Currently 44 active paid writing and translation grants, fellowships and residencies. 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 Copyright Agency Cultural Fund's Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing awards AUD 80,000 to one mid-career or established Australian author to research and write a substantial new work of literary non-fiction. Eligible forms include memoir, biography, history, criticism, arts and science writing, and environmental and political writing. ELIGIBILITY: mid-career or established Australian authors with a demonstrated publication record and publisher interest in the proposed work; Australian residents only. APPLICATIONS open 20 April 2026 and close 17 August 2026, 1:00pm AEST. Apply via the Cultural Fund fellowship page.
The Copyright Agency Cultural Fund's Author Fellowship awards AUD 80,000 to one established Australian author to create a significant new work for publication. ELIGIBILITY: established Australian authors with critical acclaim and confirmed publisher interest in the proposed work; Australian residents only. This is a separate fellowship from the Cultural Fund's Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing, though administered on the same cycle. APPLICATIONS close 17 August 2026, 1:00pm AEST. Apply via the Cultural Fund fellowship page.
Annual essay competition from the Berggruen Institute, a companion to the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture, seeking new thinking and cross-cultural perspectives on fundamental philosophical questions of significance for contemporary life and the future. It looks for essays in the tradition of Rousseau, Montaigne, and Emerson (models cited include Frankfurt, Nagel, Sontag, Fukuyama, and recent Noema pieces), not peer-reviewed academic work: novel ideas, clearly argued in compelling ways for intellectually serious readers. THEME for 2026: 'A New Axial Age?' Referencing Karl Jaspers's Axial Age (c. 800-200 BCE), the prompt asks whether civilisation is again at a 'hinge of history' undergoing a pivotal transformation of consciousness driven by rapid technological change and its social, economic, and political consequences. Suggested (non-exhaustive) angles: the foundational ideas and institutions underpinning present and future societies; the philosophical implications of the current era; the future of human evolution and life amid the ecological crisis; shared conceptual foundations for a common future; global transformation driven by technology and the rise of AI; the end of the global order and its ramifications; and the future of life amid biotechnology and synthetic life. Entrants may choose their own topic; for 2026 creative fiction is accepted. ELIGIBILITY: open to the public; not for academic papers and not governed by academic disciplinary standards or affiliations. Length up to 10,000 words in English or 15,000 characters in Chinese (excluding diagrams, tables, endnotes, bibliography, or authorship declaration). One submission per year per entrant, in either English or Chinese; co-authorship allowed. Submissions must be original and previously unpublished. AI USAGE: generative AI must not be used to create content or substitute original thought, and entrants must engage primary sources rather than AI summaries; AI is permitted only for proofreading/grammar, as quoted supporting material when AI itself is the subject of the research, or for translating an essay into English or Chinese, and all AI use (including AI-assisted translation) must be disclosed on the front page or the entry is disqualified. JUDGING: originality, clarity, and style. Essays are due by 23:59 PT on 17 August 2026; PDF only. Chinese-language submissions use a separate page. Inquiries to essay@berggruen.org.
