A paid fellowship offers an early-career professional a year helping preserve the voices and recordings of historically Black college radio through the HBCU radio preservation fellowship. Applications for the 2027 HBCU Radio Preservation Project fellowship are open, with a November 30 deadline.

In an October 20 report, UNCF highlighted the opportunity and the larger preservation challenge. Recordings from HBCU stations document Black community life, but aging formats and deteriorating materials can put those records at risk. Digital recordings also need deliberate preservation.

Pay, duties and qualifications

The program’s posting lists a grant-funded, full-time position running January 1 through December 31, 2027. Pay is $50,000 annually with health benefits, for 40 hours a week. The job is primarily remote, but travel is required and some visits may last more than a week.

Work includes oral history interviews, assessing and organizing audio collections, and public history programming.

Applicants must be recent graduates of a related master’s program, not enrolled in a full-time degree program, and eligible to work in the United States. The posting also seeks relevant storytelling or archival familiarity and strong communication skills. HBCU graduates receive special consideration; the posting does not limit eligibility to them.

How to apply

The official position description requests an application form, cover letter, resume and three recommendation letters. It directs applicants to send materials together in PDF format to pjefferscoly@wyso.org. Start with the program’s application page and review all instructions.

Deadline caution: The posting labels its November 30 cutoff “11:59 p.m. PDT.” Applicants should confirm the intended time zone with the program rather than rely on a last-minute conversion.

The opportunity is national, not a Mohawk Valley hiring announcement. Qualified readers should check travel requirements and the complete posting before applying.