Fellowships at Smithsonian Institution

Program Number: 00119
Graduate Student Fellowships
Predoctoral Fellowships
Senior Fellowships
Smithsonian Institution

    Synopsis: These fellowships allow students to conduct research
    for ten-week periods in association with Smithsonian research
    staff members. Applicants must be formally enrolled in a
    graduate program of study, must have completed at least one
    semester, and must not yet have been advanced to candidacy in a
    doctoral program. The stipend is $6,500.

    Deadline(s):      01-15-2011
    Established Date: 11-12-1980
    Follow-Up Date:   11-01-2011
    Review Date:      12-03-2010

    Contact Address:

        Office of Fellowships
        470 L'Enfant Plaza Suite 7102
        MRC 902 PO Box 37012
        Washington, DC 20560
        U.S.A.
        202-275-0655
        Fax: 202-275-0489
        siofg<-at->si<.>edu

    <URL:http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SIFELLapp.htm>
    <URL:http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SIFellowship.doc>

    Deadline Ind:     Postmark
    Deadline Open:    No
    Award Type(s):    Fellowship
                      In-Residence
    Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution: Any/No Restrictions
    Locations Tenable:  U.S.A. Institution
                        (including U.S. Territories)
    Appl Type(s):     Graduate Student
    Target Group(s):  None
    Funding Limit:    $6,500 see below
    Duration:         10 week(s)
    Indirect Costs:   Unspecified
    Cost Sharing:     No
    Sponsor Type:     Federal
    Geo. Restricted:  No restrictions
    CFDA#:

    Objectives: Research must be related to a discipline which is
    pursued at the Smithsonian.

    Eligibility:

    Eligible applicants are students formally enrolled in a graduate
    program, who have completed at least one semester and not yet
    have been advanced to candidacy if in a Ph.D. program.
    Applicants whose native language is not english are expected to
    have the ability to write and converse fluently in English.

    Funding: Graduate student stipends are $6,500.(ljl)

Program Number: 00195
Predoctoral Fellowships
Smithsonian Institution

    Synopsis: The fellowship allow students to conduct research for
    periods of three to twelve months. Applicants must have
    completed coursework and preliminary examinations for the
    doctoral degree, and must be engaged in dissertation research.
    In addition, candidates must have the approval of their
    universities to conduct their doctoral research at the
    Smithsonian.

    Deadline(s):      01-15-2011
    Established Date: 11-12-1980
    Follow-Up Date:   11-01-2011
    Review Date:      12-03-2010

    Contact Address:

        Office of Fellowships
        470 L'Enfant Plaza Suite 7102
        MRC 902 PO Box 37012
        Washington, DC 20560
        U.S.A.
        siofg<-at->si<.>edu
        <URL:http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm#fofg>
        <URL:http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/
            SIFELL/SIFELLPrgInfo.htm>
        202-275-0655
        Fax: 202-275-0489

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    Deadline Ind:     Postmark
    Deadline Open:    No
    Award Type(s):    Dissertation
                      Fellowship
                      In-Residence
    Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution: Any/No Restrictions
    Locations Tenable:  U.S.A. Institution
                        (including U.S. Territories)
    Appl Type(s):     Graduate Student
    Target Group(s):  None
    Funding Limit:    $30,000 see below
    Duration:         12 months
    Indirect Costs:   Unspecified
    Cost Sharing:     No
    Sponsor Type:     Federal
    Geo. Restricted:  No restrictions
    CFDA#:

    Objectives:

        The fellowship allow students to conduct research for
        periods of three to twelve months. Fellows have access to
        the Smithsonian Institution Libraries with privileges which
        include borrowing library materials, interlibrary loans,
        intralibrary loans, document delivery, database searching,
        and reference assistance.

    Eligibility

        Students enrolled in a university as candidates for the
        Ph.D. or equivalent are eligible for predoctoral
        fellowships. By the time the appointment begins, the
        university must approve the undertaking of dissertation
        research at the Smithsonian Institution and certify that
        requirements for the doctorate, other than the dissertation,
        have been met.

