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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is a Fellowship sponsored by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

Award Information:

Amount of Fellowship: Average: $45000
Application Deadline: 15-Nov
Requirements: Applicant must have recieved Ph.D. degree between July 1, 2002 and September 1, 2003.
Eligibility: Other postgraduate-level study

Sponsorship provided by:

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
60 Garden Street, Mail Stop 47
Cambridge, MA 02138
USA
Phone Number: 617 495 7103
Fax Number: 617 495 7105

You can find out more by contacting:

Mrs. Dale A. Alianiello
Fellowship Program Coordinator

It is important to thoroughly research any material provided for the fellowship. The best shot of achieving your goal is a result of initially researching the prerequisites and making sure you meet them. At the outset figure out the particular aims of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and their goals for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. If you meet the requirements, make sure there is a decent shot of being awarded the fellowship. Once you believe that you have a decent shot that you can be awarded the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, then you should put forth the effort to apply.

One critical part of working toward obtaining the fellowship is properly completing the forms. Applications can sometimes be drawn-out and laborious, but it is absolutely critical that the forms are filled out correctly and in its entirety. Avoid mistakes that might make you be bumped as the result of something that could have been avoided.

Once the application is sent off, figure out the timeframe regarding when the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship actually dispenses the money so that you can know if it is possible to rely on the fellowship to assist with any bills associated with your education and what assistance it will provide, since there might be constraints on how you can use the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. You might find it challenging to be able to cover all of your financial needs, and making use of the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to defray some of the costs can make things much easier. If you don't end up getting the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, try not to be upset, there will be alternative fellowships for which you can apply.