Each year, the Lewis Center for the Arts provides students the opportunity to spend the summer pursuing or researching a project in the creative and performing arts or participating in an internship, residency or fellowship. Current first-year students, sophomores or juniors may submit applications for course, travel, and/or research costs related to their studies. Certain opportunities below may also be available for current seniors. Award winners and amounts are determined by a committee of Lewis Center faculty members.
Summer Funding Timeline for 2023-24
Funding applications for summer 2024 projects and research are no longer being accepted.
Funding Opportunities
Most general summer funding requests should be submitted through the Lewis Center Summer Funding application portal. Funding is available with support from multiple generous donors. Students need not apply for any particular funding source when proposing a project to this funding opportunity; the committee will determine what funding source is used for each student’s project.
Awards of particular note within the Lewis Center funding are the Alex Adam ’07 Award and the Mallach Senior Thesis Fund. Additional funding is available with typical awards ranging from $250 to $1,500. In addition to the Lewis Center general funding, other specific internships, residency, and fellowship opportunities are listed and linked below:
- Lewis Center Summer Funding Application
- Bernstein Arts Leadership Fellows
- Theater Internships & Apprenticeships
- Visual Arts Residency
- Learning and Education through Service (LENS) — LENS is a University program established to help students find diverse summer service and social impact internships and help pay for associated costs. Students interested in LENS funding should apply through the Lewis Center summer funding portal.
Student Prizes Awarded for Excellence
For information about prizes awarded by the faculty in recognition of outstanding work—which are not open to application—see Student Prizes Awarded for Excellence.