Smithsonian Institution: Fellowship Program

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

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• Graduate Student Fellowships: When applying, students must be 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.
• Predoctoral Fellowships: 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.
• Postdoctoral Fellowships: The doctorate degree must be completed by the time the fellowship begins.
• Senior Fellowships: Applicants must have held a Ph.D. or equivalent for at least 7 years.

Selection criteria

Applications are evaluated and fellows are selected by scholars in appropriate fields on the basis of the proposal’s merit, the applicant’s ability to carry out the proposed research and study, the likelihood that the research could be completed in the requested time, and the extent to which the Smithsonian, through its research staff members and resources, could contribute to the proposed research.

Applications are submitted through the Smithsonian Academic Appointment System available at The Smithsonian Institution website. For enquiries contact siofi@si.edu.