Smithsonian Institution Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Smithsonian Institution Postdoctoral 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 fewer than seven years. Applicant must submit a detailed proposal including a justification for conducting research 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
Email Address: siofg@si.edu
Phone Number: 202 275 0655
Fax Number: 202 275 0489
http://www.si.edu/research+study
You can find out more by contacting:
Will Morrison
Program Manager
It is important to carefully examine available information on the fellowship. Your best chance of achieving your goal can be attained by initially researching the prerequisites and knowing if you fulfill them. Before you even begin, figure out the potential motivations of the Smithsonian Institution and their reason for offering the Postdoctoral Fellowship. If you meet the requirements, make sure there is a reasonable chance to obtain the fellowship. If you think that there is a good chance that you can be one of the winners of the Postdoctoral Fellowship, then it is worth it to put forth the effort to apply.
A vital detail of applying for the fellowship is properly completing the forms. Occasionally the process can be drawn-out and tiresome, but it is absolutely critical that your work was done accurately and thoroughly. Use caution to insure that you will not get passed over because of some minor point.
Once the application is sent off, it's important to know when the Postdoctoral Fellowship chooses a winner and makes payment of the money so you'll be aware of whether or not you can rely on the fellowship to provide additional support for your financial needs and how it will help you out, stipulations may exist in what can be paid with the Postdoctoral Fellowship. It can be difficult to find ways to handle all of your financial needs, and making use of the Postdoctoral Fellowship to assist with your expenses can provide significant support. Even if you don't obtain the Postdoctoral Fellowship, try not to be upset, there will be alternative fellowships and you may find success elsewhere.