Currently 12 active writing and translation grants, fellowships and residencies open to applicants in the US. 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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ProPublica's Emerging Reporters Program is a remote mentorship and professional-development programme for aspiring investigative journalists, built specifically for students for whom investigative journalism is financially out of reach. Five students are selected each year. WHAT FELLOWS RECEIVE: a $9,000 stipend paid in two $4,500 instalments (start and midpoint), one-to-one mentoring from ProPublica journalists, training and resources, and an all-expenses-paid trip to a journalism conference such as the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference (accommodation and expenses covered by ProPublica). ELIGIBILITY: undergraduate juniors or seniors enrolled during the 2026-27 academic year, who can demonstrate financial need and early dedication to journalism through internships, campus publications or local news work. Students from groups traditionally underrepresented in journalism are especially encouraged to apply. HARD RESTRICTION: applicants must be US citizens or US residents and able to file US taxes; the required W-9 needs a valid Social Security number or ITIN, and ProPublica states it makes no exceptions. APPLICATION: resume or CV, current academic transcript, expected graduation date, essays on investigative-journalism interest, career goals, financial circumstances and barriers faced, plus three journalism projects with URLs or PDFs and a backstory of up to 200 words each. Applications close 17 August 2026 at 9:00am ET.
A short-term virtual fellowship from News Creator Corps that trains independent content creators in the tactical craft of journalism: fact-checking, sourcing and interviewing, applied directly to their own channels during the programme so the community they already serve gets more credible information. WHO IT IS FOR: independent creators with an engaged following on digital platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Substack, YouTube and similar) whose content is information-based and serves a specific community. It is explicitly not aimed at traditional journalists already trained in reporting fundamentals. STUDENT SEATS: three places in the autumn cohort are reserved for full-time college students aged 25 or younger, who get the same fellowship experience as everyone else. WHAT FELLOWS RECEIVE: a $5,000 stipend on completion, weekly virtual sessions, and access to discussion forums with the cohort, trainers, staff and alumni. ELIGIBILITY: US-based only. KEY DATES: applications close 17 August 2026 at 11:59pm ET; notifications by the end of September 2026; programme runs roughly 5 October to 18 December 2026. Contact: creatorprogram@newscreatorcorps.org. Sibling programme to the Rural Creator Fellowship.
The Woodward/Newman Award, started with the support of Joanne Woodward, Newman's Own Foundation and the Newman family, is awarded annually by Constellation Stage & Screen to the best unpublished new play. The winner receives a USD 3,000 cash prize (in lieu of royalties) and a full production in the Mainstage season, with housing and transportation provided. The contest format and submission fees have been eliminated: submissions are reviewed on an ongoing basis and are also considered for all seven production slots in the season, including TYA (theatre for young audiences) shows. Full-length plays should run 75 to 135 minutes; TYA shows over 40 minutes. Plays must be unpublished at submission (independently published is acceptable); limit of two submissions per playwright per year; musicals may include demos. Plays submitted by midnight 31 August 2026 are considered for the 2027-28 season; later submissions roll to 2028-29. All submissions are kept on file for two years.
Surel's Place is a residency in Garden City, Idaho with a two-fold mission: to give artists the time, shelter and professional support their work deserves, and to give the public accessible art experiences including performances, readings, exhibits and workshops. In exchange for the residency, artists offer art experiences back to the community. OPEN TO professional visual, literary and performance artists: painters, writers, musicians, architects, filmmakers, choreographers, any artist who needs a place to focus. LIMITS: because of the property's constraints and proximity to neighbours, it cannot accommodate loud or very messy processes such as welding or blacksmithing. The organisers also note that predominantly conceptual work, work that must be explained to attract a viewer, may not be met with as much enthusiasm by the jurors, and that they welcome artists who want to connect with an audience. Each cycle, one of the five residencies includes outreach to local schools through the PARTNER Schools Program. REQUIREMENTS: maintain residence at the home and studio (no studio-use-only residencies); use the residency in a focused way towards a stated goal with no other employment or work happening simultaneously; visual artists give a show of and/or lecture about their residency work, writers give a reading and discussion session; all artists offer at least one public workshop (2 to 3 hours, minimal lecturing); visual artists donate one piece of art to Surel's Place for future fundraising; writers allow Surel's Place to publish a free-standing excerpt of their residency work in books, broadsides, posters or similar. SALES COMMISSION applies as set out in the funding notes. HOUSE RULES: the non-smoking requirement is non-negotiable and any evidence of smoking is grounds for early termination. Partners are welcome but children and pets cannot be accommodated, no more than two adults may live there during a residency, and partners wanting concurrent residencies must apply and be accepted separately. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be 25 or older and non-smokers. APPLY by email to info@surelsplace.org with the online Artist in Residence application plus, for VISUAL ARTISTS, a cover letter introducing yourself and saying why you want to be at Surel's Place specifically, a proposal including a workshop outline, a CV, electronic images of 4 to 6 pieces of work and an image list (title, size, medium, year); for LITERARY applicants, cover letter, proposal with workshop outline, CV and PDF work samples with your name and page number in the top right corner (fiction, prose or script no more than 10 typed double-spaced pages; poetry no more than six poems and no more than 10 pages); for OTHER MEDIUMS, cover letter, proposal with workshop outline, CV and electronic samples (contact Surel's Place to discuss sample requirements for your medium). Applications are reviewed by juries of accomplished artists, writers and fine arts professionals, and all applicants are notified by email.