Developh invites applications for its inaugural Tropical Internet Research Fellowship, supporting researchers, writers, and artist-technologists at any career stage who are investigating the cultural and material conditions of the internet across the Philippines and Southeast Asia and are interested in producing written work. The fellowship runs seasonally (every 1-2 years) to support new writing about the 'tropical internet': the online as experienced from the tropical regions of the Philippines and broader Southeast Asia, concerned with heat, extremes, monsoons, distance, islandedness, improvisation, pluralities, and diasporas. It nurtures work examining how the internet is lived, built, resisted, and felt across the region, welcoming research on infrastructures, digital labor, rural-urban internet inequities, algorithmic cultures, online intimacies, and the entangled relationships between land, technology, and the body, and how colonial, corporate, and extractive forces shape infrastructures for connection. WHO SHOULD APPLY: researchers, writers, designers, artists, and technologists with strong ties to the Philippines or broader Southeast Asia; applicants welcome from any present location, with preference to those within the Philippines, particularly outside Metro Manila. Work may relate to an academic thesis, but the produced artifact must be a distinct new work separate from the thesis. COMMITMENTS: produce an output by January 2027 (suggested minimum ~2000 words, in English, Filipino, or any Philippine language); publish with Developh by March-April 2027 with editorial and publication support; present findings by March-April 2027; share citations and research notes for a collective reference library; attend three cohort group meetings; and participate in editorial review and feedback cycles (prototypes and interim essays are encouraged; a fully finished output is not required). FELLOWS RECEIVE: a PHP 20,000 (~USD 300) stipend, with a potential additional stipend depending on fieldwork/research needs; peer learning through online cohort sessions; check-ins with the Developh team and guest critics; editorial and publishing support (coding, design, hosting); and free access to Developh events and workshops for the fellowship period. TIMELINE: application deadline 22 August 2026; writing and research September 2026 to January 2027; publication and presentations March 2027 onwards. Apply via the Google Form. Free to apply.
The Sundance Institute Episodic Program is an entry point for emerging to mid-career writers and creators working across all scripted series platforms, combining a lab experience with customised support to move projects and careers forward. The Episodic Lab lets writers workshop an original pilot and develop their writing and pitching skills: working with showrunners, producers and executives, fellows take part in one-on-one story meetings, pitching sessions, craft workshops and writers rooms. Up to ten applicants are selected, either for the in-person Lab (preceded by virtual workshops) or for a fully virtual Intensive with a creative advisor. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be 18 or older; the script must be the applicant's original creation or adapted from optioned source material and written in English; the draft must be revised or new, not already produced, not sold to a third party and not distributed online; and applicants cannot have previously had an episodic project (pilot or pitch) produced by a studio or network. Open to international and U.S. participants, subject to travel guidelines. Up to two writers per project may participate, with one named as primary applicant. APPLICATION: submitted via FilmFreeway, including writer bios (250 words each), a series logline (50 words), pilot synopsis (500 words), one-page series overview (500 words), personal statement (250 words), community connection, thematic statement (250 words), characters and core relationships (250 words), episodic vision, optional video samples (up to three links, 10 minutes total), and the full pilot script as a PDF in standard screenplay format. Demographic questions are optional and do not affect consideration. Candidates may submit up to three applications, with a separate application and USD 50 fee for each project. Submissions opened 13 July 2026 and close 25 August 2026 at 6:00 p.m. PT. Finalists are notified by email through FilmFreeway around mid to late March 2027 (FilmFreeway lists 31 March 2027), and the list of selected writers and projects is published at sundance.org/epi after 15 April 2027. Finalists must return a Fellow Agreement, a Participation Agreement and any other required documents within five days. Questions: episodicprogram@sundance.org.
A postdoctoral position in the Philosophy section at the University of Twente, part of the 4TU.Center for Ethics and Technology, working on the ethics and epistemology strand (Work Package 6) of LLMs4EU. LLMs4EU is a European Commission funded initiative led by the Alliance for Language Technologies, spanning more than 20 countries, to build large language models across all EU languages and preserve European linguistic and cultural diversity in the digital age while keeping the resulting tools compliant with European values and legislation including the AI Act and the GDPR. TASKS: establish benchmarking frameworks that address legal and ethical concerns; develop guidelines for fine-tuning processes with an emphasis on preserving cultural heritage; oversee ethics compliance and advise the project ethics board; and build frameworks that integrate ethical considerations into LLM design. This is the tech-communication and language-politics end of AI research rather than a modelling job: the questions are whose language, whose culture and whose norms get encoded when a continent builds its own models. REQUIREMENTS: a doctorate in ethics, philosophy, science and technology studies, AI ethics, computer science with an ethics focus, or a related field; demonstrated expertise in AI ethics and ethics compliance; understanding of AI tool design and LLM development; appreciation for cultural diversity; strong communication and organisational skills; and professional English. Apply through the AcademicTransfer posting. Closes 25 August 2026.
