Greetings, Please share the following fellowship opportunity with students in relevant fields: Animal behavior, ecology, and environmental science (including an emphasis on the tropics); Anthropology (including archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and physical anthropology); Earth sciences and paleobiology; Evolutionary & systematic biology; Folklife; History of science and technology; History of art (especially American, contemporary, African, and Asian art, twentieth-century American crafts, and decorative arts); Materials research; Molecular biology; Social and cultural history of the United States Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship Supports doctoral candidates who have completed all requirements except completion of a dissertation and who wish to conduct research at a Smithsonian Institution to further the development of their theses. Application Deadline: October 15, 2025 Eligibility: * Eligible research fields include: Animal behavior, ecology, and environmental science (including an emphasis on the tropics); Anthropology (including archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and physical anthropology); Earth sciences and paleobiology; Evolutionary & systematic biology; Folklife; History of science and technology; History of art (especially American, contemporary, African, and Asian art, twentieth-century American crafts, and decorative arts); Materials research; Molecular biology; Social and cultural history of the United States * Students must have completed all course work for their programs, been admitted into doctoral candidacy, and satisfied all requirements except completion of the dissertation by the time appointment begins * Expected to spend most of the tenure of the fellowship in residence at a Smithsonian institution. Fellowship terms can be 3-12 months Benefits: * $45,000/year stipend (prorated for terms less than 12 months) * Research allowance up to $5,000 More Information: * https://fellowships.si.edu/opportunity/big-ten-academic-alliance-smithsonian-fellowship<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffellowships.si.edu%2Fopportunity%2Fbig-ten-academic-alliance-smithsonian-fellowship&data=05%7C02%7Ccce-graduates-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cf9cab97597d4493133f308dddb3599af%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C638907745437302692%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mhzSwyiRfoE1Z8egvLwR3jIP58sEpbq7nhWlpfF60xI%3D&reserved=0> * Contact trainee-funding@purdue.edu<mailto:trainee-funding@purdue.edu> at least three weeks before the application deadline to receive feedback on your application materials from a fellowship writing coach All the best, Lauren Lauren Trondsen, PhD Director of Fellowships Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars ltrondsen@purdue.edu<mailto:ltrondsen@purdue.edu> [4JthRFoqVpwAAAAASUVORK5CYII=]