The fellowship, a component of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar programme, provides an opportunity for the scholar to connect with artists, staff, educators, and audiences at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

The Kennedy Center campus contains nine dedicated theatres and numerous other flexible performance spaces, including rehearsal rooms, public art spaces, outdoor performance plazas, small pavilions and galleries. The fellow will work with the centre’s administrative staff and will be provided with office space (a desk and desktop computer), access to printer/copy machine, email and meeting rooms. The Fellow will also have access to the centre’s canteen and parking.

Award length and dates

September/October – May/June (minimum of three months, maximum of 10 months)

Eligibility

Eligible candidates will be researchers or professionals in the performing arts, research science, or a related field, and be a citizen of and resident in one of the following countries: Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Morocco, Turkey, or South Korea. US citizens or US permanent residents, including dual citizens, are ineligible for the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Awards.

A master’s degree or equivalent professional experience is required for candidates applying from the performing arts. A PhD or equivalent professional experience is required for applicants whose primary discipline is in the sciences.

Experience with large cultural institutions and/or developing large-scale performances is preferred.

Applicants must be regularly practising in their fields, with a strong, demonstrated curiosity in the cross-section of art, science, the environment and well-being (as defined above).

Disciplines

The Fulbright/Kennedy Center Fellowship for Performing Arts and Science is open to scientists and/or artists and the below lists are intended to be suggestive rather than exhaustive: 

• Performing Arts: Including but not limited to instrumental music, vocal performance, dance, theatre, performance art, spoken word/storytelling, comedy, and multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary performing arts.
• Neuroscience.
• Biology: Ecology.
• Engineering: Civil engineering environmental science acoustics/acoustic ecology anthropology.
• Psychology.
• Public health.
• Sociology.
• Sustainability: Sustainable development.
• Urban studies: Urban planning.

Areas of research

• Sustainability in the arts and cultural centres: use of resources and reuse of waste.
• Use of materials respectful to the environment and use of renewable energy in the performing arts.
• Environmental awareness through the arts.
• Sustainable arts practices.
• Mental health.
• Community building for positive health outcomes.
• Dissemination of health-related information.
• Effects of arts on the body.
• Effects of arts on health.
• Social prescriptions and therapeutic usage of the arts.

Application

The application for the 2024-2025 academic year is found here.

Once you have started your application, make sure to select Fulbright/Kennedy Center Fellowship from the Award drop-down menu on the Country Information page.

The Fulbright/Kennedy Center Fellowship is only available to applicants from select countries (see eligibility above).  If your country is not participating you will not be able to select nor apply for an award.

Components

Applicants will be required to provide:

• Biographical information.
• Academic and professional background information.
• Curriculum vitae.
• English language skills self-assessment.
• Project proposal (Three- to five-page essay).
• Bibliography (one to three pages of references that are relevant to the proposed research).
• Letter of support must be included from the applicant’s home institution.
• Two letters of recommendation.

Questions

If you have any questions, contact at [email protected].

Application deadline

Applications should be submitted by 15 March 2024.

View the original call here.