Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program 2000, 01/00

Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program 2000

The Smithsonian encourages access to its collections, staff specialties, and reference resources by visiting scholars, scientists, and students. The Institution offers in-residence appointments for research and study in fields which are actively pursued by the museums and research organizations, using its facilities, and the advice and guidance of its staff members.

At present these fields are:

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

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. Applicants must submit a detailed proposal including a justification for conducting research in residence at the Institution. The term is 3 to 12 months. Both fellowships offer a stipend of $27,000 per year plus allowances.

Predoctoral Fellowships are offered to doctoral candidates who have completed preliminary course work and examinations. The applicant must submit a detailed proposal including a justification for conducting the research in-residence at the Institution. 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 $15,000 per year plus allowances.

Graduate Student Fellowships are offered to students who when they apply, are formally enrolled in a graduate program of study at a degree-granting institution. Before the appointment begins fellows must still be enrolled and must have completed at least one full-time semester or its equivalent, or have completed the graduate program within the past four months. Graduate Student Fellowships are usually intended for students who have not yet been advanced to candidacy if in a doctoral program. The term is 10 weeks; the stipend is $3,500.

Stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months.

Postmark Deadline is January 15, 2000.

For applications material:
on the Web:
http://www.si.edu/research+study
or
send e-mail: <siofg@ofg.si.edu> (Please include mailing address for requested materials)