Welcome
to Natural History's on-line internship application
process. Here is information about financial
support and credits provided to students
selected for participation in the Research Training
Program.
AWARD
PACKAGE
Although
subject to change, the Research Training
Program award package typically provided
to all students selected for a position in the
summer session includes: housing, stipend, transportation
allowance, and research support budget.
HOUSING
A
housing allowance is provided to those students
selected for participation in the summer session
of the Research Training Program. We recommend
double efficiency apartments. Efficiency apartment
style rooms have a private bathroom and a full
kitchen. There is not a separate bedroom in
an efficiency style apartment.
Compensation
for students who do not select Smithsonian housing
allowance is not available.
STIPEND
A
modest stipend, approximately $3,000, is provided
to cover standard per diem items such as food,
laundry and commuting. This amount has proven
adequate to cover all costs incurred during
a ten-week appointment.
All
RTP participants are responsible for daily commuting
costs to and from the Smithsonian. Although
there is free outdoor parking available at the
apartment complex, there is no parking available
at the NMNH.
TRANSPORTATION
An
allowance is provided to help defray the cost
of travel to/from Washington, DC. The transportation
allowance is based on the distance traveled
with a typical award of $500.
Students
selected for participation in the RTP may elect
Smithsonian provided travel arrangements or
make their own arrangements to/from Washington,
DC.
Washington
is served by three major airports - Ronald
Reagan National Airport (most convenient
for domestic travelers), Dulles
International, and Baltimore-Washington
International (BWI).
For
all kinds of metro DC airport information, visitors
can go to www.metwashairports.com
Transportation
allowance reimbursements will generally be provided
the first week of the program according to the
amount awarded.
No
financial assistance, including transportation
allowance, is available prior to the start of
the program.
RESEARCH
SUPPORT
To
support the research topic and enhance the opportunities
available to the participants, each student/mentor
team will submit a research support proposal
with budget the first week the program is in
session, maximum budget not to exceed $1,000
per student/advisor team.
The
Smithsonian, and research advisors, generally
provide the necessary facilities and supplies
to conduct the research topic. However, additional
items or special circumstances may necessitate
the need for research funding.
Each
student/mentor team will submit a proposal the
first week of the program to define the research
project, to establish a timetable for completion
of the project goals, AND to request this supply
budget that identifies and justifies the additional
items and opportunities necessary to complete
the research topic.
All
official notification of financial award and
payment schedule will be sent directly to selected
students from the Smithsonian's Office of Research
and Training Services. This information is not
available from the Research Training Program
office or in advance of selection/acceptance.
NOTE:
The Research Training Program is supported by
annual grants received from sources from within
and outside the Smithsonian. Student financial
support is contingent on receipt of these grants.
The variable amount of these grants determines
the yearly award base to program participants.
The items and amounts mentioned here are part
of the RTP recommended award package and are
subject to change based on actual grants received.
CREDITS
The
Smithsonian Institution is not a degree granting
organization and can not award academic credit.
However, program participants may arrange for
University credit through their home institution.
The Smithsonian will not pay direct costs or
tuition for credits earned.
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