The Robert Frederick Smith Applied Public History Fellowship For HBCU Graduates

The Robert Frederick Smith Applied Public History Fellowship for HBCU Graduates offers a two-year appointment providing advanced training and scholarly support in public history, museum management, outreach programming, and partnership building. Applications have closed for the 2024-26 fellowship.

Stipend

• $55,000 per year
• $11,000 per year for individual health insurance
• $2,500 per year for research and conference travel

Location & Term

• Two-year appointment in Washington, DC beginning Summer 2024.
• The first 18 months of the program, the fellow will be in residency at the Museum.
• The final six months of the program, the fellow will be in residency applying practical skills and research at a local organization focused on African American history and culture. During these six months, the fellow will dedicate at least 85 percent of his/her/their time to the residency organization.
• Full-time

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Applicants must have at least one degree from a Historically Black College or University.
• Fellow will be required to follow Smithsonian Institution's health and safety guidelines.
• This fellowship is best suited for a recent master’s degree recipient with some professional experience, but without an established career in the field of cultural management.
• An ideal candidate will already be working or desire to work in the cultural sector and have academic training in museum or cultural management and African American history and culture.
• If a candidate has no prior relevant professional experience, either through internships, fellowships, or employment, it may be too early to be considered competitive.
• If a candidate has more than two years’ of full-time work experience in museum or cultural management, it is likely they will have moved beyond the reach of the program.
• A competitive applicant will be prepared to enter the field as a mid-career employee upon completion of the fellowship.