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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Smithsonian Postgraduate Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections Program

Overview

The attached application materials for 2011 Smithsonian Postgraduate Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections include the program guidelines, instructions, cover sheets, and letters for your referees. All these materials are also available at our Web site: www.si.edu/research+study.

This fellowships program is offered by the Smithsonian Institution to provide opportunities for recent graduates of masters programs in art and archaeological conservation or the equivalent or conservation scientists, including those at the postdoctoral level, who wish to conduct research and gain further training in Smithsonian conservation laboratories for conservation of objects in museum collections. These fellowships are offered through the Smithsonian's Office of Fellowships and 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.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact staff members (listed below) to help identify potential advisors, determine the feasibility of the proposed research being conducted at the Smithsonian Institution, and the availability of relevant resources such as staff, collections, archives and library materials during the proposed tenure dates. Additional facilities may be available to museum or archives fellows for analytical work at the Museum Conservation Institute (MCI).


Qualifications for Application

Applicants must propose to conduct research in the conservation of objects in museum collections in conservation laboratories at the Smithsonian Institution. Past or current fellowship recipients are eligible to apply for another award.

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).


Application Submission and Deadline

All applications must be submitted by January 15, 2011 at https://solaa.si.edu.

Notification of decisions will be made on April 15, 2011.


Criteria for Selection

Applications are evaluated and fellows are selected by conservators in appropriate fields on the basis of the proposal’s merit, the applicant’s ability to carry out the proposed research and study, the likelihood that the research could be completed in the requested time, and the extent to which the Smithsonian, through its research staff members and resources, could contribute to the proposed research. Included in the proposal evaluation will be it's relevance in terms of the Smithsonian’s Strategic Plan and how the research reflects one or more of the Four Grand Challenges outlined in the plan (see details at http://www.si.edu/Content/Pdf/About/SI_Strategic_Plan_2010-2015.pdf ). The number of appointments made each year is determined by the availability of funds for the program. The Smithsonian Postgraduate Conservation Fellowship Program does not discriminate on grounds of race, creed, sex, age, marital status, condition of handicap, or national origin of any applicant.

Stipends and Allowances 2011 - 2012

Postgraduate Conservation Fellowships: The stipend is $35,000 per year (twelve months, prorated for shorter tenures). In addition to the stipend, allowances to assist with the fellow's research related expenses and for temporary relocation to the Smithsonian are possible. In most cases a maximum research allowance of $2,000 is available. The amount awarded will be determined based upon the budget and justification presented by the applicant. The budget for the research allowance should not include costs for relocation to the Smithsonian, which are awarded separately. The Office of Fellowships cannot provide funds for the travel or living expenses of dependents.

All funds provided under Smithsonian fellowships, including stipends and research and travel allowances, are subject to tax.

To apply: https://solaa.si.edu

http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/CFELL/CFELLapp.htm


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