Smithsonian Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections Program
Purpose:
The Smithsonian Postgraduate Fellowship in Conservation of Museum Collections offers opportunities to conduct research and gain further training in the conservation of museum collection objects. This opportunity is open to recent graduates of masters programs in art and archaeological conservation (or the equivalent) and conservation scientists (including those at the postdoctoral level).
These fellowships are offered through the Smithsonian’s Office of Fellowships and Internships. They are administered under the charter of the Institution, 20 U.S. Code section 41 et seq. Fellowship awards under this program are contingent upon the availability of funds.
Usually awarded for one year, but applications for shorter periods will be considered with three months being the minimum.
The amount of support services available to the fellow will be determined by the workload of the department and the policy of the department chairperson and/or unit director.
A research allowance up to $4,000 as requested in your budget.
- Applicants must propose to conduct research in the conservation of objects in museum collections in conservation laboratories at the Smithsonian Institution. Past or current Smithsonian fellowship recipients are eligible to apply for future Smithsonian awards.
- No employee or contractor of the Smithsonian Institution may hold a Smithsonian fellowship during the time of his/her employment or contract, nor may an award be offered to any person who has been employed by or under contract to the Institution in the previous year, without the prior approval of the Office of Fellowships.
- Applicants whose native language is not English are expected to have the ability to write and converse fluently in English. All application materials must be presented in English (foreign transcripts may be translated, see below).
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Contact
Contact:
Office of Fellowships
Smithsonian Institution
Phone: 202-633-7070 Email: [email protected]