RGGS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programs
RGGS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programs support postdoctoral researchers in projects with Museum scientists, using collections, expertise, and facilities to advance research and scientific training.
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Funder: American Museum of Natural History
Due Dates: November 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Expected salary of $71,181 plus benefits and limited support; appointments typically up to two years
Summary: Supports postdoctoral research and training through time-limited projects undertaken with Museum scientists using AMNH expertise, collections, and facilities.
Key Information: Applicants must contact appropriate AMNH curators before applying; ornithology projects require the separate Chapman program.
Description
The American Museum of Natural History administers its Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program through the Richard Gilder Graduate School (RGGS). The program advances the training of newly graduated or soon-to-graduate Ph.D. researchers through specific, time-limited projects pursued with Museum professionals in the Museum setting. Research must fit anthropology, invertebrate zoology, paleontology, astrophysics, Earth and planetary sciences, or vertebrate zoology.
Applicable projects receive consideration for co-funding through the Gerstner Scholars program, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund, and Lerner-Gray Fund. These support biological discovery, including genomics and computational biology; conservation-related research on North American terrestrial and freshwater fauna; and research on modern or fossil marine life and environments. These co-funding opportunities are not stand-alone programs and require the main fellowship application.
