Fellowships Available through the Onstead Institute
The Jo Ann (Jody) and Dr. Charles O. Onstead Institute for Education in the Visual Arts and Design collaborates with arts providers and organizations to offer rewarding experiences in art education to CVAD students. Visit the links on this page for details about each opportunity.
A fellowship is a monetary award given to a scholar to support their academic pursuits — typically a merit-based scholarship for advanced study of an academic subject.
Applications for fellowship positions for the next academic year will be accepted in March of each year.
Please refer to the information below regarding the submission process for the current opportunities.
Arts Professional Opportunities
Fellowships • For Graduate Students
Job Description
The Onstead Institute for Education in the Visual Arts and Design and the Amon Carter
Museum of American Art are collaborating to offer a CVAD student a unique fellowship
opportunity to gain experience in museum education. The fellow will learn museum education
aspects, including the following:
- Observing, planning, and implementing community teaching programs for K-12 audiences, both in the galleries and offsite at community partner locations
- Observing, planning, and implementing K-12 school tours in the galleries
- Executing K-12 teacher workshops
- Evaluating education programs
Funding
This fellowship is generously funded through the Onstead Institute and the Amon Carter
Museum. The fellow will receive an $8,000 academic award as part of the fellowship
and to help defray the tuition for six credit hours of internship coursework, in which
the fellow must enroll.
Logistics
Participating students will enroll in six credit hours of ART 5450 - Professional
Internship with the CVAD Department of Art Education. The instructor of record at
UNT is Laura Evans, associate professor of art education. The six credit hours in
ART 5450 can fulfill the internship requirement for the graduate Art Museum Education
Certificate.
Fellowship Period
This fellowship consists of 10 hours per week at the Amon Carter Museum throughout
the 2024–2025 academic year for a total of 270 hours onsite at the museum. The fellow
and their supervisor at the museum will decide how to distribute the 10 hours over
a week.
Eligibility
Applicants must be currently enrolled graduate students at the University of North
Texas and have completed or be currently enrolled in at least one art museum education
course in art education or art history. Preferred candidates will have some experience
in museums or as educators.
Materials Needed to Apply
- A letter stating your qualifications and interest in the fellowship.
- A resume or curriculum vitae.
- Names and contact information for two references.
To Apply
Email materials as an MS Word document or PDF attachments to cvad.onstead@unt.edu by 5 p.m. on March 8, 2024.
Job Description
The Onstead Institute for Education in the Visual Arts and Design and the College of Visual Arts and Design Galleries at UNT are collaborating to offer a graduate student a singular fellowship opportunity
to gain experience working and learning aspects of museum education. The fellow would
collaborate and partner with CVAD Gallery staff under the supervision of the director
and curator, working in the following ways.
- Contribute to research and development of educational aspects in forthcoming exhibitions
- Research, develop and implement collections and exhibition-related art activities for student and family audiences
- Assist with select exhibitions related to public programs for the general public and K-12 audiences
Funding
This fellowship is generously funded through the Onstead Institute for Education in
the Visual Arts and Design. The fellow will receive $8,000 in payments of $4,000 per
semester.
Logistics
Participating students will enroll for three credit hours per semester in ART 5450:
Internship with the Department of Art Education for six credit hours. The instructor
of record at UNT is Laura Evans, associate professor of art education. The six credit
hours in ART 5450 can fulfill the internship requirement for the graduate Art Museum
Education Certificate.
Fellowship Period
This fellowship consists of 10 hours per week at the CVAD Galleries for a total of
135 hours onsite at the museum per semester. This fellowship runs from the start of
the fall semester of 2024 to the end of the spring semester of 2025. The fellow and
their supervisor at the CVAD Galleries will decide how to distribute the 10 hours
over a week.
Eligibility
Applicants must be currently enrolled graduate students at the University of North
Texas and have completed at least one art museum education course. Preferred candidates
will have some experience in museums or as educators.
Materials Needed to Apply
- A letter stating your qualifications and interest in the fellowship.
- A writing sample.
- A resume or curriculum vitae.
- Names and contact information for two references.
To Apply
Email materials as an MS Word document or PDF attachments to cvad.onstead@unt.edu by 5 p.m. on March 8, 2024.
Not open for applications at this time.
Job Description
The fellow will learn aspects of museum education, including the following.
- Assist with programming as needed, including Family Days, Opens Studios, Connect and Create programs.
- Assist with school programming, including teacher workshops and K-12 tours.
- Assist with adult and university programs, including ARTafterDARK: Southern Methodist University College Night and memory care programs.
- Successful candidates will show enthusiasm for the fellowship as a learning opportunity and initiative in shaping their experience.
Funding
This fellowship is generously funded through the Onstead Institute and the Meadows
Museum. The fellow will receive an $8,000 academic award as part of the fellowship
and to help defray the tuition for six credit hours of internship coursework, in which
the fellow must enroll.
