Fulbright-Kennedy Center Fellowship for Performing Arts & Science

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Award Description

The Fulbright-Kennedy Center Fellowship for Performing Arts and Science provides an opportunity for a Fulbright visiting scholar to connect with artists, staff, educators, and audiences at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. This fellowship is made possible through a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and the Kennedy Center’s departments of International Programming and Arts and Wellbeing. The award was established to support research and innovative multidisciplinary projects addressing the connection between the performing arts, the environment, health, and wellbeing from the point of view of artists and/or scientists. Wellbeing can be defined as communal wellbeing (focusing on climatology, sociology, anthropology, etc…) or individual wellbeing (tapping into medical fields such as neurobiology, psychology, audiology, kinesthesiology, etc…).

Award Activity

The selected Fellow will work with the Kennedy Center’s departments of International Programming and Arts and Wellbeing as an advisor and partner to develop a project that focuses on the intersection of performing arts, science, and wellbeing that will inform or reflect work being done at the Kennedy Center. The Fellow will have access to performances, rehearsals, special events, Kennedy Center programmers, artistic advisors, artists, staff of the education department and administrative staff as requested and approved. They will also be able to utilize connections that the Center has with other institutions, including but not limited to: NIH, The SoundHealth Network, Johns Hopkins University, and environmental organizations. The Fellow will be a part of the Kennedy Center team while in residence, with the hope that their work will influence what the Center presents and how it operates in the years to come. Strong applicants will be emerging or established experts in their fields, self-motivated, with experience and projects in the arts and/or sciences that align with the Kennedy Center’s mission, values, and goals.

Award Duration

3 to 10 months.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Egyptian citizenship.
  • Applicants must be residing in Egypt starting from the application process and throughout the selection, placement and pre-departure processes.
  • Researchers or professionals in the performing arts, research science, or a related field.
  • A Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience is required for candidates applying from the performing arts; a Ph.D. or equivalent professional experience is required for applicants whose primary discipline is in the sciences.
  • Applicants must be regularly practicing in their fields, with a strong, demonstrated curiosity in the cross-section of art, science, the environment and wellbeing.
  • Past experience with large cultural institutions and/or developing large-scale performances is preferred.
  • Applicants have to successfully complete all the steps of the application, assessment, and selection process and successfully finalize all required procedures.
  • The following persons and their immediate family members (i.e. spouses and children) are ineligible to apply during and for a period ending one year following the termination of such employment: employees of the U.S. Department of State; local employees of the U.S. missions abroad who work for the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); employees at organizations implementing exchange programs for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the Department of State; as well as Board Members or staff of a Fulbright Commission or their families (up to fourth kin).
  • U.S. citizens and green card holders and applicants are not eligible to apply.

Examples for Areas of Research

  • Sustainability in the arts and in cultural centers: use of resources and reuse of waste.
  • Use of materials respectful to the environment and use of renewable energy in the performing arts.
  • Environmental awareness through the arts.
  • Sustainable arts practices.
  • Mental health.
  • Community building for positive health outcomes.
  • Dissemination of health-related information.
  • Effects of arts on the body.
  • Effects of arts on health.
  • Social prescriptions + therapeutic usage of the arts.

Required Documents: (All documents must be uploaded to the online application by no later than October 15, 2024. Please carefully read the Application Instructions here)

  • Online Application
  • Biographical Information
  • Academic & Professional background information
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • English Language Skills Self-Assessment
  • Project Proposal (3–5-page essay)
  • Bibliography (1-3 pages of references that are relevant to the proposed research)
  • Letter of Support must be included from the applicant’s Home Institution
  • 2 Letters of Recommendation

Important: The Fulbright Program seeks applicants that have developed a sense of personal integrity and are original thinkers. Copying someone else’s writing, whether from the Internet, from a book or from a friend is considered plagiarism. Any quoted words or sentences should include a citation. An applicant who is found to have plagiarized in any form (including unintentional or accidental plagiarism) in his or her application will be disqualified. For further information about plagiarism and citation, please click on the following link:  https://fulbright-egypt.org/resources/. All content in applications must be the applicant’s original contribution and his/her own intellectual property. Having someone else write or contribute to the writing of an individual’s application, either fully or partially, does not uphold the standards of integrity expected of Fulbrighters and may result in the ineligibility of your application.

Grant Benefits:

  • Travel allowance
  • Stipend
  • Health benefits coverage

AY2025-2026 Program Timeline:

August 20, 2024 Program Announcement
October 15, 2024 Deadline for submitting online applications with all supporting documents
November – December 2023 Application Review
January 2025 Personal Interviews (Only for shortlisted applicants)
March/April 2025 Official Nomination/Regret Letters (Applicants will be notified via email)
July 2025 Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO) (Only for semi-finalists)
September 2025 – May 2026 Departure Date (Only for selected applicants who successfully completed all the above stages and all program pre-departure requirements)

Fulbright-Kennedy Center Fellowship for Performing Arts & Science

Information Sessions

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Contact Information

Email: scholar@bfce.eun.eg

Working Hours: Sunday to Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
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