Fellowships

Partner with SAADA through one of our paid fellowship opportunities below to help preserve and share South Asian American stories.

Current Opportunities

Summer Fellowship in Community Archives
Fellows will contribute to SAADA’s archive while being immersed in a practicum-style learning environment
Type: Full-time [40 hours/week]
Period: July 7, 2025, through August 29, 2025 (six weeks in person and two weeks remote)
Support: $7,000 stipend
Application Deadline: January 12, 2025
Past Opportunities

Archiving the Arts Fellowship
Archiving the Arts fellows will each work with one South Asian American arts organizations to collect oral history interviews and document archival histories
Type: Part-time [8-10 hours/week]
Period: August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025 (12 months)
Support: $10,000 stipend; training; equipment and travel budgets
Application Deadline: May 19, 2024

Healthcare Storyteller-in-Residence
Inviting applications for a Healthcare Storyteller-in-Residence to collect stories from South Asian American healthcare workers about their experiences providing care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Type: Full-time [40 hours/week]
Period: October 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025 (9 months)
Support: $75,000 stipend; training; advisory group; project and travel budgets
Application Deadline: April 14, 2024

Archiving the Arts Initiative
Partnering with three South Asian American arts organizations to collect oral history interviews with leaders, members, and constituents, and document significant moments from their organizational histories
Period: August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025 (12 months)
Support: $5,000 for arts organization
Application Deadline for Arts Organizations: February 18, 2024

Archival Creators Fellowship Program (2024)
Fellows create archival collections that reflect the histories and perspectives of marginalized groups within the South Asian American community
Type: Part-time [8-10 hours/week]
Period: February 1, 2024, to July 31, 2024 (6 months)
Support: $5,000 stipend; $1,500 project budget; $1,000 advisors budget
Application Deadline: October 1, 2023