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</b>"Smithsonian, Office of Fellowships and Internships" <<a
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<b>Subject: Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program<br>
Date: </b>November 14, 2012 9:02:13 AM EST<br>
<b>To: </b><<a href="REIF@mit.edu">REIF@mit.edu</a>><br>
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</span><font size="5"><span style="font-size:18pt"><b>Deadline:
January 15, 2013<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.si.edu/ofi">www.si.edu/ofi</a></b></span></font><b><span
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<b>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.</b>
<b><i>At present these fields include:</i> <br>
Animal behavior, ecology, and environmental science, including
an emphasis on the tropics
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Anthropology, including archaeology <br>
Astrophysics and astronomy <br>
Earth sciences and paleobiology <br>
Evolutionary and systematic biology <br>
History of science and technology <br>
History of art, especially American, contemporary, African,
and Asian art, twentieth-century
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American crafts, and decorative arts <br>
Materials Sciences <br>
Social and cultural history of the United States <br>
Folklife</b> <b>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:<a
href="http://www.si.edu/ofg/GrandChallSOLAA.htm">http://www.si.edu/ofg/GrandChallSOLAA.htm</a>.
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<u>POSTDOCTORAL <<a
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</u>Fellowships are offered to scholars who have held the
degree or equivalent for less than seven years.
<br>
<u>SENIOR <<a
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</u>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. <br>
* Earth and Planetary Sciences Senior and Postdoctoral
stipends are $50,000 per year.</b>
<b><u>PREDOCTORAL <<a
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</u>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.</b>
<b><u>GRADUATE STUDENT <<a
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</u>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.</b>
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Smithsonian, Office of Fellowships and Internships<br>
470 L'Enfant Plaza, SW<br>
Suite 7102<br>
Washington, DC 20013-7012<br>
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