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The Smithsonian Institution 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 using its facilities, and the advice and guidance of its staff members in fields that are actively pursued by the museums and research organizations of the Institution. At present these fields include: 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 Proposals should fall under at least one of the Smithsonian Institution’s four grand challenges: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe; Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet; Valuing World Cultures; and/or Understanding the American Experience. For more details about the grand challenges, please visit: http://www.si.edu/ofg/GrandChallSOLAA.htm.< http://pull.msg-edu.com/p/4451-613F/71742313/html002-www.si.eduGrandChallSOLAA.htm.html > POSTDOCTORAL< http://pull.msg-edu.com/p/4451-E407/71820014/html003-si.eduSIFELLapp.htm.html> Fellowships are offered to scholars who have held the degree or equivalent for less than seven years. SENIOR< http://pull.msg-edu.com/p/4451-D586/71820026/html004-www.si.eduSIFELLapp.htm.html> 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 $45,000* per year plus allowances. * Earth and Planetary Sciences Senior and Postdoctoral stipends are $50,000 per year. PREDOCTORAL< http://pull.msg-edu.com/p/4451-4707/71820030/html005-si.eduSIFELLapp.htm.html> 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 $30,000 per year plus allowances. GRADUATE STUDENT< http://pull.msg-edu.com/p/4451-8090/71715948/html006-si.eduSIFELLapp.htm.html> Fellowships are offered to students formally enrolled in a graduate program of study, who have completed at least one semester, and not yet have been advanced to candidacy if in a Ph.D. Program. Office of Fellowships and Internships Smithsonian Institution MRC 902, PO Box 37012 470 L’Enfant Plaza, Suite 7012 Washington, DC 20013-7012 This is a commercial message.
