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 $73,316 plus benefits; appointments typically two years
Summary: Supports postdoctoral training through time-limited research projects conducted with Museum professionals across natural history disciplines.
Key Information: Fellows must work in residence at the Museum; ornithology applicants must use the separate Chapman program.
Description
The American Museum of Natural History’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programs, administered by the Richard Gilder Graduate School (RGGS), advance postdoctoral training through specific, time-limited projects pursued with Museum professionals. Research must fit anthropology, invertebrate zoology, paleontology, physical sciences—including astrophysics and Earth and planetary sciences—or vertebrate zoology.
The program also connects projects with specialized co-funding for biological research, particularly genomics; wildlife conservation and related research on North American terrestrial and freshwater fauna; and research on marine life and environments. Applicable co-funding applications are required alongside the main fellowship application. Biological priorities include species evolution and diversity, the tree of life, and human or medical research informed by other organisms.
