Current Fellowships
CCAM Media Fellowship: Sundance 2026
The CCAM Media Fellowship: Sundance 2026, presented in partnership with the Common Good & Creative Careers initiative of Yale OCS, supported a Yale undergarduate student journalist interested in covering film and media to engage the Sundance Film Festival as a critical site of contemporary cinema, media culture, and creative experimentation.
The selected fellow received festival credentials and support for travel and accommodations. The fellow is creating publishable writing and other content (photos, videos) during and shortly after the festival. Final work will appear on the CCAM website and may be distributed through Yale and/or external media channels.
This fellowship is supported by CCAM, Common Good & Creative Careers, and the Paul Block Journalism Program.
The CCAM Media Fellow: Sundance 2026 is Elora Sparnicht.
CCAM Studio Fellowship
The Studio Fellowship invites creators to produce an original project based at
CCAM offers each project:
- funding for project materials,
- meetings with the group of fellows and the CCAM team for project mentorship,
- access to CCAM spaces and the CCAM Equipment Checkout, and
- an opportunity to present their work as part of the CCAM Studio Fellowship Exhibition at the CCAM ISOVIST Gallery.
The call for proposals is open to the Yale community and the public. Please note that the fellowship requires regular, in-person involvement at CCAM.
The call for proposals for the 2025–2026 CCAM Studio Fellowship is now closed. In August 2026, we will announce the call for 2026–2027. To stay informed, please sign up for our newsletter.
Current Studio Fellows
Aru Apaza, Mikah Berky, Erin Carney, Zack Hann, Corine Huang, Olga Kedya, Aubrey Moore, Abigail Murphy, Moshopefoluwa Olagunju, Maggie Schnyer, Honting Zhu
Past Studio Fellows
2024–2025
Kino Alvarez, Jaamal Benjamin, Vani Bhushan, Bohan Chen, Helen Liene Dreifelds, Deming Haines, Ida Kulidzan, Du Nghiem, Soleil Piverger, Sok Song, Xiwen Zhang
2023–2024
Nathan Apfel, Nicholas Arvanitis, Joji Baratelli, Beshouy Botros, Emily Cai, Andina Marie Osorio, Sarah Feng, Lily Koslow, Sammi Kwon, Xinran Li, Aly Moosa, Jason Nuttle, Karela Palazio, Wai Hin Wong
2022–2023
Camilla Carper, Dominique Duroseau, Emily Nelms, Kaifeng Wu, Kennedy Anderson, Kyle Richardson, Laura Medina, Maya Perry, Paloma Izquierdo
2021–2022
Catherine Alam-Nist, Justin Allen, Paul Bille, Carlos Blanco, Stav Dror, Jessica Flemming, Maya Foster, Miguel Gaydosh, Vignesh Harikrishnan, Nikki Pet, Osvald Landmark, Serge Saab, Janelle Schmidt, Cathryn Seibert, Ethan Shim, Matt Smoak, Inhwan (Ivan) Tae, Hannah Tjaden, David John Walker, David Zheng
2020–2021
Herdimas Anggara, Adhya Beesam, Chia Amisola, Roxanne Harris, Max Himpe, Al Larriva-Latt, Anezka Minarikova, Mariel Pettee, Amina Ross, Ilana Zaks
2019–2020
Chia Amisola, Liam Bellman-Sharpe, Felicia Chang, Sofia Checa, Dylan Hausthor, Annie Ling, Ash Pales, Erin Sullivan, Camilla Tassi, Ross Wightman, Anna Zheng, Ye Qin Zhu
Past Fellowships
CCAM x Currents Fellowship 2025
In 2025, the Yale Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (CCAM) partnered with Currents New Media to bring a Yale student fellow to present their work at the CURRENTS Art & Technology Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
As an ambassador for CCAM, the inaugural CCAM x Currents New Media Fellow showcased their project to a global audience of media artists and innovators. The fellowship funds travel (within the U.S. to Santa Fe, NM) and housing costs during the festival. The application was open to all current Yale students, including those graduating in Spring 2025.
The 2025 CCAM x Currents Fellow was Wendy Li (MFA Graphic Design, Yale School of Art, 2025).
Questions
For questions, please contact Lauren Dubowski.