3 June 2025
The South Carolina Arts Alliance is now accepting applications for a Graduate Fellowship during the 2025-2026 School Year.
Background
The SC Arts Alliance has been the primary advocate for the arts and arts education in South Carolina since 1979. The SCAA has always worked closely with its university partners on helping inform college students about the role of advocacy in the arts industry and providing opportunities and resources to those collegiate courses.
As part of its mission to advance the arts for all South Carolinians, the South Carolina Arts Alliance provides learning opportunities to arts leaders through its leadership development program, CreativeSC. The SCAA Graduate Fellowship, launched in 2020, affirms the organization’s partnership with university programs while providing a learning opportunity to the next generation of arts advocacy leaders.
Program Purpose
To create a reputable, replicable, and meaningful career experience for graduate students enrolled in a South Carolina college or university, whose area of study includes coursework in Arts Management, Arts Administration, or similar fields. This career experience takes the shape of a graduate fellowship, and will be a paid opportunity.
Start Date: September 1 | End Date: April 30
Estimated Hours Per Week: 5 – 10
Stipend: $1,500/semester ($3,000 total)
Location: Virtual / At Student Location
Travel Required: One Fall/Winter Event TBD, SC Arts Day (2 Days TBA, Week of February 9, 2026), Board Meeting (May 2026 – Location and date TBD)
*Transportation costs covered, stipends provided for meals.
>> Click here for more information about the Fellowship and how to apply.