European Lab and the Sphera Network are opening submissions for the discourse programme of the next Sphera Media Lab, the annual forum for people defending independent media in Europe. THEMES: technological independence (sovereignty, tools, mutualisation); economic independence (cooperative models); editorial independence (press freedom, resisting the far right). FORMATS SOUGHT: masterclasses, led by an expert sharing advanced knowledge, technique and hands-on insight; and keynotes, inspiring talks grounded in a specific case study. WHO CAN PROPOSE: media outlets, associations, researchers and professionals. The organisers state they pay particular attention to parity and diversity across their programmes and ask that proposals take those criteria into account. WHAT IS COVERED: selected contributors travel to Brussels with transport, accommodation and a fee covered. THE EVENT: Sphera Media Lab 2026 runs on 3 December 2026 at LaVallee in Brussels, a full day of conferences, masterclasses and workshops for independent media professionals from across Europe, alongside the premiere of a documentary on threats facing European journalists. APPLICATION: submit your masterclass or keynote proposal via the Typeform at arty-farty.typeform.com/to/xnDikGGM before 31 August 2026.
Residency for writers and translators at the Jan Michalski Foundation in Montricher, Switzerland, set in seven distinctive 'cabin' modules hanging from an openwork canopy, offering conditions to start, continue or finish a writing project. Around forty authors from around the world (emerging to established) are hosted each year. Open to all kinds of writing and all languages, with priority given to literary writers and translators; other disciplines are welcome as long as literature is at the heart of the project. Residencies are for individuals or pairs working on a common project (e.g. a writer and a translator). A percentage of residencies are dedicated to nature writing. WHAT IS PROVIDED: a private cabin for independent living (a separate cabin per person for pairs; one accessible cabin for reduced mobility), travel costs to and from home, a weekly allowance of CHF 400, breakfast and lunch, electric bikes, and daytime library access. ELIGIBILITY: no age or nationality restrictions; beginners accepted; one application per year; former residents may not reapply (families, children and pets cannot be accommodated). Stays cannot be split into multiple periods. Selection is by a panel chaired by Vera Michalski-Hoffmann, assessing the literary quality of the project, the candidate's background, and whether the stay length matches the project scope. APPLICATION: online in English or French (work excerpts may be in any language); the 2027 form is open 2 June to 31 August 2026; selected candidates announced December 2026.
The OIF Support for Artist Mobility and Circulation of Cultural Goods programme provides grants of up to EUR 5,000 for mobility (travel, accommodation, visa fees, logistics) and up to EUR 2,500 for circulation of cultural goods (excess baggage, freight, customs) within the Francophone zone; both can be combined. ELIGIBILITY: professional artists and established artistic collectives with a demonstrated connection to the Francophone space (by nationality, working language, or artistic collaborations), residing in an OIF member state, with minimum 2 years of experience in the cultural or artistic sector; must directly manage the project (not act as intermediaries); one application per individual per call. ELIGIBLE DISCIPLINES: live performance (music, theatre, dance, comedy, storytelling), cinema/audiovisual, literature/publishing, and visual arts. PRIORITY given to projects promoting gender equality, women artists, creators under 35, and South-South mobility. Projects must take place between 25 March and 30 November 2026. Multiple selection sessions throughout the year; call open until 31 August 2026. Information webinars: 11 March, 13 May, and 8 July 2026 at 3 PM Paris time. Contact: culture.dlc@francophonie.org. Apply at https://appelsaprojets.francophonie.org/fr/applications/soutien-a-la-circulation-des-biens-et-mobilite-des-artistes.
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.
