The Center for Ballet and the Arts or CBA Fellowship Program at NYU awards fully funded residency to artists and scholars across disciplines to work on projects that expand the way we think about the history, practice, and performance of dance. Applicants do not require to be experts in dance but must have an interest in engaging with the art form.  The fellowship provides space, financing, and time to pursue rigorous work. CBA encourages Fellows to ask questions and take risks. They gain colleagues they would not otherwise encounter. These engagements between artists and scholars, two communities that do not often intersect, strengthen and deepen the work of both.

The Resident Fellowship is a core offering for scholars and artists of all disciplines. These fellows work on projects that expand the way we think about the history, practice, as well as performance of dance. Moreover, there is no expectation of a finished product.

Fully Funded NYU Center for Ballet & Arts Fellowship

The fully funded fellowship offered by the NYU Center for Ballet and the Arts covers student’s living expenses during the residency program. CBA provides a stipend of $750 per week as well as offers Housing as the fellow’s requirements and availability. Also, fellows can:

• Use of CBA’s dance studio, offices, and conference rooms
• Receive Round trip transportation to and from New York City
• J-1 visa facilitation

Eligibility for the NYU Center for Ballet & Arts Fellowship

The NYU Center of Ballet and the Arts considers a candidate eligible for the fully funded resident fellowship program if they meet the following requirements:

• Scholar or artist pursuing an original project related to dance and/or its related arts and sciences.
• Applicants applying as scholars must have a Ph.D.
• Applicants must also show exceptional promise and/or have demonstrated significant accomplishments in their field.
• However, dance expertise is not necessary.
• Students (as of September 2020) are not eligible.
• The CBA Fellowship Program does not support projects in:
  • Arts administration
  • Focused on the applicant’s personal memoir or autobiography
  • Involving giving dance classes as part of the research plan
  • Reviewing prior work, such as:
    • editing, digitizing, or organizing archives
    • editing films or book anthologies

How to apply for the NYU Center for Ballet & Arts Fellowship

In order to apply for the Center of Ballet and the Arts fellowship, the candidates will require to complete and submit the online application form. In the application form, the candidates must also describe:

• Biographical details (including a 200-word bio)
• Preferred residency dates
• Brief project description (100 words) that explains how the project aligns with CBA’s mission
• Project proposal (1200 words) that clearly and efficiently states:
  • What the project is
  • Why the project matters to the field of dance (what challenges or gaps does it address?)
• Further, the fellowship candidates should include a Curriculum Vitae or Resume (up to 4 pages)
• Also, two (2) work samples that best represent the applicant’s work
  • Documents may be up to 20 pages
  • Videos may be up to 10 minutes
  • Accepted formats: AVI, JPEG, MP3, MP4, PDF, Vimeo or YouTube link, WAV
• Two (2) letters of recommendation

Deadline

The NYU Center of Ballet and the Arts accepts the application for the fully funded fellowship until 1 November 2019. Applications arriving after the deadline are ineligible for the fellowship program.