2025 IDA Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellowship (CAF)
The Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellowship allows Stanford undergraduates the opportunity to conduct research, complete a proect, or apprentice with a community-based arts organization or an established community-based artist for 35 hours a week, over at least 9 weeks during the summer quarter. Projects coming out of this fellowship have a distinct interest in questions that further the arts at the intersection of social justice.
Applicants must secure their own placements with artists or organizations before the application deadline. Host organizations/artists will be required to submit a questionnaire outlining the proposed responsibilities, work requirements, and supervision agreements as part of the application.
Each Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellow receives a base stipend of $7,500 award to support travel and living expenses during the summer. Financial aid and supplemental funding up to $9,500 total are available to students who qualify.
Fellows have previously worked with: Laundromat Project, Silicon Valley African Film Festival, BLD PWR, Collective Focus Resource Hub, Arantxa Araujo, Rashaad Newsome Studios, and more.
Additional resources for securing an internship and contacting a host are available here, or feel free to reach out to IDA's Associate Director, Jazlyn Patricio-Archer (jazlyn@stanford.edu) with any questions.
Program History
This program is named and funded in honor of Lyric McHenry (Stanford ‘14). While at Stanford, Lyric McHenry interned at IDA, majored in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, and performed in and directed a number of theater productions. Lyric’s appreciation for the effect of the arts in the fight for social justice propelled her dedication to writing and producing. Her unique talent for uplifting others showed itself in an infectious ability to support and empower those around her, speak up for what she believed in, and create art that shed light on racial inequity and identity. Lyric brought curiosity, brilliance, and warmth to everything she did.
In honor of Lyric’s passion for the arts and social justice, the Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellowship gives students the opportunity to spend a summer working full time in the areas of curating, presenting, outreach and/or arts education with a focus on racial/social justice issues. Fellows may work in the United States or abroad.
Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellowships are available to Stanford undergraduate students of any course of study. Graduating students are eligble to apply, but priority is given to students who will be returning to campus after their fellowship.
