The Smithsonian Institution is dedicated to pioneering scientific research to meet the complex environmental challenges of the 21st century. It aims at fostering sustainable human societies and conserving biodiversity by addressing critical issues like climate change, species invasions, and pollution through comprehensive, global research in diverse ecosystems.
The Smithsonian Institution offers Graduate Student Fellowships at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) to support advanced studies in a wide range of environmental sciences. The grant program focuses on training scholars who can contribute to solving pressing environmental problems through research in areas including biodiversity and conservation, biological invasions, ecosystem ecology, environmental pollution, food webs, global change, disease ecology, and the impact of land use on watersheds. This initiative is part of the Institution's commitment to developing effective, science-based conservation plans and policies.