Film and Media Arts Fellowship
The National Museum of American History (NMAH) has a track record of innovative and successful electronic outreach. Through innovative and appropriate uses of technology, the Department of New Media facilitates interaction with the museum’s exhibitions, collections, and programs, both inside and outside the walls of the museum. Integral to NMAH’s strategy is striving for excellence in leveraging museum collections and expertise to share timely, engaging stories about the American experience through digital media. Increasing capacity to use short-form online video to tell stories about American history, the national collections, and the staff who work there is an important part of this strategy. The SOC/NMAH fellow will work with the New Media department to conceptualize, develop, and produce short video pieces that can be posted on the NMAH website, shared via social media channels, and integrated into program and education materials.
Meet NMAH fellow Dr. Merri Trigilio
The National Museum of American History is looking for two graduate fellows with:
- Demonstrated ability to plan and manage the production process
- Capacity to design and create products that meet Smithsonian educational and quality standards
- High level of technical expertise
- Interest in research
- US citizenship or permanent resident status required
Compensation: $12,000 stipend.
Recipients must be enrolled as full-time students in the corresponding master's program.
Application deadline: February 1 or until filled.
Download fellowship application form (PDF).
The National Park Service is one of the world's premier public land management agencies. The agency, within the Department of the Interior, maintains a headquarters office in Washington D.C. and Regional Offices around the US. With 84 million acres of National Park land, in 397 Park Units, our nation’s rich natural and cultural heritage is preserved and protected for current and future generations. This fellowship gives two students, each year, the opportunity to develop video stories of our National Parks. This partnership with AU SOC and its Center for Environmental Filmmaking (CEF) will give students an opportunity to explore media delivery systems for deployment to National Parks and the internet.
Meet NPS fellow Erin Finicane
The National Park Service is looking for a graduate fellow with:
- Three-to-five years of communications and film-making experience, doing high-caliber work
- Experience in any of these topic areas is a plus: environmental, public lands, wildlife, climate change, youth, relevancy for diverse populations.
- A career devoted to film-making and story-telling
- Superb work ethic, willing to take direction, ability to multi-task
- Ability to blog, create other engaging digital content a plus
- US citizenship or permanent resident status required
Compensation: 9 credits of tuition remission plus a $20/hour salary (20 hours/week during school semester and 40 hours/week during summer).
Recipient must be enrolled as a full-time student in a corresponding master's program. If the fellow enrolls in less than 9 credit hours for either the fall or spring semester, tuition remission credits for the term will be forfeited. If the fellow is a continuing student and does not have enough credit hours remaining in the program for full-time status, no tuition remission credits will be applied. For more information please e-mail Center for Environmental Filmmaking Director Prof. Chris Palmer at palmer@american.edu or Sharmeen Ahsan-Bracciale, Director for Graduate Services at gradcomm@american.edu.
Application deadline: February 1 or until filled.
Download fellowship application form (PDF).
