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Strathmore Fellowship
Applications for Academic Year 2025-2026 now open
Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025, 5:00 pm Eastern Time
See Application Process for details.
ĢƵ, in collaboration with , offers a prestigious merit-based award to full-time incoming or rising second-year graduate students in the Arts Management Program. Master’s candidates receive a scholarship for a designated number of academic credits plus a stipend and an opportunity to pursue professional projects at Strathmore, a major arts center located in the DC area.
Strathmore is a nonprofit multi-disciplinary arts center outside Washington, DC, with multiple venues, strong community partnerships and robust educational programming. Spotlighting world-class talent and serving as a launch pad for local artists, Strathmore presents nearly 400 accessible and affordable events and exhibitions each year in the Music Center, Mansion, on our 16-acre campus, at AMP, and throughout the community. The Education team co-develops arts programming alongside many community partners, including MCPS, Montgomery County Recreation, Linkages to Learning, and more. The team also builds multi-dimensional engagement opportunities around the mainstage performances, encouraging audiences to explore the arts from every angle.
Based one-half mile outside the Capital Beltway in North Bethesda, Maryland, we are a public/private partnership with Montgomery County Government and serve the entire Washington, DC region and the state of Maryland with exceptional artistic experiences and opportunities to learn and connect. Our programming is a vibrant reflection of the community that surrounds us. Strathmore believes the most compelling contemplations of our world are created by artists. Amplifying these creative voices is at the heart of our work.
We are also engaged in and committed to ongoing, institution-wide conversation, education, and thinking about how systemic inequities impact our organization’s work and how best to address that in a way that is consistent with our mission. This promise is made within the broad context of Strathmore’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (I.D.E.A.) goals to expand access and diversity, promote inclusion, and build equity for all. In this proactive way, Strathmore intends to become a fully anti-racist organization. You can read more about Strathmore on the Strathmore website, including information about the Strathmore's mission and values.
Qualifications
Strathmore is looking for a graduate fellow with:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Strong attention to detail, experience in customer service, organizational and time-management skills;
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills;
- Professional experience and interest in arts education, arts programming and community outreach;
- Willingness to work some evenings and weekends to accommodate events and performances;
- Experience with event planning and management, office administration and working directly with the public.
Responsibilities
Education Department Administrative Support - 40%
- Support the team in processing contracts, pay requests, space reservations and event advance.
- In collaboration with the team, liaise with other departments such as Operations, Advancement and Marketing to publicize, plan and implement programs.
Programs – 30%
Represent Strathmore and support teaching artists and the public at programs and events onsite, offsite and virtually, including Strathmore Student Concerts, pre-concert lectures, the Arts & Social Justice Fellowship, Artist in Residence, Think Big Café, Bloom Initiative programs and much more.
Research and Program Development – 25%
Contribute generatively to the creation and development of new programs through brainstorming, research, budgeting, writing program pitches and exploring community/market needs and opportunities.
Customer Service - 5%
Provide exceptional customer service to education patrons through the education@strathmore.org inbox and responding to phone inquiries.
Application Process
US citizenship or permanent residence is required. The Fellow must be enrolled full-time in the Arts Management master's program at ĢƵ and meet the requirements of a Merit Awardee at ĢƵ.
During the academic year, the Strathmore Fellow will work 20 hours/week at Strathmore (summer hours are handled separately). The Fellow is awarded a $19,240.00 stipend and 6 credits of tuition remission per academic year.
- To apply, submit a single PDF document by Friday, February 28, 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 Strathmore Fellowship.
- Send your application by email to artsmanagement@american.edu with the subject line: “Strathmore Fellowship.”
- US citizenship or permanent residence is required. The fellow must be enrolled full-time in the Arts Management master's program at ĢƵ, meet the requirements of a Merit Awardee at ĢƵ, 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 should contact the Program Director (artsmanagement@american.edu) if they have an interest in applying, and should consult with ĢƵ’s International Student & Scholar Services team about their ability to work while a student.
- Applicants may apply to any or all of the available fellowships.