Smithsonian Environmental Justice Fellowship: Envisioning a Shared and Sustainable Future
Deadline Date: October 15, 2024
Donor Name: Smithsonian Institution
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
https://fellowships.si.edu/EJF
The Smithsonian Institution is seeking applications for its Environmental Justice Fellowship to leverage the Institution’s vast resources and expertise to study environmental injustice and inform potential solutions.
As the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex with 21 museums, the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, numerous science and cultural research centers, with projects across the U.S and around the world, including the newly launched Center for Environmental Justice at the Anacostia Community Museum the Smithsonian Institution strives to play a leading role in addressing environmental justice. Given the complexity of this challenge ahead, the Smithsonian seeks to convene diverse perspectives from a multitude of stakeholders, especially those closest and most impacted by the challenges, to inform and identify solutions. For any solution to be effective, rights and stakeholders must take into account the role of science, art, history, and culture in the society.
Themes
- Potential research themes include, but are not limited to:
- Environmental racism
- Community-driven outcomes in environmental research
- Pollution disparities and sustainable development
Funding Information
- Recipients will receive a stipend of $62,000 per year.
- 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
- Applicants should be enrolled in a Master’s degree program and relevant research and community-based engagement is preferred.
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