The Princeton Arts Fellowship places early-career artists at the Lewis Center for the Arts for two academic years on a full-time salaried appointment, on the conviction that exposure to the arts helps us make sense of our lives and the lives of our neighbours. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS are early-career composers, conductors, musicians, choreographers, playwrights, designers, directors and performance artists. IMPORTANT FOR THIS CYCLE: applications are accepted only for the Program in Dance, the Program in Theater and Music Theater, and the Department of Music. Fellows typically teach one undergraduate course per semester (subject to approval by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty), or in some cases take on an artistic assignment with students in lieu of a class; prior teaching experience is NOT required. Beyond that, fellows are expected to engage with the Princeton community through advising students, talks, workshops, exhibitions or other events, and have time to pursue their own artistic practice and scholarly research. NOT ELIGIBLE: the appointment cannot be used to fund work leading to a PhD or any advanced degree; holders of Princeton PhDs cannot apply; past recipients of the Hodder Fellowship cannot apply; and anyone with a sustained and continuous relationship with Princeton is excluded (an occasional and sporadic relationship is fine). Fellows may not hold concurrent teaching positions at other institutions during the appointment. You may apply once per application cycle. APPLICATION via Interfolio: a CV; a 750-word proposal broken into how you would use the fellowship to develop your work (250 words), what you might teach or pursue with undergraduates (250 words), and your approach to building community with people of different backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and artistic practices through your practice, teaching and/or research (250 words); contact information for one reference; and work samples with a 150-word statement on how they relate to your proposal, submitted as links in a PDF. WORK SAMPLE SPECS: Dance (choreography), one to three links to performances, rehearsals or research, continuous footage only, no trailers, photographs or promotional material, with cue points of no more than 3 to 4 minutes per link and no more than 10 minutes total. Music, one to two scores and/or links to performance examples totalling 10 minutes, video optional. Theater, up to 15 pages of writing sample and/or up to 10 design images (photos or renderings) and/or a video or audio reel with cue points, no more than 10 minutes to watch. The deadline is 8 September 2026 at 11:59 pm EDT; receipt of applications cannot be confirmed and late applications are not accepted. FAQ and examples of building community in artistic practice, teaching and research: arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/faq.
Edward Albee founded this foundation in 1962 with the proceeds from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and it has run The Barn in Montauk for close to sixty years as a place for writers and visual artists to get uninterrupted time. The house sits on a secluded knoll and takes four residents at a time, usually two writers and two visual artists, each with an en-suite bedroom and a separate studio. The environment is deliberately simple and communal: residents share responsibility for the space and are expected to work seriously and keep it quiet for everyone else. ELIGIBILITY: any creative person over 18, any nationality, students included; selection uses talent and need as the only criteria. There are no fees at all, to apply or to stay. Domestic Fellows get a USD 2,500 stipend on completing the residency; international Fellows get expenses reimbursed up to USD 2,500. DATES: this cycle covers residencies from January to June 2027. Applications open at 08:00 on 17 August 2026 and close on 14 September 2026, through apply.albeefoundation.org. The next cycle (July-November 2027) opens 11 January 2027 and closes 15 February 2027. The Barn is closed every December. Contact apply@albeefoundation.org or (212) 226-2020.