Logistics
Participating students will enroll in six credit hours of ART 5450-Professional Internship
with the CVAD Department of Art Education. The instructor of record at UNT is Laura
Evans, associate professor of art education. The six credit hours in ART 5450 can
fulfill the internship requirement for the graduate Art Museum Education Certificate.
Fellowship Period
This fellowship consists of 10 hours per week at the Meadows Museum throughout the
2024-2025 academic year for a total of 270 hours onsite at the museum. The fellow
and their supervisor at the Meadows Museum will decide how to distribute the 10 hours
over a week.
Eligibility
Applicants must be currently enrolled graduate students at the University of North
Texas and have completed or be currently enrolled in at least one art museum education
course in art education or art history. Preferred candidates will have some experience
in museums or as educators.
Materials Needed to Apply
- A letter stating your qualifications and interest in the fellowship.
- A resume or curriculum vitae.
- Names and contact information for two references.
To Apply
Email materials as an MS Word document or PDF attachments to cvad.onstead@unt.edu by March 8, 2024, at 5 p.m.
Job Description
The Onstead Institute for Education in the Visual Arts and Design and the College
of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection at UNT are collaborating to offer
a graduate student a singular fellowship opportunity to gain experience working and
learning aspects of collections research. The fellow would collaborate and partner
with TFC staff under the supervision of the director, and they will conduct research
and professional development activities, including a combination of the following.
- Contribute to research and development of collections-based database records, curatorial files, and curatorial projects
- Research and write a white paper relating to a topic of collections curation or stewardship
- Work with TFC staff to digitize the collection's holdings, including assisting with photography sessions, creating metadata, and updating digital records
- Assist with select exhibitions and programming relating to TFC holdings, including presenting with TFC staff for the UNT Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Funding
This fellowship is generously funded through the Onstead Institute for Education in
the Visual Arts and Design. The fellow will receive $8,000 in payments of $4,000 per
semester.
Logistics
Participating students will enroll in six UNT graduate credit hours in corresponding
coursework through their degree program's department.
Fellowship Period
This fellowship consists of 10 hours per week at the TFC for a total of 135 hours
onsite at the Collection per semester. This fellowship runs from the start of the
fall semester of 2024 to the end of the spring semester of 2025. The fellow and their
supervisor at the TFC will decide how to distribute the 10 hours over a week. Alternatively,
the fellowship can be completed over the course of one academic semester.
Eligibility
Applicants must be currently enrolled graduate students at the University of North
Texas and have completed at least one relevant graduate course. Preferred candidates
will have some experience in material culture research or gallery or museum professional
experience.
Materials Needed to Apply
- A letter stating your qualifications, including relevant coursework and your interest in the fellowship.
- A writing sample.
- A resume or curriculum vitae.
- Names and contact information for two references.
To Apply
Email materials as an MS Word document or PDF attachments to cvad.onstead@unt.edu by 5 p.m. on March 8, 2024.
Job Description
The Onstead Institute for Education in the Visual Arts and Design and the Sid Richardson
Museum are collaborating to offer a CVAD student a singular fellowship opportunity
to gain experience within museum education. The fellow will gain awareness of and
have opportunities to implement best practices in the museum education field in the
following ways.
- Observe, plan, and facilitate K-12 programming, including gallery tours and hands-on artmaking experiences.
- Complete research for and develop virtual learning materials.
- Participate in monthly professional development workshops for the Museum's volunteer docents.
- Evaluate education programs.
Funding
This fellowship is generously funded through the Onstead Institute and Sid Richardson
Museum. The fellow will receive an $8,000 academic award as part of the fellowship
and help defray the tuition for six credit hours of internship coursework, in which
the intern must enroll.
Logistics
Participating students will enroll in six credit hours of ART 5450-Professional Internship
with the CVAD Department of Art Education. The instructor of record at UNT is Laura
Evans, associate professor of Art Education. The six credit hours in ART 5450 can
fulfill the internship requirement for the graduate Art Museum Education Certificate.
Fellowship Period
This fellowship consists of 10 hours per week at the Sid Richardson Museum throughout
the 2024-2025 academic year for a total of 270 hours onsite at the museum. The fellow
and their supervisor at the museum will decide how to distribute the 10 hours over
a week.
Eligibility
Applicants must be currently enrolled graduate students at the University of North
Texas and have completed or be currently enrolled in at least one art museum education
course in the Department of Art Education.
Materials Needed to Apply
- A letter stating your qualifications and interest in the fellowship.
- A resume or curriculum vitae.
- Names and contact information for two references.
To Apply
Email materials as a single PDF to cvad.onstead@unt.edu by 5 p.m. on March 8, 2024.