We are delighted to invite applications for this year’s Festival Programming Fellowship!

Click on the links below for more information and application details.  

Programming Fellowship
Up to 14 hours per week, 6-month contract
Location: Glasgow
Salary: UK Living Wage

Applicants should have lived experience of seeking refugee protection.

Apply at: https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/jobs/refugee-festival-scotland-programming-fellow/   

Deadline for applications: Thursday 5^th February 2026, 5pm.

We are looking for a Programming Fellow to join our team for 6 months and develop a strand of the 2026 Festival.

Supported by Creative Scotland, the fellowship is presented as a learning and development opportunity for an emerging producer or curator to gain hands-on experience in festival programming and programming operations. The Fellow will work closely with the Festival team and will be supported to develop and deliver a programme of events.  

The Fellow should have a demonstrated interest in the arts and themes of migration, but no previous programming experience is required. As part of the application process, applicants will be asked to provide a short proposal for the event(s) they would like to develop.

We invite applications from all programming specialisms and backgrounds, including music, performing arts, film, poetry, visual arts, heritage and socially engaged practice.

More details and an application pack are available here.

The Programming Fellowship launched in 2024 and has thus far supported the work of curators Huss Al-Chokhdar and Esraa Husain. Here is more information about the events programmed by Huss and Esraa.

Key dates

An information session for applicants will be held online on Monday 26 January, 4-5pm. To attend, register here.

The deadline for applying is Thursday 5^th February 2026, 5pm.

Expected interview date is Monday 16^th February.  

Photo: Najma Abukar

Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.