Currently 3 active writing and translation grants, fellowships and residencies open to applicants in the UK. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Almost every entry is funded; a few notable unpaid open calls and festival submissions are included as clearly flagged exceptions. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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A year-long fellowship for journalists covering artificial intelligence. Fellows complete a three-month full-time remote programme on AI and journalism fundamentals, attend a weeklong summit, then work for nine months as reporters embedded in a partner newsroom (current partners are in Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC and Cambridge). ELIGIBILITY: journalism or AI expertise, aged 18+ by 7 June 2027, no degree required; primarily for applicants with the right to work in the US, UK or Hong Kong, as visa sponsorship is uncommon and needs partner-outlet approval.
Cove Park's biennial call for fully funded Awarded Residencies at its 50-acre rural residency site in Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland, programmed between May 2027 and December 2028. Residencies run from 2 weeks up to 12 weeks (average four weeks) and can be split across the two years around caring or work commitments; international residents can count slow-travel time as part of the funded period. Open to artists, creative practitioners, writers, translators and researchers in all art forms and at every career stage, including collectives and collaborative groups; no formal qualification needed. Priorities include work responding to climate breakdown, sound artists and musicians (new Sound Studio), and work on home, place, language (Scots, Gaelic, BSL), displacement and belonging. No final presentation is required. ELIGIBILITY: based in the UK, Central America or South America; Central and South American diaspora artists based in Europe or North America; or born in Scotland and living elsewhere. Anyone in full- or part-time formal education on 11 December 2026 is not eligible. SUPPORT: GBP 775 per week fee; travel allowance (Scotland GBP 65 to 100 Central Belt, up to GBP 200 Borders/Highlands/Islands; rest of UK up to GBP 250; Europe up to GBP 400; other international up to GBP 1,250); materials up to GBP 150; visa support; private self-catering accommodation (suitable for collaborators and those attending with children) and private studios. An Application Access Bursary (e.g. to pay a support worker) is available for applicants facing barriers due to disability or neurodivergence; request it from Alex Marrs by 30 November 2026. Video or audio applications accepted. Applicants are asked not to use generative AI in their application. APPLY via the online form: 500-word statement, 100-word bio, CV, up to 8 images or video/audio links or writing samples. SELECTION: shortlisting by the programme team and former residents; shortlist notified by 12 February 2027; Zoom interviews the week of 22 February 2027. Contact: Alex Marrs, alex@covepark.org. DEADLINE: Friday 11 December 2026, 5pm GMT.
The Royal Institute of Philosophy's annual essay prize asks for an original philosophical essay on the 2026 topic, Humans and AI. Essays of up to 8,000 words, anonymised for review, are submitted by email. No eligibility restrictions are stated. Note: the Cambridge Core prize page still shows the older 2024 call at a different amount; the institute's own announcement is current. No application fee.