The Yale Arts Apprenticeship Program is an initiative that connects Yale undergraduates, particularly those on financial aid, with professional arts practitioners of any discipline.
As an option within Yale’s Summer Experience Award (SEA) funding model, the Arts Apprenticeship must fulfill the same basic requirements. Additional details, as well as those specific to the Arts Apprenticeship are included below.
Who is Eligible?
- Must be first-year, sophomore, or junior enrolled in Yale College.
- Must be first-time recipient of the SEA (formerly known as the DSA). Students that have previously used their SEA/DSA are not eligible.
- Must have secured an eligible summer opportunity.
- Must be recipient of Yale financial aid that includes Yale aid for the spring term leading up to the SEA summer.
Which Opportunities are Eligible?
- Must be at least 30 hours/week, for at least 8-weeks over the summer months. Those 8-weeks do not have to be continuous if the mentoring Arts Practitioner agrees on a different schedule. The time commitment need not all be in direct contact with the Arts Practitioner. Independent projects, tasks, research, etc. can comprise much of the experience, as long as the Arts Practitioner is checking in regularly with the student to provide oversight and career-based context.
- The engagement for an Arts Apprenticeship should be established directly with an individual Arts Practitioner, with a strong, one-on-one mentoring and supervisory component.
The following list are opportunities open for summer 2024:
African American Collections, Museum/Research Intern – Yale Arts Apprenticeship – Apply through Yale Career Link; Deadline: April 8
BOMB Magazine, Marketing Intern – Yale Arts Apprenticeship – Apply through Yale Career Link; Deadline: Rolling Basis
Carnegie Melon university, Art Studio Expressive Systems Research – Yale Arts Apprenticeship – Apply through Yale Career Link; Deadline: April 10
Natalie Westbrook Studio, Artist Studio Assistant, remote – Yale Arts Apprenticeship – Apply through Yale Career Link; Deadline: April 14
No Place Press, Graphic Design Intern – Yale Arts Apprenticeship – Apply through Yale Career Link; Deadline: May 1
Real Art Ways, Filmmaking Teaching Assistant – Yale Arts Apprenticeship – Apply through Yale Career Link; Deadline: April 26
The Yale Review, Editorial Intern – Yale Arts Apprenticeship – Apply through Yale Career Link; DEADLINE PASSED
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