How to Apply

The Civita Institute is currently accepting applications for our 2023 Fellowships and 2023 Creative Retreats. Information for how to apply for both is provided below.

Please review ALL the information detailed here on our website before applying.
If you have additional questions not answered here, please contact us at fellowships@civitainstitute.org. Thank you for your interest in the Civita Institute!

2023 CIVITA INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIPS

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
March 12, 2023 —11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time —NO EXCEPTIONS

MEDIA REQUIREMENTS:
Images – Minimum: 0, Maximum: 5  (2 Mb max each image)
Audio – Minimum: 0, Maximum: 3  (provide links)
Video – Minimum: 0, Maximum: 3  (provide links)
Total Media – Minimum: 1, Maximum: 10

FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Download and complete this Fellowship Application (fillable PDF)
  • Download and complete the Visitor Conditions and Agreement (fillable PDF)
  • Describe how your Fellowship proposal responds to the Civita Institute’s Mission, Vision or founding principles
  • Provide an abstract of your proposal (250-word maximum)
  • Provide a detailed description of your proposal and personal experience (500-word maximum)
  • Provide work samples (see Media Requirements, above) and a statement of their relevance to your proposal including a sample number, title of the sample, type of media, date of the sample, dimensions of the sample, and any other information about the work sample that is relevant to your proposed project
  • Describe a deliverable(s) that you will provide to the Civita Institute’s Archive and Collections
  • Completed application
  • Application Fee

Submitted files must be in PDF format. Please place all completed files in a single compiled PDF (or use separate PDF files if that is not possible for you) appended with your last name, for example “2023 Fellowship Application_Jones” with a maximum single email transmittal size of 20MB. If your application compilation is larger than 20 MB please use separate email messages for your PDFs in emails of 20 MB max each.

Please submit to us at Fellowships@civitainstitute.org with Subject: “Fellowship Application 2023_(your last name)”

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2023 CREATIVE RETREAT FELLOWSHIPS

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
May 6, 2023 — 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time —NO EXCEPTIONS

MEDIA REQUIREMENTS:
Images – Minimum: 0, Maximum: 5  (2 Mb max each image)
Audio – Minimum: 0, Maximum: 3  (provide links)
Video – Minimum: 0, Maximum: 3  (provide links)
Total Media – Minimum: 1, Maximum: 10

CREATIVE RETREAT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Download and complete this Creative Retreat Application (fillable PDF)
  • Download and complete the Visitor Conditions and Agreement (fillable PDF)
  • Describe how your Creative Retreat proposal responds to the Civita Institute’s Mission, Vision or founding principles
  • Provide an abstract of your proposal (250-word maximum)
  • Provide a detailed description of your proposal and personal experience (500-word maximum)
  • Provide work samples (see Media Requirements, above) and a statement of their relevance to your proposal including a sample number, title of the sample, type of media, date of the sample, dimensions of the sample, and any other information about the work sample that is relevant to your proposed project
  • Describe a deliverable(s) that you will provide to the Civita Institute’s Archive and Collections
  • Completed application
  • Application Fee

Submitted files must be in PDF format. Please place all completed PDF files in a single compiled PDF (or use separate PDFs if that is not possible for you) appended with your last name, for example “2023 Creative Retreat Fellowship Application_Jones” with a maximum single email transmittal size of 20MB. If your application compilation is larger than 20 MB please use separate email messages for your PDFs in emails of 20 MB max each.

Please submit to us at Fellowships@civitainstitute.org with Subject: “Creative Retreat Fellowship Application 2023_(your last name)”