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.