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Applications are now open for the Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship. The goal of the program is to identify current students from Big Ten Academic Alliance universities who have been admitted into doctoral candidacy and satisfied all requirements except completion of dissertation.
Opportunity Details
The Big Ten Academic Alliance established in 1958, is a consortium of research universities that collaborate on a wide range of academic and administrative initiatives to advance their academic missions, generate unique opportunities for students and faculty, and serve the common good by sharing expertise, leveraging campus resources, and collaborating on innovative programs.
The current members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance are:
| University of Illinois | Michigan State University | Pennsylvania State University |
| Indiana University | University of Minnesota | Purdue University |
| University of Iowa | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Rutgers University-New Brunswick |
| University of Maryland | Northwestern University | University of Wisconsin Madison |
| University of Michigan | Ohio State University | University of Chicago* |
*The University of Chicago is participating in this program as an affiliate.
The goal of the program is to identify current students from Big Ten Academic Alliance universities who have been admitted into doctoral candidacy and satisfied all requirements except completion of dissertation. These doctoral candidates find appropriate advisers at the Smithsonian to conduct research and scholarship that will further the development of their respective theses.
Big Ten Academic Alliance applicants must propose research that is conducted at the Smithsonian in one of the following areas of research:
For a list of Smithsonian Fellowship contacts on Big Ten Academic Alliance campuses go here.
Stipend
Stipend: $45,000 per year
Research Allowance: up to $5,000 per year
Stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months.
Only currently enrolled in one of the Big Ten Academic Alliance member universities are eligible. Students must have completed all course work for their programs, and must have been admitted into doctoral candidacy and satisfied all requirements except completion of the dissertation by the time their appointment begins in order to qualify. The program is open to US citizens and Non-US citizens. 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.
Term
3 to 12 months
All applications must be submitted by October 15, 2024 11:59 PM EST through the Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP)
Contact
Office of Fellowships
E-mail: [email protected]