Drayton Hall Fellowships

Drayton Hall
2025 Wood Family Fellowship
Drayton Hall is accepting applications for the 2025 Wood Family Fellowship. This program is designed to offer a graduatelevel fellowship with a focus on architectural history and conservation material culture studies historic preservation archaeology collections management the decorative arts landscape studies or museum studies. Applicants are invited to submit a fellowship proposal focusing on any of the above disciplines.
Drayton Hall is one of the oldest unrestored plantations in America that is open to the public. Its main house is an icon of colonial American architecture and the entire sitethe house landscape archeological sites and collectionsconstitute a compelling story of Southern and American identity. Established by John Drayton in 1738 it passed through seven generations of the Drayton family before sale to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1974. Today Drayton Halls staff and visiting consultants create a faculty capable of teaching and nurturing emerging professionals.

The 2025 fellowship will consist of an 8week program to be held at Drayton Hall during the summer or fall. All applicants must be a student or recent graduate of an accredited university and be available to work full or parttime during the program. Fellows will receive a weekly stipend along with a travel and research support allowance totaling $5000. Applications will be accepted April 1April 30 2025. A decision will be made no later than May 15 2025. To apply please send a rsum cover letter and statement of purpose detailing primary areas of interest to: Michelle Tyler Drayton Hall 3380 Ashley River Road Charleston SC 29414. Email applications and questions can be directed to

Drayton Hall
2025 Charles Scott Riley Collections Fellowship
Drayton Hall is now accepting applications for the 2025 Charles Scott Riley Collections Fellowship. Named in memory of Charles Scott Riley III this program is designed to offer a graduate level fellowship with a focus on Drayton Halls collections including the decorative arts and archival holdings. Applicants are invited to submit a fellowship proposal indicating their areas of interest and possible outcomes.
Drayton Hall is one of the oldest unrestored plantations in America that is open to the public. Its main house is an icon of colonial American architecture and the entire sitethe house landscape archeological sites and collectionsconstitute a compelling story of Southern and American identity. Established by John Drayton in 1738 it passed through seven generations of the Drayton family before sale to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1974. Today Drayton Halls staff and visiting consultants create a faculty capable of teaching and nurturing emerging professionals.

The 2025 fellowship will consist of an 8week program to be held at Drayton Hall and associated archives during the summer or fall. All applicants must be a student or recent graduate of an accredited university and be available to work full or parttime during the program. Fellows will receive a stipend of $5000 along with a travel and research support allowance totaling $500. Applications will be accepted April 1April 30 2025. A decision will be made no later than May 15 2025. To apply please send a rsum cover letter and statement of purpose detailing primary areas of interest to: Michelle Tyler Drayton Hall 3380 Ashley River Road Charleston SC 29414. Email applications and questions can be directed to

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2025 Richard Hampton Jenrette Fellowship
Drayton Hall Preservation Trust is excited to announce a new fellowship opportunity for 2025. Supported by the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation the Jenrette Fellow will work under the direction of the Curator of Education and Museum Programs to strategically identify and develop preservationfocused educational opportunities using the upcoming preservation efforts on Drayton Halls Great Hall ceiling as a tool to connect guests to conservation through professional museum interpretation in real time.

Drayton Hall is a unique setting for educating about historic preservation and that must be emphasized in all interpretive programs. The intern will expand training materials used to educate interpretive staff on this project and other past and present preservation work at Drayton Hall as well as provide them with tools to integrate the information seamlessly into tours. These materials will include inperson training sessions along with a printed manual that utilizes resources such as the sites preservation archives and ethical interpretation approaches that reflect professional best practices.

Finally utilizing these new resources and prioritizing K12 education standards a preservationbased education program field trip or day camp will be developed that emphasizes the importance and multidisciplinary nature of historic preservation at Drayton Hall.

The 2025 fellowship will consist of a 12 week program to be held at Drayton Hall and associated archives during the summer or fall. All applicants must be students or recent graduates of an accredited university and be available to work full or parttime during the program. Fellows will receive a stipend a travel and research allowance and a housing stipend as needed. Applications will be accepted April 1April 30 2025. A decision will be made no later than May 15 2025. To apply please send a rsum cover letter and statement of purpose detailing primary areas of interest to: Amber Satterthwaite Curator of Education and Museum Programs Drayton Hall 3380 Ashley River Road Charleston SC 29414. Email applications and questions can be directed to Please do not apply below.