    Funding

        Financial support, in addition to a Smithsonian fellowship,
        for such purposes as research travel and equipment may be
        received from other sources provided that no special demands
        are made upon the fellow's time. Permission to receive
        additional stipend support must be requested in writing from
        the Office of Fellowships.  The term is three to twelve
        months. Fellows will be provided with space to conduct their
        research within the department in which they are working.
        Applicants should consult in advance with their proposed
        advisor(s) regarding the availability of facilities and
        necessary equipment. The amount of support services
        available to the fellow will be determined by the workload
        of the department and the policy of the department
        chairperson and/or unit director. Fellows have access to the
        Smithsonian Institution Libraries with privileges which
        include borrowing library materials, interlibrary loans,
        intralibrary loans, document delivery, database searching,
        and reference assistance.

Program Number: 00204
Senior Fellowships
Smithsonian Institution

    Synopsis: Fellowships of $45,000 plus allowances support up to
    twelve months of in-residence research in biological and
    physical sciences, art, history, and social sciences.  Eligible
    applicants are scholars who have held the Ph.D. degree for more
    than seven years.

    Deadline(s):      01-15-2011
    Established Date: 05-26-1992
    Follow-Up Date:   11-01-2011
    Review Date:      12-03-2010

    Contact:
    Address:          Office of Fellowships,  MRC 902
    PO Box 37012
    Suite 9300, Victor Building
    Washington, DC 20560-0902
    U.S.A.
    siofg<-at->si<.>edu
    <URL:http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SIFELLapp.htm>
    <URL:http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm#fofg>
    202-275-0655
    Fax: 202-275-0489

    Deadline Ind:     Postmark
    Deadline Open:    No
    Award Type(s):    Fellowship
    In-Residence
    Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
    Any/No Restrictions
    Locations Tenable:   U.S.A. Institution
                        (including U.S. Territories)
    Appl Type(s):     Doctoral-Midcareer/Senior Invst.
    Postdoctoral
    Target Group(s):  None
    Funding Limit:    $45,000 see below
    Duration:         12 months
    Indirect Costs:   Unspecified
    Cost Sharing:     No
    Sponsor Type:     Federal
    Geo. Restricted:  No restrictions
    CFDA#:

    Objectives:

        Fellows will be provided with space to conduct their
        research within the department in which they are working.
        Applicants should consult in advance with their proposed
        advisor(s) regarding the availability of facilities and
        necessary equipment. The amount of support services
        available to the fellow will be determined by the workload
        of the department and the policy of the department
        chairperson and/or unit director. Fellows have access to the
        Smithsonian Institution Libraries with privileges which
        include borrowing library materials, interlibrary loans,
        intralibrary loans, document delivery, database searching,
        and reference assistance.

    Eligibility:

        Applicants who have received the Ph.D. or equivalent before
        January 15, 2004 are eligible to apply for senior
        fellowships. Senior Fellowship applications may be submitted
        one and a half years in advance.

    Funding:

        The stipend for Senior Fellows is $45,000 per year (twelve
        months). Fellows will be provided with space to conduct
        their research within the department in which they are
        working. Applicants should consult in advance with their
        proposed advisor(s) regarding the availability of facilities
        and necessary equipment. The amount of support services
        available to the fellow will be determined by the workload
        of the department and the policy of the department
        chairperson and/or unit director. Fellows have access to the
        Smithsonian Institution Libraries with privileges which
        include borrowing library materials, interlibrary loans,
        intralibrary loans, document delivery, database searching,
        and reference assistance.

    Cathy Fletcher
    Supervisory Grant and Contract Administrator
    Smithsonian Institution, Office of Sponsored Projects
    202-633-7109 (phone)
    Fax: 202-312-1932
    fletcherc<-at->si<.>edu


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