AMNH Ph.D. Student Partnership Fellowship
AMNH Ph.D. Student Partnership Fellowship supports doctoral students' research and training in Museum scientific disciplines, combining Museum and university staff and facilities to train Ph.D. candidates.
Funder: American Museum of Natural History
Due Dates: December 15, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Not specified
Summary: Supports doctoral training and research in Museum scientific disciplines through partnerships between AMNH and five universities.
Key Information: Only new, first-time Ph.D. applicants are eligible; students already matriculated in a Ph.D. program cannot apply.
Description
The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), through its Richard Gilder Graduate School (RGGS), offers this fellowship to train Ph.D. candidates through educational partnerships with selected universities. Training spans comparative biology, anthropology, invertebrate zoology, paleontology, physical sciences—including astrophysics and Earth and planetary sciences—and vertebrate zoology.
Partnership students draw on the staff and facilities of both the Museum and their host university for doctoral training and research. The host university retains educational jurisdiction and formally awards the degree. The shared advising structure requires at least one Museum curator to serve as a graduate advisor, co-major professor, or major professor, while also holding an adjunct faculty role at the host university.
