Springboard to Design Fellowship
Design Action (Springboard to Design)
Tuition-free mentorship (no stipend stated); $25 application fee with vouchers available
Program details
- Organization
- Design Action (Springboard to Design)
- Category
- Design
- Disciplines
- Design
- Format
- Development program
- Career stage
- Emerging
- Location
- New York, NY
- Duration
- Academic year (Fall 2027 - Spring 2028), virtual
- Stipend / award
- Tuition-free mentorship (no stipend stated); $25 application fee with vouchers available
- Typical deadline
- March
Overview
The Springboard to Design Fellowship, launched in May 2026 by Design Action under Tony-winning designers Clint Ramos and David Zinn, is a tuition-free, year-long virtual mentorship for high school students and emerging designers ages 18-25 from underrepresented backgrounds. Each fellow is paired with a professional mentor in set, costume, lighting, projection, sound or make-up design, with cohort sessions and workshops running fall 2027 through spring 2028. Applications open July 1, 2026 and close March 31, 2027, requiring short written responses, an intro video, 2-3 art samples, a reference and a $25 fee (waivable).
Eligibility
Aspiring theatre designers from underrepresented backgrounds, ages 18-25 (high school students and emerging designers). Led by Clint Ramos and David Zinn.
Notes
Applications open July 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027 for the inaugural year-long virtual fellowship. Springboard also runs a free one-week summer intensive in NYC (July, with housing) at the Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab, NYPL for the Performing Arts. Official site is a JS app; details verified via press coverage.
Contact
- Contact page
- https://www.springboardtodesign.com/
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