Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship Program

Opportunity for Immersion in Creative Work

The Surdna Foundation encourages arts teachers from specialized, public arts high schools to apply for funding for artistic development through its Arts Teachers Fellowship Program.

The program is a national initiative to support the artistic revitalization of outstanding arts teachers in specialized, public arts high schools. Recognizing that such teachers often lack time and resources to reconnect with the artistic processes they teach, the program provides grants of up to $5,500 to enable selected teachers to make art with professionals in their disciplines and stay current with new practices and resources. A complementary grant of $1,500 is awarded to each Fellow's school to support related post-fellowship activities. The goal is to enhance the effectiveness of arts teachers and directly benefit the young people they teach.

Eligible applicants must be permanently assigned full- and part-time arts faculty in specialized, public arts high schools. Eligible schools include specialized public arts high schools as well as arts-focused magnet and charter high schools. The maximum award granted is $5,500.

  All materials must be submitted online by 4 p.m. November 14, 2008. For more information, see the  Surdna Foundation Web site.