Architecture Fellowship at Old Salem Museum (North Carolina)

Old Salem Museums and Gardens is a restored eighteenth century town in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where Moravians, a Protestant group who immigrated from the Czech Republic to America, had an early settlement which grew into a thriving town. The town features craftsmen, a tavern restaurant, shops, one of the oldest women's boarding schools in the country, an African American church museum, and more. The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts was also built next to the historic district to interpret colonial material culture. Old Salem offers a variety of opportunities, including an architecture fellowship for post-graduate "young or new scholars."

Opportunity Information:

• Post-graduates
• Architectural history fellowship with the following constraints on subject matter:
• Pre-1860
• Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana
• Final product created:
• Report of findings (to be placed in the museum's research library)
• Can discuss publishing other articles on research
• Must acknowledge fellowship in any additional publications or presentations
• Money will be provided as determined by the fellow and museum (see below)
• Money earned is taxable by IRS standards
• More information here: http://www.oldsalem.org/learn/research/architecture/architectural-fellowships/

Application Information:

• Applications accepted at any time
• Must submit:
• Project summary and timeline
• Budget outline and fellowship request
• Final product summary
• Evidence of qualification to complete project (resume, letters of recommendation, etc.)
• Online or mail application
• More information here

Last updated on Historically Accurate: January 8, 2017. Always be sure to check the organization's website for the most up-to-date information. All information in this listing is taken from Old Salem's website.

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