Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (fwd)

Hugh W. Jarvis (hjarvis@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU)
Thu, 9 Nov 1995 11:27:18 -0500

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Subject: Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FELLOWSHIPS

The Smithsonian Institution offers fellowships for research and
study in fields which are actively pursued by the museums and
research organizations of the Institution.

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. The term is 3 to 12 months.
Both fellowships offer a stipend of $25,000 per year plus
allowances.

PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS are offered to doctoral candidates who
have completed preliminary course work and examinations. The term
is 3 to 12 months. The stipend is $14,000 per year plus
allowances.

GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS are offered to students formally
enrolled in a graduate program of study, who have completed at
least one semester, and have not yet been advanced to candidacy
if in a Ph.D. Program. The term is 10 weeks; the stipend is
$3,000.

These fellowships support research in residence at all
Smithsonian facilities except the Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory (see below).

POSTMARK DEADLINE for submission is January 16, 1996.

Stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months.


FELLOWSHIPS AT THE SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY

Applicants interested in conducting research at the Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory should write to the Office of the
Director, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 60 Garden
Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 for program information, application
materials, and deadlines.


For more information and/or application materials please contact:

Office of Fellowships and Grants
Smithsonian Institution
955 L'Enfant Plaza, Suite 7000
Washington, D.C. 20560

phone: 202/287-3271
e-mail: siofg@sivm.si.edu
(please include your mailing address)
WWW: http://www.si.edu/youandsi/ofgintro.htm

Application materials are available on the World Wide Web but
they must be submitted by postal mail.


Pamela E. Hudson
Academic Programs Specialist
oasbb001@sivm.si.edu

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Office of Fellowships and Grants
Smithsonian Institution
siofg@sivm.si.edu