The Latino Museum Studies Program (LMSP) Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships support independent scholars with opportunities to conduct research at various Smithsonian museums and research centers. Projects should relate to the U.S. Latino experience, ensuring that the contributions of the Latina/o/x community in the arts, history, national culture, and scientific achievement are explored, presented, celebrated and preserved. Recipients may be in residence at the Smithsonian Institution, where they pursue research projects, complete their dissertations, or expand research for publication. Fellows will make use of Smithsonian collections and will work closely with Smithsonian scholars.
Who Should Apply
Applicants should be conducting work on the U.S. Latino experience.
Predoctoral fellowships are for Ph.D. candidates with active enrollment at a university to conduct dissertation research. By the time the appointment begins, the participant’s university must approve the undertaking of dissertation research at the Smithsonian Institution and certify that requirements for the doctorate, other than the dissertation, have been met.
Postdoctoral fellowships are for scholars up to seven years beyond the Ph.D.*
*Note: If you have taken a “leave of absence” from research and wish to apply under the postdoctoral fellowship application instead of the senior fellowship application, which makes you seven or more years out from receiving your Ph.D., please provide a justification in the additional information section at the end of the application.
Stipend:
Predoctoral Fellows: - $42,000 per year for 12 months, plus up to $5,000 research allowance.
Postdoctoral Fellows: - $55,000 per year for 12 months, plus up to $5,000 research allowance.
