“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.” -Mark Twain
Study, learning & exchange is transformative -- and can also be expensive. Travel fellowships do exist, but are often competitive and sometimes invitation-only through nominations & referrals. Interested in branching out or brushing up on your urban expertise? We suggest investigating which programs you might qualify for and putting dates & deadlines on your calendar. Never hurts to inquire & toss your hat in the ring:
FELLOWSHIPS / ABROAD
- German Marshall Fund
- Salzburg Global Seminar
- 880 Cities
- American Academy in Rome
- LSE Cities
- Rhodes Scholarship
FELLOWSHIPS / DOMESTIC
- MacArthur Foundation
- TED Fellows
- MIT Media Lab Fellows
- Ford Foundation / Art of Change Fellows
- MacDowell Colony
- Joan Mitchell Foundation
- Kresge Arts in Detroit
- Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Fellows
- Detroit Revitalization Fellows
- Challenge Detroit
- Urban Innovation Fellowship / Drexel University
- Tumml
- Citizen University / Civic Seminary
CONFERENCES
- World Urban Forum - February 2018 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- SXSW - March 9-18, 2018 - Austin, TX
- TED - April 10-14, 2018 - Vancouver, CA
- Equity Summit / Policy Link - April 11-13, 2018 - Chicago, IL
- Urban Land Institute / Spring Meeting - May 1-3, 2018 - Detroit, MI
- Congress for the New Urbanism - May 16-19, 2018 - Savannah, GA
- Allied Media Conference - June 14-17, 2018 - Detroit, MI
- Aspen Ideas Festival - June 21-30, 2018 - Aspen, CO
- Urban Land Institute / Fall Meeting - October 8-11, 2018 - Boston, MA
- Meeting of the Minds - Nov 27-29, 2018 - Sacramento, CA
- CitizenFest - March 22-23, 2019 - Seattle, WA
- German Marshall Fund / BUILD - Last: Nov 15-17, 2017 - Detroit, MI
- Next City Vanguard Conference - Last: Nov 6-10, 2017 - Newcastle, Australia
- Obama Summit - Last: Oct 31-Nov 1, 2017 - Chicago, IL
- City Lab / The Atlantic Live - Last: Oct 22-24, 2017 - Paris, France
- SOCAP - Last: Oct 9-13, 2017 - San Francisco, CA
TRAVEL RESOURCES
- Airbnb Experiences - Guided tours & activities by locals
- Lokafy - Guided tours & activities by locals
- With the Locals - Collection of locally-built travel guides
- Design*Sponge City Guides - Collection of travel guides for design lovers
- Jet Black - Private & group trips to countries in the African diaspora
- Travel Noire - Traveler's toolkit for the African diaspora
GRANTS
- ArtPlace America
- Knight Arts
- Knight Cities
- Kresge American Cities
- Bloomberg American Cities
- Kresge Arts in Detroit
- Graham Foundation
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Humanities
What are we missing? Don't hesitate to let us know.