Smithsonian Fellowships in Museum Practice
Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology
Award: $3,500
To help learners of all ages discover the Learning Lab's digital images, recordings, texts, and lesson plans regardless of a user's physical proximity to these assets. Qualifications: Applicants should be mid to late-career academics, educators, or cultural heritage practitioners, whose research or practice centers on the empowerment of students, teachers, and lifelong learners to access, integrate, and add to the value of museum digital collections. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on committee criteria. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application and include following items: abstract of the proposed research not more than one page and include the project title; curriculum vitae or resume including previous and current fellowships, grants, and/or awards, and a description of research interests; bibliography, an annotated literature review relevant to the proposed research; and full statement of research that should not exceed 1,500 words (maximum six pages, 12 point type, double-spaced); names and email addresses of two people familiar with work. Focus: Museum science.