The American Academy in Berlin is an independent, nonprofit institute for advanced study in the arts, humanities, social sciences, law, journalism and public policy, whose primary mission is to strengthen the cultural and intellectual ties between the United States and Germany. Each year, after a rigorous selection process, the Academy awards roughly two dozen semester-long Berlin Prize fellowships to individuals who demonstrate excellence in their fields. DISCIPLINES: applications are welcome across the humanities, social sciences, law, journalism and various areas of public policy. The Academy generally encourages projects addressing pressing issues of the day, specifically naming democracy, security, technology and society (especially AI), energy including climate, and global order. Dedicated fellowships also support projects in Jewish studies, German studies, and public health and biotechnology. Project proposals need not focus on Germany, but candidates should explain how a residency in Berlin would enhance their work. NOT ACCEPTED: proposals in mathematics or the natural sciences. NOTE FOR ARTISTS: visual artists and composers are invited through separate, nomination-based competitions, so there is no open application route for them here. ELIGIBILITY: fellowships are restricted to citizens and permanent residents of the United States. Both emerging and established figures are eligible. PhD holders qualify as emerging scholars with a strong record of peer-reviewed work beyond the dissertation; candidates in non-academic fields such as journalism, filmmaking and policy need a significant record of publication or production; fiction and nonfiction writers must have published at least one book with a reputable press. WHAT FELLOWS DO: fellows present their work to audiences in and around Berlin through lectures, readings, public discussions, performances and film screenings, and should be willing to engage with relevant German institutions, organizations and the media; these activities are integral to the Academy's mission of fostering transatlantic dialogue. APPLICATION MATERIALS: a project proposal of 1,500 to 1,750 words plus a one-page bibliography; a curriculum vitae of up to 10 pages; two writing samples totalling no more than 60 pages; and three letters of recommendation, which are due 2 October 2026. DEADLINE: Friday 25 September 2026 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time (18:00 Central European Time). TIMELINE: all candidates are notified of the competition outcome by email in late March 2027; the 2027-28 Berlin Prize recipients are announced in May 2027.
The Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library awards fifteen fellowships a year to writers and scholars (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, translation, and academic research) whose projects draw on the Library's collections. Fellows receive USD 90,000, an office, and full research access for a September-May term in residence. Open internationally. Deadline 25 September 2026, 5pm EDT; apply via the NYPL online application portal.
The Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency gives emerging, underrepresented and established artists an immersive, communal atmosphere for art-making and dialogue on a 77-acre farm in Granville, New York, the classic farmhouse where the late Elizabeth Murray spent more than two decades of summers and kept her studio in the large, cathedral-like dairy barn. Murray, who died in 2007, won a Skowhegan Medal in Painting in 1986, a MacArthur grant in 1999 and a MoMA career retrospective in 2005; her husband Bob Holman is a poet and arts activist who founded the Bowery Poetry Club. In 2017 the Murray-Holman family partnered with Collar Works, a nonprofit contemporary arts organisation in Troy, New York, to build a summer residency carrying the legacy forward. EMAR is explicitly designed around the critical needs of emerging and underrepresented artists and of artists with children, with an active commitment to diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion, and describes itself as a safe space for creative risk-taking, personal growth and respite. Work is primarily in visual and literary arts, though the programme supports new contemporary work across many art forms. TWO TRACKS: the INDIVIDUAL RESIDENCY takes up to five artists per session (including onsite artist-staff) for two weeks, with 24-hour access to semi-private studios in the barn, a private bedroom in the farmhouse, shared bathrooms, communal living room, kitchen and a library holding Elizabeth Murray's personal art book collection. The FAMILY RESIDENCY invites three to four artists and their families for one week, with a private bedroom (families may need to room together), a semi-private studio in the same barn, and full-day childcare running as a parallel creative residency for children aged 5 to 12, focused on art and nature programming: while parent artists get uninterrupted studio time, children work in their own EMAR Kids Art Studio, explore outside through guided activities, play, swim, read and take guided field trips to local farms and museums. Partners are welcome to join and help with childcare, but the programme is committed to fully supporting artists who want or need to attend solo with their children, and Collar Works works case by case with each artist to put the necessary support and equipment in place before arrival given the rural setting. APPLICATION requires artist information, a statement of intent (250 to 500 words), an artist biography (250 words), ten examples of recent work (visual arts as JPEGs up to 2MB each, with a PDF of links or a curated URL page for video and media works including any passwords; literary arts as up to three poems totalling max six pages, or max ten pages of prose) and a list of works with title, medium, date and size. Applications go through Submittable and close 1 October 2026 (the Submittable listing shows a 2 October 2026 06:00 close in its own timezone). Questions and technical assistance: info@collarworks.org.