Pro Helvetia's comic creation grant supports the development of comic projects intended for publication, including digital formats. Applicants must have published at least one independent work with a professional publisher or the equivalent in magazines. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship, or permanent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland); not open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. AMOUNT: maximum CHF 25,000. Submission deadline 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.
Frankfurter Seilschaften is a Pro Helvetia mentoring initiative pairing emerging Swiss literary practitioners with established authors during the Frankfurt Book Fair. To be eligible as an emerging author, applicants must have completed their artistic training or presented their work publicly for the first time within the last five years; the call also includes professional writers who identify as FINTA. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship, or permanent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland); not open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. WHAT IS OFFERED: hotel and travel expenses, per diems, and trade fair passes. Submission deadline 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.
Pro Helvetia's literary creation grant supports the development of literary projects intended for publication, including fiction, children's and youth literature, poetry, drama, and spoken word. Applicants must have prior published work, a premiere, or professional performances. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship, or permanent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland); not open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. AMOUNT: up to CHF 25,000 for writing, CHF 18,000 for theatre texts, or CHF 15,000 for performative literary projects. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.
Pro Helvetia's Writing in Residency programme provides residency opportunities (for example Traduki in Southeast Europe or Art Omi) for authors and translators to develop or research projects. Applicants must have prior professionally published work. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship, or permanent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland); not open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. WHAT IS OFFERED: travel and accommodation costs (varying by destination), plus childcare support of up to CHF 1,000 per month for applicants with caregiving responsibilities. Submission deadline 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.
Pro Helvetia's international promotion grant (Switzerland-based institutions variant) funds the international promotion of contemporary Swiss literature through book fairs, group publisher appearances, and literary festivals. Open to event organizers, publishing houses, professional associations, and digital platforms based in Switzerland with regular artistic activity there. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship, or permanent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland); not open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. AMOUNT: maximum CHF 25,000. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.
Pro Helvetia's international promotion grant (institutions outside Switzerland variant) supports organizations abroad promoting contemporary Swiss literary works and authors at book fairs, festivals, and events (analogue, digital, or hybrid). Open to event organizers, publishing houses, professional associations, or digital platforms based outside Switzerland; no Swiss residency or nationality is required, but projects must feature Swiss books, authors, or translators together with Swiss partner organizations. AMOUNT: maximum CHF 25,000. Deadlines twice a year: 1 March (23:59 CET) and 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.
The one Sloan program that funds individuals directly: grants for authors researching and writing nonfiction books that bring science and technology to a general audience. Over 200 authors supported since 1996. Favoured topics include elucidating confusing or controversial scientific subjects, profiles of figures in science and technology, science-technology-art connections, women and science, and the culture and philosophy of science. Start with a letter of inquiry to program director Doron Weber; full proposals are by invitation only. Reviewed three times a year: LOIs by 1 September (decision by 15 February), 1 January (by 31 May) and 1 May (by 31 October). No application fee.
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.
The Dossiersubsidie is the Fonds BJP scheme for freelance regional and local journalists in the Netherlands who want to follow one subject properly rather than chase daily news, funding up to EUR 19,200 for six months of sustained reporting on a single dossier. It is aimed at the gap left by shrinking regional newsrooms, where structural coverage of local government, housing, care or industry rarely gets paid time. ELIGIBILITY: freelance journalists working in Dutch regional and local media only (staff journalists and national-only reporters are directed to the fund's other schemes). The fund also runs a year-round Vooronderzoekssubsidie of up to EUR 8,800 for preliminary research and a year-round Uitvoeringssubsidie of up to EUR 38,600 for carrying out projects, both open to all journalists. APPLICATION WINDOW: 17 August to 14 September 2026, via the Fonds BJP subsidy portal. Online office hours on 8 September 2026; questions on 020 63 86 295.
