> Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program 2000 > > The Smithsonian 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 in fields which are > actively pursued by the museums and research organizations, > using its facilities, and the advice and guidance of its > staff members. > > 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. 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 $27,000 per year > plus allowances. > > Predoctoral 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 $15,000 per year plus allowances. > > Graduate Student Fellowships are offered to students who > when they apply, are 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. The term is 10 weeks; > the stipend is $3,500. > > Stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months. > > Postmark Deadline is January 15, 2000. > > For applications material: > on the Web: http://www.si.edu/research+study > or > send e-mail: [log in to unmask] (Please include mailing > address for requested materials) > > Pamela E. Hudson > Office of Fellowships and Grants > Smithsonian Institution > 955 L'Enfant Plaza, Suite 7000 > Washington, D.C. 20560-0902 > 202/ 287-3271 > <[log in to unmask]>