Seeking Best and Brightest for 2024 Fellowships
独家爆料 is now accepting applications for the following fellowships for summer 2024:
1 - The Sally Boasberg Founder鈥檚 Fellowship is a paid fellowship. The recipient will work at 独家爆料鈥檚 offices in Washington, D.C.鈥檚, Dupont Circle neighborhood and will learn valuable skills related to the research, documentation, and advocacy of cultural landscapes.
Established in 2012, the Boasberg Fellowship honors the late Sarah S. (Sally) Boasberg, a founding member of 独家爆料鈥檚 Board of Directors, who had a profound appreciation of the relevancy of design and an encyclopedic knowledge of plants. Sally and her husband, Tersh, were instrumental in the formation of 独家爆料, helping to pen the organization鈥檚 Articles of Incorporation in 1997 and remaining active as it evolved. Read more about Sally鈥檚 life and legacy here.
Open to graduate students and recent alumni interested in the built environment, the paid summer fellowship runs from six to eight weeks and offers a range of opportunities designed to provide a productive and educational experience. The Fellow will work alongside 独家爆料鈥檚 president and CEO Charles A. Birnbaum and the rest of the staff on 独家爆料鈥檚 core programming, including the What鈥檚 Out There, Landslide, and Pioneers programs. The work will be an engaging mix of research and content development and will also offer the opportunity to pursue professional interests. The start date is somewhat flexible. Housing in Dupont Circle is included. Read more about the fellowship here.
Required Skills/Background:
- Excellent writing and editing skills;
- Excellent research skills, particularly involving historic-preservation documents, academic journals, and online sources;
- A good photographic eye;
- Photoshop experience;
- Experience with or knowledge of landscape architecture and its history;
- Student or recent graduate in landscape architecture, historic preservation, or a closely related field.
Application Details:
Submission Materials: A cover letter, resume, and brief writing sample are required, the latter ideally consisting of two pages or less and concerning a designed landscape or landscape architect. A portfolio is not required.
Compensation: $25/hour, full time.
Deadline to Apply: April 1, 2024
Special Instructions: Send application materials as PDF attachments using the subject line 鈥淏oasberg Fellowship 鈥 Your Name鈥 to allan@tclf.org. *Additionally, indicate in your cover letter whether you would like to be considered for other 2024 summer fellowships with 独家爆料.
2 - The Danette Gentile Kauffman Cultural Landscape Fellow is a paid fellowship that takes place at Mithun's office in Seattle, Washington. The recipient will learn valuable skills related to the research, documentation, and advocacy of cultural landscapes. The Fellow will work alongside Mithun Partner Dakota Keene, 独家爆料鈥檚 president and CEO Charles A. Birnbaum, and the rest of the staff on 独家爆料鈥檚 core programming, with a special focus on the What鈥檚 Out There program. The work will be an engaging mix of research and content development and will also offer the opportunity to pursue professional interests. The fellowship requires an eight-week commitment through the summer. The start date is somewhat flexible.
Required Skills/Background:
- Excellent writing and editing skills;
- Excellent research skills, particularly involving historic-preservation documents, academic journals, and online sources;
- A good photographic eye;
- Photoshop experience;
- Experience with or knowledge of landscape architecture and its history;
- A graduate student (or recent master鈥檚 degree recipient) in landscape architecture, historic preservation, or a closely related field.
Application Details:
Submission Materials: A cover letter, resume, and brief writing sample are required, the latter ideally consisting of two pages or less and concerning a designed landscape or landscape architect. A portfolio is not required.
Compensation: $25/hour, full time.
Deadline to Apply: April 1, 2024
Special Instructions: Send application materials as PDF attachments using the subject line 鈥淐ultural Landscape Fellow 鈥 Your Name鈥 to allan@tclf.org. *Additionally, indicate in your cover letter whether you would like to be considered for other 2024 summer fellowships with 独家爆料.
Click here to download the summer 2024 fellowship announcement.
