Funding-Minority Awards Program; February 1, 2011

Agency

Smithsonian Institute

Description

The Office of Fellowships offers internships and visiting student awards to increase participation of U.S. minority groups who are underrepresented in Smithsonian scholarly programs, in the disciplines of research conducted at the Institution, and in the museum field.

This program is designed to provide undergraduate and beginning graduate students the opportunity to learn more about the Smithsonian and their academic fields through direct experience in research or museum-related internship projects under the supervision of research and professional staff members at the Institution's many museums, research institutes and offices.

Internships and Visiting Student appointments are full-time (40 hours per week), for ten weeks during the summer, fall, or spring. Stipends are $500 per week, with additional travel allowances offered in some cases and a small research allowance for Visiting Students.

Smithsonian fields of research include:

· Animal behavior, ecology, and environmental science, including an emphasis on the tropics

· Anthropology, including archaeology,

· Astrophysics and astronomy

· Earth sciences and paleobiology

· Evolutionary and systematic biology

· History of science and technology

· History of art, especially American, contemporary, African, and Asian art, twentieth-century American crafts, and decorative arts

· Social and cultural history of the United States

· Folklife

Qualifications: Applicants should be currently engaged in undergraduate or graduate study, and an overall G.P.A. of 3.0 or its equivalent generally is expected. The relevance of an internship at the Smithsonian to the student's academic and career goals will be an important part of the evaluation of an applicant. Most successful candidates are students of the disciplines in which the Smithsonian conducts research (listed above).

Closing Date: February 1, 2011 (for Summer and Fall)

                 October 1, 2011 (for Spring)

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/MIP/MIPapp.htm