Career Development Center

Now entering its 24th year, The Alden B. Dow Creativity Center offers four fellowships each summer to individuals in any field or profession who wish to pursue an innovative project or creative idea. For additional information, please contact us.

American Prospect Writing Fellowships

Washington, D.C.
Deadline: May 1, 2008
Undergrad/post grad
http://www.prospect.org/cs/about_tap/fellowships

The American Prospect's Writing Fellows Program offers young journalists the opportunity to spend two full years at the magazine in Washington, DC, actively developing, practicing and honing their journalistic skills. Each Fellow will write between three and four full-length articles with the expectation that these will be published in the Prospect; the articles are expected to be in-depth reports involving original research and reporting. Fellows will also contribute short pieces to the "Devil in the Details" column, assist with general editorial work and write frequently for the website.

The Armory Center for the Arts

Pasadena, CA

Deadline: July, 2008

http://www.armoryarts.org/

Fellows will participate in a nine-month training and teaching experience at the Armory Center for the Arts. This will include the development of innovative touring and teaching techniques within the context of a contemporary art exhibition space. The program combines teaching in a community art center with learning interactive education techniques, the relationship of exhibition content with studio practice, as they experience a broad range of participants (children ages 5 through 17). The Fellows will participate in a series of workshops throughout the first three months, which emphasize interactive methods and idea-based teaching processes. Fellows will receive one-on-one guidance by experienced artists who have taught in several of the programs at the Armory.

Art History Fellowships

The Metropolitan Museum of Art- New York, NY

Deadline: November 7, 2008

Post grad

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/fellowship.html

The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers annual resident fellowships in art history to qualified graduate students at the pre-doctoral level as well as to postdoctoral researchers. Projects should relate to the Museum's collections. The fields of research for art history candidates include Asian art; arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas; antiquities; arms and armor, costumes; drawings, illuminated manuscripts; paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, textiles, and Western art. Some art history fellowships for travel abroad are also available for students whose projects involve firsthand examination of paintings in major European collections.

Felix Morley Journalism Competition
Institute for Humane Studies
Deadline: Not offered for the 2008-2009 school year.
http://www.theihs.org/subcategory.php/41.html
In honor of the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Felix Morley, IHS will award cash prizes of up to $2,500 to outstanding young writers whose work best demonstrates and communicates an appreciation of classical liberal principles. A distinguished panel of reporters, writers, and editors will judge submissions based on writing ability, potential to succeed in journalism, and an appreciation of liberty.

Fellowships in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D. C.
Deadline: November 1, 2008.
http://www.doaks.org/fellowships.html
Dumbarton Oaks offers residential fellowships in its three areas of study: Byzantine Studies (including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, western medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern Studies), Pre-Columbian Studies (of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America), and Studies in Landscape Architecture. Junior Fellowships: for students who at the time of application have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for a Ph.D. (or appropriate final degree) and will be working on a dissertation or final project at Dumbarton Oaks under the direction of a faculty member at their own university. In exceptional cases, applications may be accepted from students before they have fulfilled their preliminary requirements for graduation. Fellowships: for scholars who hold a doctorate (or appropriate final degree) or have established themselves in their field and wish to pursue their own research. Summer Fellowships: for scholars in the three areas of study at any level of advancement.

Fellowships: Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts

October

Pre/Post Doctoral - Multiple listings

Deadline: October 15, 2008

http://www.nga.gov/resources/casvaflws.htm

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts announces its program for senior fellowships. Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, colloquia, and informal discussions complement the fellowship program. Each senior fellow is provided with a study. Senior fellows have access to the notable resources represented by the collections, the library, and photographic archives of the National Gallery of Art, as well as to the Library of Congress and other specialized research libraries and collections in the Washington area.

Senior Fellowship Program

Visiting Senior Fellowship Program

Samuel H. Kress Foundation Paired Fellowship for Research in Conservation and the History of Art

Predoctoral Fellowship Program

Predoctoral Fellowships for Historians of American Art to Travel Abroad

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship

U.S. Department of Education

Post Grad

Deadline: early October, 2008.

http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits

The program provides financial assistance to students who have demonstrated: superior academic ability and achievement; exceptional promise; financial need to undertake graduate study leading to a doctoral degree or a master's degree in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree in the selected field of study. The Department of Education awards fellowships in selected fields of study of the arts, humanities and social sciences.

The Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship

Domestic or abroad locations

Post Grad

Deadline: December 3, 2008

http://www.faa.uiuc.edu/files/Kate%20Neal%20Kinley%20Application%202008-2009%20F.pdf

Each Fellowship is for one academic year of study in a program approved by the Committee. The place of study may be in America or abroad, in an approved educational institution, with an approved private teacher, or in independent study.

Art and Design

Applicants for Studio Arts (Drawing, Ceramics, Glass, Installation Arts, Metals, New Genres, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture) and Design (Graphic Design and Industrial Design) should provide no more than 20 examples of their work in one of the following formats: slides (standard 35mm, 2" × 2"); video tape (VHS or U-matic 3/4"; CD-Rom

or ZIP Disk (Macintosh or Windows format); URL (for electronic work only). Electronic work should be in one of the following: JPEG, PDF, or QUICKTIME. A descriptive list of the work should accompany all submissions.

