Two interesting opportunities

 Two opportunities recently came across my desk. Neither relates to Montana history, but both are cool, so I thought I'd share.

Call for Civic Season Design Fellows

Applications are open for the 2024 Civic Season Design Fellowship [airtable.com], a great opportunity for young people (18-30,) who are interested in making a difference in their country.

From Juneteenth to July 4, Civic Season is an annual tradition to learn U.S. history and civics, understand our role in shaping the nation’s future and increase participation in democracy. Design Fellows are young adults who help co-design the program for hundreds of cultural institutions, civic organizations, and community groups. 

The fellowship, which runs between January 1 and July 4, 2024, is fully remote and semi-synchronous. Fellows receive a stipend of $1,500. Civic Season is a program of Made By Us. People of color, LGBTQ people, veterans, immigrants, people with disabilities, first-generation college students and those without a college degree are particularly encouraged to apply. Applications are due November 1. 

Film Makers in the Schools

Each year during the week of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, organizers bring age-appropriate and classroom relevant BSDFF selections into Missoula area schools and throughout Montana. Filmmakers join classrooms for in-person and virtual screenings of their festival-selected films, giving students the chance to ask questions and make local connections to global stories. This year they are taking things hybrid, connecting with classrooms virtually in all corners of the state and offering in-person filmmaker visits in the Missoula area. In-person visits and virtual programs will run Tuesday, February 21 - Friday, February 24. Learn more.

FYI: The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival also offers a 3-day filmmaking intensive in Missoula during the first weekend of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Learn more here.