Four resident biography fellowships plus the Levy/Sloan Fellowship, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, for a biography of a figure in science or technology; separate Sherwin fellowship for nuclear-age history. Open to writers of all nationalities, with explicit preference for first-time biographers who have not yet held a biography fellowship, though mid-career and senior writers are welcome; independent writers eligible. Fellows join monthly seminars and the center's public events. Apply with CV, career narrative, project description, writing sample and two references (agents, editors and publishers are discouraged as referees). No application fee.
The American Sunlight Project works to ensure that citizens have access to trustworthy sources to inform the choices they make in their daily lives. It is looking for a Free Expression Fellow to produce its regular newsletter on censorship, helping readers stay informed on a rapidly evolving US political landscape. RESPONSIBILITIES: compile and write 'Last Week in Censorship', a clear and engaging newsletter-style roundup of platform policy changes, censorship news and regulatory developments that erode American democracy; and, in support of the organisation's censorship tracker, compile instances from the weekly briefing into a database. IDEAL CANDIDATE: motivated to document instances of democratic backsliding in the United States and happy to take on a part-time nonprofit commitment in service of that goal. The posting explicitly welcomes students, retirees and people looking to moonlight for a good cause. REQUIRED: U.S. citizenship or legal residency; exceptional writing skills with a strong command of tone, clarity and synthesis; and knowledge of U.S. politics and social media. DESIRABLE: experience in research, journalism, public policy or a related field. STRONG PLUS: familiarity with tech policy, internet culture, free expression issues and/or platform governance. Familiarity with Substack is a plus but not required. TERMS: roughly 5 to 8 hours per week, fully remote with flexible scheduling, starting as soon as possible and running through December 2026 with possible extension pending funding, for a USD 2,500 honorarium. APPLY by emailing your CV, a short cover note of a couple of paragraphs explaining your interest, and a writing sample (preferably on a tech or policy topic) to benjamin@americansunlight.org with 'Fellow Application' in the subject line. No closing date is stated.
The Good Life Residents Program is a six-month Roosevelt Institute initiative that develops new leaders and elevates bold ideas across six economic policy priorities under its Good Life Agenda. Each topic area hosts a cohort of 3 to 4 residents plus 1 to 2 senior Topic Advisors (academics, policy leaders, organizers or government practitioners) who provide strategic and intellectual mentorship and moderate the closing event. Residents write a roughly 1,500-word original policy essay advancing a people-centered policy vision against a topic-specific prompt, take part in structured dialogue with peers, Topic Advisors and Roosevelt Think Tank directors, help prepare and appear at a culminating public event, contribute to press opportunities such as op-eds and reporter calls where applicable, and act as ambassadors for the Good Life Agenda in their professional and public networks. The current round, the AI and Finance Residents Program, is run in partnership with Data & Society and asks for bold ideas on how to shape, redirect, interrupt or make more visible and contestable the flows of capital into generative AI. Framing: breakneck investment in generative AI technology and infrastructure is distorting the stock market, profit measures, bond issuance, the pace and composition of growth, job creation and trade policy, with seven tech companies accounting for more than a third of S&P 500 market capitalisation and complex, sometimes circular financial arrangements obscuring risk. Suggested lines of inquiry include what government interventions could improve public oversight, risk allocation and direction-setting in private markets; how other investments could be coordinated and scaled if AI spending is crowding them out; what role public spending or new institutions could play in catalysing technology R&D designed to support workers, sustainability and supply chains; what democratic input mechanisms would keep state influence over capital flows less vulnerable to corruption; and how federal AI policy should address public hostility to data centre investments alongside national security and competitiveness. Compensation is USD 3,000 plus travel and accommodation for the culminating event. FLAG: Roosevelt does not publish an application deadline for the AI and Finance round on the programme page, and earlier rounds (Social Security financing, Federal Reserve powers, housing) each ran their own short application window. Check the Formstack application form linked from the programme page for the current closing date before applying.