Scan|Design Fellowships

Several Scan|Design Fellowships will be available for the 2010/11 academic year to advanced UW undergraduate and graduate students who wish to participate in existing exchanges with universities in Denmark.

Deadline for fall semester 2010, spring semester 2011, academic year 2010/11 is: March 1, 2010
The Fellowships will pay for in-state UW tuition, air fare and some of the living costs in Denmark.

Most coursework in English.

Requirements: US citizenship and acceptance to a UW exchange in Denmark.

INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS WILL BE HELD IN 459 SCHMITZ HALL
TUESDAY FEB. 2, 4-5PM AND THURSDAY FEB. 4, 4-5PM

Further info and application: http://depts.washington.edu/scand/studyindenmark/

Smithsonian Institution Fellowships

SPONSORING AGENCY: The Smithsonian Institution

PURPOSE: As part of its mandate for "the increase and diffusion of knowledge," including the diverse ideas, skills, and cultures of our nation, the Smithsonian Institution pursues policies of equal opportunity and cultural diversity. Smithsonian fellowships and internships are awarded on the basis of these policies. Graduate Fellowships allow students to conduct research for ten-week periods in association with Smithsonian research staff members. Predoctoral, Postdoctoral, and Senior Fellowships allow students to conduct research for periods of three to twelve months.

FIELDS:

• American History, American Material and Folk Culture, and the History of Music and Musical Instruments

• History of Science and Technology

• History of Art, Design, Crafts, and the Decorative Arts

• Anthropology, Archeology, Linguistics, and Ethnic Studies

• Evolutionary, Systematic, Behavioral, Environmental Biology and Conservation

• Earth, Mineral, and Planetary Science

• Materials Characterization and Conservation

ELIGIBILITY:

• Graduate Student Fellowships: Applicants must be formally enrolled in a graduate program of study, must have completed at least one semester, and must not yet have been advanced to candidacy in a doctoral program. Fellowships allow research for ten-week periods.

• Predoctoral Fellowships: Applicants must have completed coursework and preliminary examinations for the doctoral degree, and must be engaged in dissertation research. In addition, candidates must have the approval of their universities to conduct their doctoral research at the Smithsonian for a three- to twelve-month period.

• Postdoctoral and Senior Fellowships: Postdoctoral applicants must have held the doctoral degree or equivalent for fewer than seven years as of the application deadline. Senior Fellowship applicants must have held the doctoral degree or equivalent for more than seven years as of the application deadline. Applications for senior fellowships may be made up to two years in advance.

EVALUATION AND SELECTION: Applicants are evaluated on their academic standing, scholarly qualifications, experiences, the quality of the research project or study proposed and its suitability to Smithsonian collections, facilities, and programs.

STIPEND:
• Senior and Postdoctoral - $42,000 per year
Earth and Planetary Sciences Senior and Postdoctoral - $47,000 per year
Predoctoral - $27,000 per year
Graduate Students - $6,000

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 15 annually
For additional information and application materials, please visit the Smithsonian Institution Fellowships Home Page.