Candidates
must have the approval of their universities to conduct doctoral research
at the Smithsonian Institution. The term is 3 to 12 months. The stipend
is $25,000 per year plus allowances.
Graduate Student Fellowships are offered to stu-dents formally
enrolled in a graduate program of study, who have completed at least
one semester, and not yet been advanced to candidacy if in a Ph.D.
Program. Applicants must submit a proposal for research in a discipline,
which is pursued at the Smithsonian. The term is 10 weeks; the stipend
is $5,500.
Stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months.
Smithsonian Institution offers fellowships in fields that are actively
pursued by the museums and research organizations of the Institution (see
below). For more information see links to'Smithsonian Opportunities for
Research and Study' below. These fellowships support research in residence
at all Smithsonian facilities except the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
(Applicants interested in conducting research at the SAO should contact
to the Office of the Director, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 for program information, application
materials, and deadlines or go to SAO
Fellowship Information.)
At present, the fields fellowship are available for:
Animal behavior, ecology, and environmental
science, including an emphasis on the tropics
Anthropology, including archaeology,
Astrophysics and astronomy
Earth sciences and paleobiology
Evolutionary and systematic biology
History of science and technology
History of art, especially American, contemporary,
African, and Asian art, twentieth-century
American crafts, and decorative arts
Social and cultural history of the United States
Folklife
Materials Research
Applications Forms
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version (2008)
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version for printing only (2008)
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Past Recipients
(If you have any questions or need additional
information regarding past recipients please contact Pamela Hudson Veenbaas,
Program Manager at 202-633-7070)
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