Art History

Applicants should submit representative writing samples or publications of their work as evidence of the applicant’s proficiency in art history, theory, and criticism.

Art Education

Applicants should submit representative writing samples or publications of their work as evidence of the applicant’s proficiency on the theories of Art Education.

The Lemelson Center Fellows Program
Smithsonian, Washington D. C.

Pre or Post Doctoral
Deadline: January 15, 2008.
http://invention.smithsonian.org/resources/research_fellowships.aspx
The Lemelson Center Fellows Program supports projects that present creative approaches to the study of invention and innovation in American society. These include, but are not limited to, historical research and documentation projects resulting in publications, exhibitions, educational initiatives, and multimedia products. The fellowship program provides access to the Smithsonian's vast artifact and archival collections, as well as to the expertise of the Institution's research staff.

Mother Jones Internships

San Francisco, CA

Undergrad/post grad

http://www.motherjones.com/about/admin/internships.html

Mother Jones Magazine Editorial Internship

Deadline: April 1/August 1/December 1

Mother Jones editorial interns receive training and hands-on experience in fact checking, research, and reporting, in addition to a first-hand look at the production of an award-winning national magazine. Interns’ primary focus is fact checking articles and doing research for upcoming issues. Over the course of a 4 month internship, interns participate in the production of 2 issues, working closely with the research editor, story editors, and writers to verify everything that goes in the magazine. When the production cycle is over, interns are expected to pitch ideas and write short pieces for the magazine and web site. Applicants should be organized, detail-oriented, and well informed. They should be ready to track down hard-to-find information, juggle several deadlines at once, and be ready to take on a variety of journalistic challenges.

Interns who distinguish themselves in their editorial duties are eligible to become fellows. Promotion to fellow after completion of the 4 month internship is not automatic. The fellowship requires an additional 4 month commitment. In return, fellows receive a $1,380/month stipend (taxed). Fellows have the same duties as interns but also have more freedom to pursue their own story ideas and work on larger projects.

MotherJones.com Editorial Internship

Deadline: April 1/August 1/December 1

The standard MotherJones.com internship involves certain basic duties and expectations. We want to help you to develop your skills as a self-starting and resourceful journalist while you're here, as well as to give you some practical experience as a member of a team dedicated to maintaining the quality and integrity of the publication as a whole.

The fellowship program was established for interns who prove themselves up to the basic tasks of the internship, and further distinguish themselves with excellent progress and accomplishment in reporting, writing, and general teamwork. Promotion to fellow after completion of the 4-month internship is not automatic. The fellowship requires an additional 4 month commitment. In return, fellows receive a $1,380/month stipend (taxed). Fellows have the same duties as interns but also have more freedom to pursue their own story ideas and work on larger projects.

Publishing Intern: Foundation for National Progress

Deadline: Rolling deadline for applications

Mother Jones, a project of the non-profit Foundation for National Progress, is looking for independent, self-motivated students or recent grads interested in working a 4 month internship. This is not an editorial internship. You will learn how a non-profit independent media organization operates – fundraising, marketing, promotion, and outreach – through everyday duties and a series of informative discussions and seminars, and will garner valuable work experience that will help you build your career in publishing or the non-profit community. Of the more than 500 people who have interned with Mother Jones, nine out of ten currently work in the media, as a writer of some kind, in academia, or for a non-profit organization. Interns should have a strong interest in the workings of an independent non-profit media enterprise with a specific concentration in at least 1 of these areas: fundraising, marketing & promotion, media relations, activism, and outreach to progressive non-profit organizations.

Interns who distinguish themselves during their 4 month internship are eligible to become fellows (subject to funding availability); application for this promotion requires submission of a fellowship project proposal for review and approval by Mother Jones staff. The fellowship requires an additional 4-8 month commitment. In return, fellows receive a $1,380/month stipend (taxed). Fellows continue their intern duties while also being responsible for design, implementation and completion of a fellowship project.

Multicultural Arts and Culture Program Fellow
San Francisco Foundation

Post grad
Deadline: January 2009
http://www.sff.org/about/who-we-are/multicultural-fellowships

Self-directed individual and team player, demonstrated interest in nonprofit service, strong written, communication, analytical skills, computer and word processing skills, including Windows and Microsoft Word, volunteer and/or work experience in one of the Foundation's specific program areas, and the ability to maintain quality work standards with a high volume of work. A Master's degree in a relevant area or equivalent research and analysis experience preferred.
Knowledge of visual, performing, media, or literary arts. A background in the arts and nonprofit experience is important. An understanding of the issues facing arts organizations and individual artists is essential.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Curatorial Fellowship

Chicago, IL

Deadline: October 15, 2008

http://www.mcachicago.org/information/fellowships.php?page=efell

The Museum of Contemporary Art's Marjorie Susman Curatorial Fellowship is intended to offer an exceptional graduate-level candidate the opportunity to gain professional curatorial experience in a major museum setting. The Fellow will be primarily responsible for exhibition- and/or collection- related research, with additional duties as appropriate to specific projects. As a six-month, 40 hour per week commitment, the Fellow will be exposed to all aspects of curatorial operations and participate in internal and external communications on a daily basis. With a start date of January 2008, the fellowship will carry a stipend of $8,500. Qualified applicants must possess an M.A. degree or be in their final year of graduate work.

