Smithsonian Fellowships

In-Residence Fellowships at the Museums, Research Institutes and Offices of the Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian offers fellowships for research in the following fields:

• Animal behavior, ecology and envirnmental science, including an emphasis on the tropics
• Anthropology, including archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and physical anthropology
• Astrophysics and astronomy
• Earth sciences and paleobiology
• Evolutionary & systemic biology
• Folklore
• History of science and technology
• History of art, especially American, contemporary, African, and Asian art, twentieth-century American crafts, and decorative art
• Materials research
• Molecular biology
• Social and cultural history of the U.S.

Early contact with potential advisor(s) is strongly recommended.

Postmark deadline is: January 15, 2009

Programs:

1. Smithsonian Institute Fellowship Program:
   • Senior Fellowships – for scholars more than seven years beyond the Ph.D.;* term is three to twelve months; stipend: $42,000 per year plus allowances ($47,000 for Earth and Planetary Sciences Senior and Postdoctoral Fellowships)*
   • Postdoctoral Fellowships – for scholars up to seven years beyond the Ph.D.; term is three to twelve months*; stipend: $42,000 per year plus allowances ($47,000 for Earth and Planetary Sciences Senior and Postdoctoral Fellowships)*
   • Predoctoral Fellowships – for doctoral candidates to conduct dissertation research; term: three to twelve months; stipend: $27,000 per year plus allowances
   • 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; term: ten weeks; stipend: $6,000
2. Latino/a Studies Fellowship Program – This program offers awards to US/Latino/a predoctoral students and postdoctoral or senior scholars to pursue research related to Latino history, art, and culture using Smithsonian resources. Term: three to twelve months with opportunitey to spend up to a third of the time in the field but not at the home institution; Stipend: Predoctoral fellowships offer a stipend of $27,000 per year plus allowances and post-doctoral and senior fellowships offer a stipend of $42,000 per year plus allowances.

Additional information and application materials at: http://www.si.edu/research+study

*See details on Web site

The Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship

Taken from the Web Site: http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/teaching/indiana/index.php

About the Fellowship

The Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship seeks to attract talented, committed individuals with backgrounds in the STEM fields– science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—into teaching in high-need Indiana high schools.   Learn more…

Funded through a $10 million grant from the Lilly Endowment, the Fellowship offers rigorous disciplinary and pedagogical preparation, extensive clinical experience, and ongoing mentoring. Eligible applicants include current undergraduates, recent college graduates, midcareer professionals, and retirees who have majored in, or had careers in, STEM fields.

The Award

The Fellowship includes:

·          a $30,000 stipend

·          admission to a master’s degree program at one of four participating Indiana universities

·          preparation in a high-need urban or rural secondary school

·          support and mentoring throughout the three-year teaching commitment

·          guidance toward teaching certification

·          lifelong membership in a national network of Woodrow Wilson Fellows who are intellectual leaders

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, is a program that provides college graduates the opportunity to work in Washington, DC, with a public-interest organization focusing on arms control and international security issues.  The fellowship is offered twice yearly, in the spring and fall.  It lasts from six to nine months and provides a stipend, health insurance, and travel costs to Washington.  The Scoville Fellowship does not award grant or scholarship money to students.   Scoville Fellows may undertake a variety of activities, including research, writing, and advocacy in support of the goals of their host organization and may attend coalition meetings, policy briefings, and Congressional hearings.  They have written fact sheets, letters to the editor, op eds, magazine articles, briefing books and reports, organized talks and conferences, and been interviewed as experts by the media.  Many former Scoville Fellows work for NGOs or the Federal Government, or attend graduate school in political science or international relations, following their fellowships. Visit their website at http://www.scoville.org.  There is no application form; the application requirements are listed on the website, as are links to the websites of each of the twenty-five participating organizations and information on the work of current and former Scoville Fellows.  Applications may be submitted via email.   All U.S. citizens and foreign nationals residing in the United States are eligible to apply; non-U.S. citizens living outside of the United States are not.
 

Science and Mathematics Teaching Fellowships

The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation accepts applications from men and women who have recently earned at least a bachelor’s degree in science or mathematics and now want to teach high school mathematics, physics, physical science, Earth science, or chemistry. The fellowship provides both financial and professional support for up to five years, including tuition assistance and a stipend while fellows participate in a recognized teacher credential program.

Applicants should:

• Have a degree in physical or biological science, mathematical science or engineering
• Be planning to teach science or mathematics in a U.S. high school
• Be enrolled in, or planning to enroll in, an approved teaching credential program

The fellowship provides tuition assistance, a monthly stipend, professional development, and other benefits.

Applications, selection criteria, and biographies of current teaching fellows can be found at  http://www.kstf.org