The Robert D. Hevey, Jr. and Constance M. Filling Fellowship in Anthropology
The Robert D. Hevey, Jr. and Constance M. Filling Fellowship in Anthropology supports graduate researchers in museum-based study of Indigenous communities, languages, or cultural diversity to advance anthropology.
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Funder: Smithsonian Institution
Due Dates: October 15, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $10,000 stipend + $5,000 research allowance for 10 weeks; possible relocation allowance
Summary: Supports graduate students’ in-residence anthropological research on contemporary Indigenous communities, linguistics and endangered languages, or cultural diversity at NMNH.
Key Information: Fellows must reside full-time at NMNH in Washington, DC, and actively engage in its community throughout the fellowship.
Description
This Smithsonian Institution fellowship supports a graduate student undertaking short-term anthropological research in the Department of Anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, DC. It funds ten weeks of in-residence study focused on contemporary Indigenous communities, linguistics and endangered languages, or cultural diversity.
The program emphasizes research of the highest intellectual and ethical standards, with a clear purpose for on-site investigation using NMNH collections and facilities. Applicants must identify an NMNH Anthropology research scientist as their primary advisor. The fellowship places researchers within the museum’s academic community, with priority given to applicants who have not previously had an opportunity to visit and conduct research at NMNH.
