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Applications for Academic Year 2025-2026 now open.
Deadline: Friday, March 21, 2025, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
See Application Process below for details.

The Kennedy Center Fellowship in Arts Management (FAM), in partnership with the Arts Management Program at 麻豆破解版, gives graduate students increased professional development opportunities through merit-based fellowship opportunities at the Kennedy Center. Fellowships are nine months and are available for first- and second-year graduate students. By providing students with structured mentoring, intensive skill development, and access to real-world experience, the Kennedy Center seeks to elevate strong thought-leaders to champion the bright future of our nation鈥檚 cultural institutions.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a world-class international performing arts organization and our nation's cultural center. The 麻豆破解版 Arts Management Program has been committed to blending rigorous academics with practical, hands-on learning opportunities for over forty years. This partnership with the Kennedy Center is an embodiment of this commitment in action.

Program Description

KC FAM participants receive intensive training in areas such as arts management, strategic planning, fundraising, finance, artistic planning, and marketing; exposure to executive leadership and involvement in special projects of the student's personal interest and benefit to the Kennedy Center; collaborative work opportunities across the organization, and ongoing personalized mentoring from a senior level staff advisor, tailored to the needs of the Fellow. Academic advisors support Fellows as they pursue their organizational and professional objectives. The Fellow receives their stipend from the Kennedy Center. During the academic year, the Kennedy Center Fellow will work 20 hours/week at the Kennedy Center (summer hours are handled separately). The fellow is awarded a $19,240 stipend and six credits of tuition remission per academic year.

2025-26 Program Placements

For the 2025-2026 academic year, the Kennedy Center is seeking four fellows:

• Two in Social Impact
• Two in Education
  • One in School and Community Programs
  • One in Music Education Programs and Productions

Social Impact

Social Impact Fellows will gain direct experience with Social Impact鈥檚 pedagogy across 10+ programs. They will support the department鈥檚 three teams 鈥� Impact Performance, Civic Alliances, and Creative Alliances 鈥� by assisting with artist and community engagement and program activations. Under supervision, Fellows will assist in advancing program logistics, including contract processing, purchase orders, asset collection, project management, scheduling and meeting coordination, production support, and event execution. The Social Impact Fellow will also manage the Impact Connections program during their fellowship. The role requires occasional evening and weekend work, with scheduling accommodations for academic commitments. Fellows will have the opportunity to research industry tools and best practices in the arts and social impact sectors to inform program development, evaluation, and creative impact assessment.

Education

Impacting the field for every age and ability, every art form, everywhere through model programs and performances that address Arts Education challenges, accelerate best practices, strategically activate networks, and uplift citizen artistry, Education is one of the Three Strategic Pillars at the Kennedy Center. Through our five cluster areas (School & Community Programs; Education Programs & Productions; VSA, Accessibility, & Special Education; Digital Learning; and Research & Evaluation) at the nation鈥檚 performing arts center, we strive to balance a bird鈥檚 eye view of the national field with on-the-ground program implementation to keep a finger on the pulse of arts education across the nation.

Kennedy Center School and Community Programs Fellow

The School and Community Programs Fellow will assist with a team that develops and implements arts education programs for schools and community-based organizations with an emphasis on professional development, artist residencies, school-based partnerships, and national networks supporting arts education in communities. The programs included in the School and Community Programs portfolio includes DC School and Community Initiatives, Special Education, Changing Education through the Arts, Teaching Artist Strategy, National Community Partnerships, and Turnaround Arts. The Fellow will support our goal to be equitable, accessible, diverse, high-quality, and responsive to student needs by: researching best practices; developing proposals that can be presented to senior leadership, external partners, and funders; connecting and communicating schedules and templates; and assisting with logistics and program execution. There will be opportunities for the fellow to interact with and address artists, administrators, donors, students, parents, and/or educators throughout the semester -- providing excellent opportunities for professional development working with multiple communication styles and constituencies.

Experience in arts education, project organization, research and/or communication preferred. Ability to comfortably multitask and work independently with multiple communication styles a must.

Kennedy Center Music Education Programs and Productions Fellow

The Music Education Programs and Productions Fellow will assist with a team that develops and implements educational activities for all ages with Kennedy Center Hip-Hop Culture, Jazz Programming, Fortas Chamber Series, National Symphony Orchestra, and Washington National Opera; and manages five (5) career development programs for aspiring artists and arts professionals. The Education Programs and Productions cluster of the education division presents and produces performances and programming connected to music, dance, theater, as well as the Moonshot Studio (art maker space).

The Fellow will help ensure Music Education meets their goal to be equitable, accessible, diverse, high-quality, and responsive to student needs by: researching best practices; developing proposals that can be presented to senior leadership, external partners, and funders; connecting and communicating schedules and templates; and assisting with logistics and program/performance execution. There will be opportunities for the fellow to interact with and address artists, administrators, donors, students, parents, and/or educators throughout the semester -- providing excellent opportunities for professional development working with multiple communication styles and constituencies. The fellow will also have opportunities to work across the Education Programs and Productions cluster in support of multiple genres and art forms.

Experience in music, arts education, project organization, research and/or communication preferred. Ability to comfortably multitask and work independently with multiple communication styles a must. Great opportunity for someone with curiosity, and the desire to work and communicate in a creative environment.

Application Process

During the academic year, Kennedy Center Fellows will work 20 hours/week at the Kennedy Center. The Fellow is awarded a $19,240.00 stipend and 6 credits of tuition remission per academic year. Fellowships are for one academic year.
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To Apply

1. Submit a single PDF document by Friday, March 21, 2025, 5:00 pm Eastern Time, that includes

• your resume
• contact information
• and a statement (one page or less) describing your interest and qualifications for the Kennedy Center Fellowship.

2. Send your application by email to artsmanagement@american.edu with the subject line: 鈥淜ennedy Center Fellowship 鈥� [specific fellowship name],鈥� from the following three options:

• Social Impact
• Schools and Community Program
• Music Education Programs and Productions

3. US citizenship or permanent residence is preferred. The fellow must be enrolled full-time in the Arts Management master's program at 麻豆破解版, meet the requirements of a Merit Awardee at 麻豆破解版, and be able to commit to the full term of the Fellowship (at least one academic year).

• Given student visa limitations, external fellowships are primarily for domestic applicants. International students entering their second year of full-time study should contact the Program Director (artsmanagement@american.edu) if they have an interest in applying, and should consult with 麻豆破解版鈥檚 International Student & Scholar Services team about their ability to work while a student. International students are not eligible during their first year of study.