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Program

The George Burch Fellowship in Theoretic Medicine and Affiliated Theoretic Science
Organization

Smithsonian Institution
Opportunity Type

Fellowship
About the Program

The George E. Burch Fellowship Program is a nomination-only opportunity that awards a stipend to defray living expenses during independent research and study to a  post-doctoral scholar, whose research interests lie within at least one of the following areas: medicine, biology, physics, chemistry, and fields in the social science and humanities, as it applies to health and medicine.

The purpose of the George E. Burch Fellowship is to “support a distinguished scholar in residence at the Smithsonian. The fellow may work in any discipline, but the creative effort should, in accordance with the wishes of the donor, be related to medicine. Dr. Burch’s goal is to permit the fellowship recipient time to think with freedom and creativity, and thereby stimulate new medically related theories in his or her discipline.
Program Location

Washington , DC
Application Deadline

January 15, 2024
Application Website

www.smithsonianofi.com/fellowship-opportunities/george-e-burch-fellowship/

Program Benefits

Paid?
 Yes
Pay Rate
 $60,000 base stipend
Additional Benefits

Allowances for research, travel relocation, and health insurance, with vary with each award offer.

Requirements

Description

The fellowship is eligible for post-doctoral scholars, whose research interests lie within medicine, biology, physics, chemistry, and fields in the social science and humanities, as it applies to health and medicine.

For this fellowship Dr. George E. Burch envisioned awardees who not only possess a strong interest in health or medicine, but have been confined by their usual responsibilities and overlooked by traditional funding sources.

The recipient must be in residence at the Smithsonian Institution.
Open to residents of:
 National - All 50 States
Open to students attending school in:
 National - All 50 States
Degree Programs
  • Doctorate Degree (Ph.D./M.D./D.D.S.)
Citizenship
  • U.S. Citizens
Keywords
 George Burch Fellowship Smithsonian
Contact

SIOFI@si.edu
Organization Website

smithsonianofi.com
Organization Address

1000 Jefferson Drive Southwest
Washington, DC 20004
Organization Phone
 202-633-7070
Last Modified Date
 November 16, 2015