Newhouse Graduate Fellowship and Apprenticeship in Newspaper Journalism for Minorities
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Post grad

Deadline: February 1, 2008
http://newhouse.syr.edu/prospective/grad/newhouseFellowship/
The Newhouse Graduate Fellowship and Apprenticeship in Newspaper Journalism for Minorities seeks students with outstanding qualifications and the potential to make significant contributions to the field of newspaper journalism. It also seeks to increase the number of minority journalists in the country.

Pearl Hogrefe Fellowship in Creative Writing
Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Post grad
Deadline: January 15
http://engl.iastate.edu/programs/creative_writing/fellowship
Although applicants to the Hogrefe Fellowship may major in any field at Iowa State University, the Fellowship is designed for students interested in creative writing. Fellowship holders are required to take a minimum of six semester credits in creative writing during the year of the fellowship.
The fellowship is granted for a nine-month academic year and currently carries a stipend of $1,156 per month, subject to the student maintaining satisfactory grades. In addition, the fellowship will provide for payment of university tuition and fees.

Radcliffe Institute Fellowships
Harvard University

Doctoral
Deadline: For Creative Artists, Humanists and Social Scientists: October 1, 2008.

For Natural Scientists and Mathematicians: December 3, 2008.

http://www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships/index.php
Radcliffe Institute fellowships are designed to support scholars, scientists, artists, and writers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishments who wish to pursue work in academic and professional fields and in the creative arts.

Rhodes Scholarship

Deadline: October

Graduating Seniors
http://rhodesscholar.org/
The Rhodes scholarships were created by the will of Cecil J. Rhodes, a British colonial pioneer and statesman. They provide for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year. The Rhodes Trustees pay the Scholar all educational costs, maintenance, and travel expenses.
Cecil Rhodes wished to advance international understanding and peace by bringing together talented young men and women in an environment highly congenial to personal and intellectual development.
Rhodes specified that the persons chosen as Scholars should have demonstrated literary and scholastic attainments; truthfulness, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindness, unselfishness, and fellowship, exhibition of moral force of character and of instincts to lead and to take an interest in one's contemporaries; and physical vigor, as shown by fondness for and success in sports.
Committees of Selection meet in each American state in early December. District Committees meet three days later to decide which of the candidates nominated at the state level will receive scholarships. A candidate must be a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age, and no more than 24 years of age. He or she must be a college senior, sure to graduate by October of the year of matriculation at Oxford.

Various Fellowships
American Numismatic Society

Post grad
Deadline: Febuary 13, 2009
http://www.numismatics.org/about/study.html
The American Numismatic Society provides forms of financial aid for study and research. The Frances M. Schwartz Fellowship: Created in 1985 to support work and study of numismatic and museum methodology at the American Numismatic Society. Applicants must have the B.A. or the equivalent; the stipend depends on work done in the museum, but will not exceed $5,000. The Donald Groves Fund: This fund promotes publication in the field of Early American numismatics, meaning material dating no later than 1800. Funding is available for travel and other expenses in connection with research, as well as for publication.

Winterthur Program in Early American Culture Graduate Program
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and the University, Newark, DE

Post Grad
Deadline: January 15, 2009
http://www.udel.edu/winterthurprogram/
The Winterthur Program in Early American Culture is a two-year program leading to a Master of Arts. The Program provides a multidisciplinary approach to the study of American decorative arts and material culture. It is based on the assumption that a cultural approach to the American past and its artifacts is the best way to achieve an understanding of the American people.

Women's Studio Workshop

Rosendale, NY

Post Grad

Deadline: October 15, 2008 and March 15, 2009

http://www.wsworkshop.org/_art_opp/fellowships.htm

Studio Fellowships

WSW Fellowship opportunities are designed to provide concentrated work time for artists to explore new ideas in a dynamic and supportive community of women artists. Fellowships are awarded through a jury process. The cost to Fellowship recipients is $200 per week plus materials. The award includes on-site housing and all-hour access to our studios. The facilities feature complete studios in intaglio, silkscreen, hand papermaking, photography, letterpress, and ceramics. Four- to six-week sessions are available each year from September through June. Artists are given a studio orientation, but should be able to work independently. Technical assistance is available for $35/hour. A thorough WSW studio introduction is provided at no charge.

Ceramic Fellowships

WSW offers a limited number of special fellowships to potters who make bowls for the annual WSW Chili Bowl Fiesta. At Chili Bowl Fiesta, one of our local fundraising events, community members choose from over 800 handmade bowls and tumblers filled with piping hot chili or drink.

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