Life on a Sustainable Planet (LSP) Fellowships
Life on a Sustainable Planet (LSP) Fellowship is a vital initiative from the Smithsonian designed to advance and inspire global engagement in environmental stewardship. The Life on a Sustainable Planet Fellowship program is currently under review. Once a more definite budget scenario is established, updates will be available at https://science.si.edu/Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP)
Applications for the Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP) are now open! Deadline: October 15, 2025 11:59 PM EST - The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program offers in-resident opportunities for independent research or study related to Smithsonian collections, facilities, and/or research interests of the Institution and its staff. Fellowships are offered to graduate students, predoctoral students, and postdoctoral and senior researchers to conduct independent research and to utilize the resources of the Institution with members of the Smithsonian professional research staff serving as advisors and hosts.Short-Term Fellowships
The Short-Term Fellowship Program allows selected candidates to come to STRI at any time of the year and is an excellent resource to provide support for graduate students and introduce them to tropical research. Although focused primarily on graduate students, awards are occasionally given to undergraduate and postdoctoral candidates. These fellowships enable selected candidates to work in the tropics and explore research possibilities at STRI.
3-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship
STRI’s most prestigious postdoctoral fellowship is awarded once a year to an outstanding candidate in one of the many research fields practiced at STRI. Successful candidate will conduct a three-year research program based at a STRI facility, typically in the lab of a staff scientist who serves as host or advisor on the project.
D. Ross Robertson Research Award Fellowship for Field Studies on Neotropical Deep-Reef fishes
The endowment supports field research on any aspects of the biology of living reef-fishes found between 40-300m, anywhere in the Neotropics. Awardees are not required to use STRI facilities nor to conduct research in Panama.