2026 Fellowships: Applications now being Accepted
Two fellowships, the Sally Boasberg Founder’s Fellowship and the Danette Gentile Kauffman Cultural Landscape Fellowship, are open to graduate students and recent alumni interested in the built environment. They will each be based in TCLF's offices in Washington, DC, and run from six to eight weeks, with the start date being somewhat flexible. They will offer engaging opportunities for research, writing, and content development across TCLF's core programs, including the What’s Out There, Landslide, and Pioneers programs.
If you are interested in both fellowships, please apply to each program.
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I. The Sally Boasberg Founder’s Fellowship offers an opportunity to develop proficiency in the research, documentation, and advocacy of cultural landscapes. Established in 2012, the Boasberg Fellowship honors the late Sarah "Sally" S. Boasberg, a founding member of TCLF’s Board of Directors, who had a profound appreciation for the relevance of design and an encyclopedic knowledge of plants. Sally and her husband, Tersh, were instrumental in the formation of TCLF, helping to pen the organization’s Articles of Incorporation in 1997 and remaining active as it evolved. Read more about Sally’s life and legacy here.
Open to graduate students and recent alumni interested in the built environment, this paid summer fellowship offers a range of opportunities designed to provide a productive and educational experience. The Founder's Fellow will work alongside TCLF’s President and CEO Charles A. Birnbaum and other staff on core programming, including the What’s Out There, Landslide, and Pioneers programs.
Housing in Dupont Circle is included. Read more about the fellowship here.
Required skills/Background:
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Excellent research skills, particularly involving historic-preservation documents, academic journals, and online sources
- A good photographic eye
- Experience with or knowledge of landscape architecture and its history
- Student or recent graduate in landscape architecture, historic preservation, or a closely related field.
Application details:
Submission materials: A cover letter, resume, and brief writing sample are required, the latter ideally consisting of two pages or less, concerning a designed landscape or landscape architect. Note: A portfolio is not required.
Compensation: $25/hour, full-time.
Deadline to apply: Friday, March 13, 2026.
Special instructions: Send application materials as PDF attachments by email to barbara@tclf.org with the subject line: Boasberg Fellowship—Last name, First name.
II. The Danette Gentile Kauffman Cultural Landscape Fellowship offers an opportunity to learn valuable skills related to the research, documentation, and advocacy of cultural landscapes. The recipient will work alongside TCLF’s President and CEO, Charles A. Birnbaum, and other staff on core programming, with a special focus on the What’s Out There program.
Housing in Dupont Circle is not included.
Required skills/Background:
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Excellent research skills, particularly involving historic-preservation documents, academic journals, and online sources
- A good photographic eye
- Experience with or knowledge of landscape architecture and its history
- A graduate student (or recent master’s degree recipient) in landscape architecture, historic preservation, or a closely related field.
Application details:
Submission materials: A cover letter, resume, and brief writing sample are required, the latter ideally consisting of two pages or less, concerning a designed landscape or landscape architect. Note: A portfolio is not required.
Compensation: $25/hour, full-time.
Deadline to apply: Friday, March 13, 2026.
Special instructions: Send application materials as PDF attachments by email to barbara@tclf.org with the subject line: Kauffman Fellowship—Last name, First name.
