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NZP Personnel Manager Dan Weinwurm (center) and NZP Acting Intern and Fellow Manager Tamie DeWitt (right) speak with a UDC student about opportunities at the Smithsonian SI @ UDC Smithsonian Participates in University of D.C. Career Fair

For the past four years, the and the Academic Appointment Diversity and Publicity Taskforce (AADAPT) have had a presence at the University of the District of Columbia annual Career Fair.

Held in the new UDC Student Center, SI staff again took part in this year's event on Thursday 4/6 to promote Smithsonian internships, fellowships, and careers. Tamie DeWitt and Dan Weinwurm, both of NZP and Karen Carter of OFI spoke with a large number of UDC students and alumni interested in SI's many opportunities.

SI and AADAPT are honored to be a part of UDC's annual effort and Tamie, Dan, and Karen were delighted to speak with so many talented, engaged, and interesting, students and alums. Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is currently accepting applications for a number of awards across a range of disciplines.

The Core Fulbright Scholar Program offers over 500 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. In addition to several new program models designed to meet the changing needs of U.S. academics and professionals, Fulbright is offering more opportunities for flexible, multi-country grants.

The application deadline for most awards is Tuesday 8/1/17. You can find out more here.

Smithsonian Enterprises Media Global Business Development Internship

Smithsonian Enterprises (SE) is currently accepting applications for a Media Global Business Development Internship for this summer.

Through this opportunity an intern will learn business translation skills by communicating with audiences via social media in Korean to create awareness of the Smithsonian Media brands in South Korea.

You can find out more here; application deadline is Sunday 4/30/17. Fellows Lectures in

The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is excited to announce its 2017 Fellows Lectures in American Art, which will take place on Wednesday 5/3/17, Thursday 5/4/17, and Friday 5/5/17.

Over the course of three afternoons, SAAM Fellows will present their research, with a wine reception concluding the series on the last day of lectures.

Read more and take a look at the schedule for these lectures here.

SI-ACHP Fellowships

The Smithsonian and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) are excited to announce a new fellowship opportunity! This opportunity supports independent study about the connection between intangible cultural heritage and place at both the Smithsonian and the ACHP, and to gain experience at a site of national historical significance of their choice.

The theme for the inaugural fellowship in Fall 2017 is Latino Heritage and the application deadline is 7/15/17. To learn more, go here. Smithsonian Job Opportunities

Academic appointments (internships, fellowships, and research associate appointments) at the Smithsonian are not jobs, but sometimes they can be a gateway to them. For that reason, we offer this update about recent job openings at the Smithsonian:

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) is searching for a Museum Program Specialist

The National Zoological Park (NZP) is hoping to find an Animal Keeper (Small Mammal House)

IMPORTANT DATES

Saturday 4/15/17 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Short Term Fellowship - Summer Application Deadline

Sunday 4/30/17 Smithsonian Enterprises (SE) Global Business Development Internship Application Deadline

Monday 5/15/17 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Robert Stimming Internship - Application Deadline

Thursday 6/1/17 (AAA) Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Thursday 6/1/17 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Internship Program in Environmental Studies - Fall Application Deadline On this day in 1865 President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Thursday 6/15/17 Smithsonian Asian Pacific Center (APA) Ford's Theatre Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Thursday 6/15/17 Smithsonian Gardens (SG) Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Saturday 7/1/17 Smithsonian Gardens (SG) Enid A. Haupt Fellowship in Horticulture - Application Deadline

Saturday 7/1/17 Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Saturday 7/1/17 National Museum of American History (NMNH) Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Saturday 7/1/17 Office of Advancement (OA) Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Saturday 7/1/17 The Smithsonian Associates Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Wednesday 7/12/17 National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Saturday 7/15/17 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Short Term Fellowship - Fall Application Deadline

Saturday 7/15/17 Smithsonian Center for Digital Learning and Digital Access (SCLDA) Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Saturday 7/15/17 National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Saturday 7/15/17 Freer Sackler Gallery (FSGA) Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Saturday 7/15/17 Office of Fellowships and Internships (OFI) Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Saturday 7/15/17 The Smithsonian (DUSCIS) Special Projects Internship - Fall Application Deadline

Saturday 7/15/17 General Smithsonian Internship Pool - Fall Application Deadline

Saturday 7/15/17 Office of Advancement (OA) Graphic Design Internship - Fall Deadline

Saturday 7/15/17 Lawless Internship for Stories (High School Students) - Fall Application Deadline

Tuesday 8/1/17 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award Application Deadlines

For more important dates check out our complete lists of Fellowship Application Deadlines and Internship Application Deadlines

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