Senior Fellowship
The Senior Fellowship is a Fellowship sponsored by Smithsonian Institution.
Award Information:
Amount of Fellowship: Average: $35000, plus research allowance; award is pro-rated for periods of less than 12 months
Application Deadline: 15-Jan
Requirements: Applicant must have held a doctoral degree for seven years or more. Applicant must submit a detailed proposal including a justification for conducting research in residence at the Smithsonian Institution.
Eligibility: Other postgraduate-level study
Sponsorship provided by:
Smithsonian Institution
750 Ninth Street NW, Suite 9300
Washington, DC 20013-7012
USA
Phone Number: 202 275 0655
Fax Number: 202 275 0489
You can find out more by contacting:
Will Morrison
Program Manager
A good place to start is to search for the background of the fellowship. Getting the greatest odds of achieving your goal will follow from finding out the requirements from the start and knowing if you fulfill them. At the outset figure out the particular aims of the Smithsonian Institution and what they hope to achieve with the Senior Fellowship. After making sure you satisfy the prerequisites, make sure there is a reasonable chance to obtain the fellowship. If you think that there is a good chance of going on to be awarded the Senior Fellowship, then it is useful to fill out an application.
One critical aspect in the process of trying for the fellowship is properly completing the forms. Occasionally the process can be time consuming, but it is absolutely critical that your work was done properly and thoroughly. You don't want to lose out as the result of something that could have been avoided.
Once the application is sent off, figure out the timeframe regarding when the Senior Fellowship chooses a winner and distributes the money so that you can know if it is possible to count on the fellowship to provide additional support for your financial needs and what assistance it will provide, since there might be constraints on how you can use the Senior Fellowship. Recently it has become more burdensome to be able to take care of the increasing costs of education, and having the additional resources of the Senior Fellowship as a supplement to your own resources can be a huge help. Even if you don't obtain the Senior Fellowship, don't give up, there will be alternative fellowships and your persistence may be rewarded.