Smithsonian Climate Change Fellowships: Advancing Life on a Sustainable Planet (Up To $62,000 Stipends and up to $10,000 Research Allowance)

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The Smithsonian Institution is seeking applications for its Climate Change Fellowships to support up to five fellows as they conduct independent research in the spirit of the Smithsonian’s wide-ranging research effort and in support of the Smithsonian’s goals to understand and inform solutions to climate change.

Smithsonian researchers have been conducting studies and collecting data to understand the climatic changes. The Smithsonian hosts one of the largest natural history collections in the world, and through its 21 museums and science and cultural research centers, the Institution conducts multidisciplinary research on climate change with partners and collaborators in over 140 countries.

The fellows will be able to leverage the Smithsonian’s resources, including its researchers, collections, exhibits, and data sets, to advance scientific understanding of climate change and the impacts it is having on nature and human well-being. They will also be hosted by a Smithsonian museum or research center.

Fellows will be hosted by a Smithsonian museum or research center. Fellows must identify an advisor from one of the identified units and they encourage applicants to identify a second advisor from another Smithsonian museum or research center to foster cross-institutional collaboration.

Climate Change Fellowships Funding Information

Recipients will receive a stipend of $62,000 per year for Postdoctoral Fellows.
A maximum research allowance up to $10,000 is available for the fellowship period.
Stipends are prorated for periods of less than 24 months.

Eligibility Criteria for Climate Change Fellowships

Applicants for Postdoctoral Fellowships must have or will have received the Ph.D. by the time the fellowship begins. Applicants must propose to conduct research in residence.