Call for Applications for Cultural Heritage Forward - a Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns Exchange Program.

The U.S. Department of State and the Smithsonian Institution are excited to invite applications to participate in the inaugural exchange cohort.

Applicants must be from Cameroon, Nigeria, New Zealand, Vietnam, Chile, or Peru.

Applicants from Cameroon or Nigeria will be applying to work most closely with the National Museum of African Art.

Applicants from New Zealand and Vietnam will be applying to work most closely with the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

Applicants from Chile and Peru will be applying to work most closely with the National Museum of the American Indian.

Interested individuals should submit applications no later than 11:59 pm ET on 10 April 2024.