Please review the following information from the Big Ten Academic Alliance.

The application period for the Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Institution Fellowship is now open. The deadline for submitting applications is 11:59 pm EST on November 1, 2021.

This program provides three-month to one-year fellowships to doctoral students to support research at Smithsonian Institution facilities. Students must have completed all coursework for their program, be admitted into doctoral candidacy, and completed all requirements except for completion of the dissertation. The one-year fellowships carry a stipend of $40,000, which is paid by the Smithsonian Institution and the fellow’s home university. Stipends are prorated for fellowship periods of less than one year.

For more information on the fellowship, please visit https://www.btaa.org/resources-for/students/smithsonian-fellowship. On this site, you will find links to a Program Guide, Application Guide, Campus Contacts, and the application portal managed by the Smithsonian.