Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP) Applications are Now Open!
Greetings,
Applications for the Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP) are now open. Please spread the word and share widely! The deadline is October 15th, 2024.
The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program offers opportunities for independent research and study to graduate students, predoctoral students, and postdoctoral and senior researchers related to Smithsonian collections, facilities, and staff expertise. Smithsonian professional research staff serve as advisors and hosts while the fellows are in residence. These fellowships are offered through the Smithsonian’s Office of Academic Appointments and Internships, and are administered under the charter of the Institution, 20 U.S. Code section 41 et seq.
Eligibility: Determination of the fellowship category for which to apply should be based on the anticipated academic level at the time the fellowship would begin:
Senior Fellowships – Applicants must have held a Ph.D. or equivalent for at least 5 years. Applicants who have received the Ph.D. or equivalent before June 1, 2018 are eligible to apply for senior fellowships. *
Postdoctoral Fellowships – for scholars up to seven years beyond the Ph.D.*
Predoctoral Fellowships – for doctoral candidates to conduct dissertation research. Students enrolled in a university as candidates for the Ph.D. or equivalent are eligible for predoctoral fellowships.
Ten-Week Graduate Student Fellowships – for graduate students to conduct independent research usually before having been advanced to candidacy if in a Ph.D. program.
* If you have taken a “leave of absence” from research and wish to apply under the postdoctoral fellowship application instead of senior fellowship application which makes you 5 or more years out from receiving your Ph.D., please provide a justification in the additional information section at the end of the application.
No employee or contractor of the Smithsonian Institution may hold a Smithsonian fellowship during the time of his/her employment or contract, nor may an award be offered to any person who has been employed by or under contract to the Institution in the previous year, without the prior approval of the Office Academic Appointments and Internships (OAAI).
For more information on this program, please contact Christian Kameni or Pamela (Hudson) Veenbaas at InternsAndFellows@si.edu.
Christian Kameni, Program Specialist (He/Him)
Office of Academic Appointments and Internships
kamenic@si.edu | T 202-633-7052 | | https://fellowships.si.edu/