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 Paul Mellon Centre funds scholarship and dissemination in British art, visual culture and architectural history, from the medieval period to the present and across the relevant geographical and cultural contexts. This is the Autumn 2026 round, the first under the Centre's restructured funding scheme announced earlier in 2026, and all grants in the round close together on Monday 14 September 2026 at 23:59 BST. ELIGIBILITY: the Centre's funding is open to INTERNATIONAL applicants, not just UK-based ones (the exceptions are the MA/MPhil Studentship and Doctoral Scholarship, which are not part of this round). Every applicant must show how the award advances their research on British art, visual culture and/or architecture. SUPPORT: general application guidance, an updated FAQ and the Our Funding Focus page set out what the Centre looks for, and there are writeups of previously successful projects. The grants team will take specific questions or arrange a call at grants@paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk. No application fee. THIS GRANT: up to GBP 6,000 for INDIVIDUALS disseminating research on British art through publication, covering monographs, edited collections, catalogues and articles. It funds the practical side of publishing, image copyright fees being the example the Centre gives. This is the one grant in the Autumn round aimed at individual authors rather than organisations.
The Al Purdy A-frame Residency offers Canadian writers time and space to work at the historic A-frame home built by poet Al Purdy and his wife Eurithe on Roblin Lake in Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward County, Ontario. Poetry is prioritized, but all writers are welcome. SUPPORT: CAD 750 per week stipend and paid return travel (subject to the Association's fundraising and Canada Council matching); residencies run 3 to 12 weeks. ELIGIBILITY: Canadian citizens or permanent residents only. DEADLINE: 18 September 2026 (postmark, or 4:00pm PT for electronic submissions). Apply via the residency page.
Annual writing scholarship from the Miles Morland Foundation for African-born writers working in English on a full-length book project (80,000+ words for fiction; equivalent for nonfiction). One of the largest single-author African writing grants. Application window opens 1 July 2026 and closes 22 September 2026; applications outside that window are not read. ELIGIBILITY: writers born in Africa, or with both parents born in Africa, writing in English; nationality is not the criterion. Existing publication record is helpful but not strictly required.
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.
Third annual cycle of Printed Matter's Publisher Work Grant, supported by Wagner Foundation. Three unrestricted grants of $10,000 go to independent artists' book publishers, acknowledging past work and providing capacity-building funds for future book projects and publisher sustainability. ELIGIBILITY: independent imprints with an 'independent spirit,' generally small in scale, with a publishing history of one or more years and one or more titles per year, currently active with future titles in the works; open to publishers based anywhere (international presses encouraged). NOT for individual artists seeking to publish their own work, nor for commercial presses that exclusively publish client work; more established, well-funded, or institutionally supported publishers may be deprioritised. Funds are unrestricted (production, artists' fees, equipment, studio costs, rent, etc.). Applications reviewed by Printed Matter and a guest jury based on the imprint's body of work, upcoming projects, and potential impact. Selected presses also receive a highlighted presence at a 2026 Printed Matter Art Book Fair (travel and accommodation are the grantee's responsibility). Deadline: Sunday 4 October 2026, 11:59PM EST.
Translators' residency at Uebersetzerhaus Looren in Wernetshausen near Zurich. Looren offers a free residency for literary translators with a current contract, including six competitive CHF 4,000 stipend grants per year tied to one-month residencies. The Pro Helvetia residency programme (separately funded) has a 2026-10-15 deadline for 2027 stays. The James Joyce Scholarship and Looren Residency 2027 closes 2026-10-31. General free residencies are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. ELIGIBILITY: literary translators with substantial published work and a current translation contract; any language combination is welcome. Apply via the application page on looren.net. No application fee.
Leading Irish literary magazine that publishes and pays for creative nonfiction (as well as fiction and poetry), with a stated particular interest in promoting new and emerging writers. A clean, no-fee, internationally-open outlet for a standalone critical/creative-nonfiction piece. ELIGIBILITY: Irish and international writers; debut-friendly, no published-book requirement. Submissions are accepted in specific windows; the next nonfiction window runs Monday 9 November to Monday 23 November 2026 (closes 5pm Irish time) for the Summer 2027 issue.
