EXCEL Internships

EXCEL collaborates with prominent arts organizations to host exclusive, paid internship opportunities for SMTD students. Our current host organizations are listed below. See links for more information about each opportunity.

Host Organizations

• DanceWorks Chicago — APPLICATIONS DUE 3/8/24
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Engagement & Learning) — APPLICATIONS DUE 3/17/24
• Innova Recordings (American Composers Forum) — APPLICATIONS 2/29/24
• Connecticut Summerfest — CLOSED
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra (CYE) — CLOSED
• Metropolitan Opera — CLOSED
• UMS 21st Century Artist Internship — CLOSED

Internship Fund

For students who independently secure internships with external organizations, the EXCEL Internship Fund provides students with financial hardship awards up to $1,000 to cover living and travel expenses. (Note that the internship fund is not available to supplement EXCEL’s current internships with the partners listed above.)

Read more about the Internship Fund guidelines and all of EXCEL’s student funding opportunities on EXCEL Lab Funding.