Grants & Funding

Smithsonian Institution

Published Date: July 18, 2006

Program Information

Program Name:

Minority Internships

Program URL:

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

Program Year:

Program Description:

The Smithsonian Institution's Office of Fellowships offers internships 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 the students academic fields (listed below) 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 are full-time (40 hours per week), ten week appointments during the summer, fall, or spring. Stipend awards are $350 per week, with additional travel allowances offered in some cases. 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

Program Restrictions:

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).

Public Contact Information

Supported Components and Scientific Fields

Supported Components:

Student Internships

General Fields Supported:

Biology, Science

Specific Fields Supported:

Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biochemistry/Structural Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth Systems, Ecology/Environmental Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Geology, Natural History, Paleontology, Plant Biology, Zoology

Program Eligibility Requirements

Who can apply?

Students

If organizations may apply, check which ones:

None provided

If students may apply, check which ones:

Grade 12, Grade 13, Grade 14, Grade 15, Grade 16, Graduate Students

Are awards targeted to a specific population group?

Yes

If yes, check those that apply:

Minorities, General

Is this program limited to organizations or residents within the United States?

No

Are awards targeted to people in specific U.S. states?

No

If yes, check those that apply:

None provided

Are awards targeted to a specific region within a state?

No

If yes, specify

Application Process and Program Award Term

Application Process, Initial Contact or Approach:

Online Application (specify URL): http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/MIP/MIPappl2006forFillin.pdf

Application Details:

Application Deadline(s)?:

Yes

If yes, date(s):

10/01/2006

Deadline Comments:

Award Duration:

Fixed, 10 week internships

Program Competition Information

Year (last reported competition)  

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Individual Award Rates:
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Sample of Recent Grantees

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