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tuition allowance, an annual stipend, and travel support throughout the appointee's academic training and completion of degree. Upon completion of their graduate work, the recipients are offered a postdoctoral fellowship and considered for permanent employment.

Faculty Fellowship Program

The Faculty Fellowship Program support minority scholars with a Ph.D. and/or holding faculty status through awards for independently conceived research. The fellowships provide opportunities for minority faculty members to conduct research for two to four months in association with members of the professional research staff using facilities and collections of the Institution. It provides greater flexibility than the pre- and postdoctoral fellowship program in tenure lengths as well as eligibility requirements. This is done to encourage the participation of minority faculty members who have not yet received the Ph.D. or cannot spend six to twelve months away from their home institution.

Minority Internship Program

Established in 1981, internships for minority students, either graduate students or upper division undergraduates, are available for participation on research or museum procedure projects. Objectives are not only to increase the participation of minorities in Smithsonian scholarly activities in particular, but also to broaden the pool of minorities entering these general fields. Under the supervision of professional staff members, interns gain familiarity with the work of the Institution and with specific museum and research skills and professions. During their tenures at the Institution, interns are encouraged to apply for other opportunities for research, study,