About the Fellowship
The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP) is the Smithsonian Institution’s(SI) centrally-funded flagship in-residence fellowship program. SI Fellowships are awarded annually to graduate students, predoctoral students, postdoctoral, and senior investigators to conduct independent study or research at one or more of the Smithsonian’s 19 units and research centers.
These fellowships are offered through the Smithsonian’s Office of Fellowships and Internships.
Applicants to the Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program must propose to conduct independent research in a discipline pursued at the Smithsonian and must submit a specific and detailed research proposal indicating why the Smithsonian is an appropriate place to carry out the study.
Projects that broaden and diversify the research conducted within these disciplines are encouraged. Fellowships are offered to support research at Smithsonian facilities or field stations.
Purpose
The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program offers in-residence opportunities for independent research or study related to Smithsonian collections, facilities, and/or research interests of the Institution and its staff.
Deadline
November 1, 2018
Eligibility
Open to all nationalities. Applicants whose native language is not English are expected to have the ability to write and converse fluently in English. All application materials must be presented in English.
The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship award amounts are
- Graduate Student Fellowship*: $7,500.00 for 10 weeks.
- Predoctoral Fellowship: $36,000 annually; research allowance up to $4,000.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship: $50,400 annually; research allowance up to $4,000.
- Senior Fellowship: $50,400 annually; research allowance up to $4,000.
*Graduate Student Fellowships are offered for 10 weeks and are not available for periods of less or more than 10 weeks. Research allowances are not offered for graduate student fellowships.
Stipends for all fellowships other than graduate students are pro-rated for periods of less than twelve months.
Rules of the Fellowship
- Fellows are expected to spend most of their tenure in residence at the Smithsonian, except when arrangements are made for periods of field work or research travel.
- Applicants must propose to conduct research at the Smithsonian in one of its areas of research as outlined in the Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study (SORS), for a period of three to twelve months, or ten weeks for the Graduate Student Fellowship.
- Past or current SIFP fellowship recipients are eligible to apply for another SIFP award. For clearer specifications please check the given website link.
Criteria for Selection
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. The number of appointments made each year is determined by the availability of funds for the program.
The Smithsonian does not discriminate on grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, parental status, marital status, sexual orientation, or participation in protected activity
Contact
E-mail: siofi@si.edu
The Official link for the fellowship is given here.
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