Extra Teeth is a Scottish literary magazine with an international outlook, paying for fiction and nonfiction. Submissions are currently open. No theme is set per issue; send your best work on any topic. Pieces should be 800 to 4,000 words, previously unpublished, submitted as a Word document (standard font, size 12, double line spacing) titled with 'F' for fiction or 'NF' for nonfiction followed by your name, plus a title sheet (name, address, word count, bio under 100 words); cover letters are not required. Send one piece only per submission period to submissions@extrateeth.co.uk with 'SHORT STORY: TITLE' or 'ESSAY: TITLE' in the subject line; secondary submissions are deleted. Copyright remains with the author. Work in translation is accepted with the necessary permissions. The magazine does not currently publish poetry, scripts or artwork (aside from its guest illustrator). PAYMENT: GBP 200 per piece for the magazine plus two contributor copies; four pieces are also chosen for the With Bite Substack at GBP 150 each. AI POLICY: no AI-written work is published or considered. ILLUSTRATORS: one guest illustrator is commissioned per issue (paid GBP 943.90); send work to hello@extrateeth.co.uk with 'ILLUSTRATOR' in the subject line; marginalised illustrators especially encouraged. Allow eight weeks after the submission period before querying. Check the submissions page for current open periods.
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 Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism (RCDIJ) Africa Fund is a rolling grant program supporting data-driven and investigative journalism projects by journalists across Africa. SUPPORT: grants ranging from under USD 1,000 up to USD 10,000, alongside editorial support and publication. ELIGIBILITY: journalists based in Africa, whether staff or freelance, working in print, online, broadcast, photo, or multimedia. APPLICATIONS are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed on roughly a two-month cycle. Apply via the RCDIJ Africa Fund page.
Development grants from the Nederlands Letterenfonds (Dutch Foundation for Literature) for starting and advanced Dutch literary creators - writers, illustrators and translators - to fund training, coaching, editorial support, or travel and research abroad linked to a literary project. EUR 500 to EUR 2,500 per grant. ELIGIBILITY: Dutch-language literary creators (Dutch or Flemish-speaking world); see funder's application page for full eligibility criteria. CYCLE: applications are reviewed on a ROLLING basis (the scheme has been open since February 2026 and there is no fixed deadline). No application fee.
Online literary magazine paying for original creative nonfiction (essays and flash), open year-round with no submission fee. Useful, low-barrier way for an emerging writer to publish a standalone critical/creative-nonfiction piece and build a publication record toward a book. ELIGIBILITY: open to any emerging or established author; submissions accepted from international writers. Creative categories are open on a rolling basis year-round.
Contemporary art magazine commissioning paid art writing and criticism, with pitches accepted on an ongoing basis (online reviews/pitches continuous; themed print issues have set deadlines, e.g. the Spring issue around 15 September 2026). A direct paid outlet for criticism on digital, new-media and AI art. ELIGIBILITY: writers at all experience levels are invited; not restricted to Canada. Mostly pitch-based, with short online reviews accepted unsolicited.
Commissioned long-form writing at the intersection of design, technology, art and culture. Editorial themes: designing with AI as cultural and infrastructural system; responsive and adaptive materials; politics of platforms and creative-infrastructure governance; post-digital hybrid making; designing for collapse and continuity; creative research as practice. In-depth pieces only, no press releases or promotional copy.
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.
