Applications are open now for the Program and Communication Coordinator – a dynamic position supporting key activities across the team. Applications will be accepted through February 17, 2026.
Professional Opportunities
As part of ACTA’s statewide program team, the Program Manager will work closely with artists, culture bearers, community partners, and institutions to develop and support public programs such as festivals, concerts, workshops, apprenticeships, and local convenings. The priority deadline is January 26, 2026. Position open until filled.
HistoryMiami Museum invites applications for a full-time Folklife Associate position with the museum’s South Florida Folklife Center. Applications will be accepted until February 6, 2026.
From June 29th to July 18th, 2026, the National Endowment for the Humanities, in partnership with the City University of New York (CUNY), will hold a three-week Summer Institute for Higher Education Faculty to study the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP), its origins, writers, documents, and methodologies through the lens of the 21st century classroom. Applications are due March 6, 2026.
CERF+ seeks an experienced, organized, and service-oriented individual to serve as the Manager, Field Education & Programs beginning April 2026. Applications are due February 12.
Applications for the 2026 Berea College Media Archives Fellowship are now being received.
The Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology (SIMA) is now accepting proposals from prospective graduate student participants for its 2026 program, which will be held in Washington, DC next summer. Application deadline is March 1, 2026.
The National Arts Relief Fund is a one-time rapid-response grant program created to support nonprofit organizations whose funding offer from the National Endowment for the Arts was withdrawn in 2025. The current cycle of grant applications will close on November 18, 2025.
The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) is now accepting applications for its 2026 Summer Research Fellowship Program. Fellows will spend 4–6 weeks onsite to work on a research project related to the Museum's collections. Applications are due November 17, 2025.
The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center is looking for two researchers to make its archive more accessible to artists, scholars, and practitioners. Applications are due November 1, 2025.