The Smithsonian Institution offers fellowships and internships for research and study in fields which are actively pursued by the museums and research organizations of the Institution. Fellowship appointments are for up to 12 months with the opportunity to spend up to a third of the time in the field but not at the home institution. The Office of Fellowships and Grants offers awards to Native Americans, who are formally or informally affiliated with a Native American community or tribe, to undertake projects which are related to a Native American topic and require the use of the Native American resources of the Smithsonian.
Appointments are available for a maximum period of three weeks.
Community Scholar awards enable visiting specialists to pursue independent research in association with Smithsonian professional and research staff. January 15 Postdoctoral fellowships of three to twelve months are available for scholars who have held the doctoral degree or equivalent for fewer than seven years as of the application deadline. The Smithsonian offers research opportunities for predoctoral students who seek research training supplementary to their university instruction. Predoctoral fellowships for periods of three to twelve months are offered to investigators who have completed preliminary coursework and examinations for the Ph.D., and are engaged in dissertation research. Candidates must have the approval of their universities to conduct their doctoral research at the Smithsonian.