The Rory Peck Trust's Crisis Fund gives direct financial assistance to freelance news journalists whose work has put them in crisis: physical attack, urgent medical costs, replacement of confiscated or destroyed equipment, forced relocation, or support for the family of a journalist who has been injured, imprisoned, kidnapped or killed. This is one of the few funds built specifically for freelancers working in conflict and high-risk environments, who are usually outside any staff safety net. ELIGIBILITY: professional freelance journalists in news and current affairs whose sole income comes from journalism, who have been working freelance for at least the last 12 months and can provide reference letters from editors, who have no access to other financial or government support and no contractual benefits such as sick pay or social security. The crisis must have happened within the last six months and must be evidenced (invoices, bank statements). Anyone who received Rory Peck Trust support in the last three years is ineligible. The Trust also runs a separate Therapy Fund and a HEFAT safety-training fund. Applications are rolling, in English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Ukrainian or Russian. Contact assistance@rorypecktrust.org or info@rorypecktrust.org.
A science communication and information-design role at SAFL, South Asia's first research and capacity-building lab for navigating powerful AI, whose foundational work is supported by Schmidt Sciences and the Future of Life Institute among others. THE ROLE: turn the lab's research into clear writing and visuals for funders, partners, policymakers and the public. You read technical and policy work on AI and explain it in plain language without losing the substance. NOTE THAT A LARGE PART OF THIS ROLE IS VISUAL: building slide decks and visual maps that show what the lab works on and how the parts fit together, used for fundraising and partner updates. You work closely with the research and leadership team. WHAT THEY WANT: ideally 2 to 5 years of relevant experience, though the posting says a strong body of work can stand in for years. You do not need to be a known voice in the field; you do need to write clearly, learn their research quickly and care about getting it right. WHAT YOU WOULD BE EXPLAINING: technical AI governance and policy (evaluation standards, incident reporting, logging and provenance, attribution, liability), AI security and alignment research including the security of India's digital public infrastructure, and the societal and economic impacts of AI on labour, growth and public finances in India and other developing economies. HONEST WARNING FROM THE POSTING: 'The work is demanding, and we mean that plainly.' You will often be the first person to put new research into words a non-expert can follow, priorities shift as the field shifts, and the work goes straight to funders, government partners and the public. Not a role with fixed scope or settled routine. DEADLINE: none published; rolling.
Rest of World is in the third year of its Labor x Tech program, underwritten by the Ford Foundation, commissioning reported stories on the changing nature of work at a moment of upheaval: AI tools and robotics reshaping professions at every rung of society, from self-driving cars replacing drivers to humanoid robots working alongside nurses; lay-offs across the tech industry; and the gig work model continuing to reshape traditional employment. The programme's premise is that this moment needs documenting now, in stories that help prepare society for what comes next. WHAT THEY COMMISSION: reported stories of 800 to 1,000 words from around the world on this beat, at a fee of USD 1,000 per story. WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR, based on previous years: how new technology is transforming existing industries in unique ways and creating unexpected new pockets of employment; how technology is leading to significant job gain, job loss, and government responses to those trends; whether large demographic shifts are following the adoption of new technology or the arrival of new industries; how workplace technology is changing workplace dynamics; how new industries and tools are changing workers' incomes; and the expansion of the gig work model alongside the threats of automation. EXAMPLES of the kind of story they hope to commission, all previously published by Rest of World: workers in Chinese data factories teaching humanoid robots boring tasks; entry-level tech workers describing the AI-fuelled jobpocalypse; Microsoft and Google claiming their data centres create thousands of jobs while their permit filings say otherwise; AI helping judges close cases quickly and lawyers open them quickly; tech workers fuelling a mini baby boom in Taiwan's Silicon Valley; Dubai's robotaxi ambitions coming for human drivers; and the job brokers who run the lives of the migrant workers staffing Taiwan's chip plants. ELIGIBILITY NOTE: the programme is unable to commission reporting in India or from writers based in India for this series. HOW TO PITCH: send 2 to 3 paragraphs laying out the nutgraf of the proposal and explaining how the pitch fits the editorial mission of the programme. Indicate what sources will be used, whether any pre-reporting has been completed, what reporting has already been done on the topic at other outlets, and what the story contributes to the discourse. Pitches go to laborxtech@restofworld.org. Pitching is open on a rolling basis; no closing date is stated.