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    <font face="Palatino"><span style="font-size:12pt">Forwarded upon
        request to MIT Postdocs:<br>
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        Verdana, Arial"><b>From:
        </b>"Smithsonian, Office of Fellowships and Internships" &lt;<a
          href="siofg@si.edu">siofg@si.edu</a>&gt;<br>
        <b>Subject: Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program<br>
          Date: </b>November 14, 2012 9:02:13 AM EST<br>
        <b>To: </b>&lt;<a href="REIF@mit.edu">REIF@mit.edu</a>&gt;<br>
        <b>Reply-To: </b>&lt;<a href="siofg@si.edu">siofg@si.edu</a>&gt;<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
          <br>
          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
          <br>
          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 &lt;<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 &lt;<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 &lt;<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 &lt;<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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