Writing Fellowship at Princeton University

The Hodder Fellowship will be given to writers of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the 2011-2012 academic year. Typically the fellows are poets, playwrights, novelists, creative nonfiction writers and translators who have published one highly acclaimed work and are undertaking a significant new project that might not be possible without the "studious leisure" afforded by the fellowship. Preference is given to applicants outside academia. Candidate for the Ph.D. are not eligible. Submit a resume, sample of previous work (10 pages maximum, not returnable), and a project proposal of 2-3 pages. Guidelines available on website:www.princeton.edu/arts/fellows .

We strongly recommend that all interested candidates use the online application process. Deadline: November 1, 2010 (postmarked). Stipend: $63,900.

Apply online or for general application information and how to self-identify, click here. We strongly recommend that all interested candidates use the online application process. Candidates are invited to submit a resumé, a sample of previous work (ten-page maximum, not returnable) and a project proposal of two to three pages. Letters of recommendation are not required. Applications must be submitted by November 1, 2010.

Society of Fellows in the Creative and Performing Arts

"One of the most inspired recommendations of the Allen Committee was its proposal to create a new interdisciplinary Society of Fellows in the Arts, which the committee envisioned as a centerpiece of arts education at Princeton. The Society’s Fellows would be innovative and early-career artist/scholars who would teach courses, maintain studios, give or organize performances or exhibitions (where appropriate), and participate in seminars, conferences, and other on-campus collaborations. Their presence would expose Princeton to lively cross-currents from the world of the creative and performing arts, and their energy would enable the scholarly and educational projects in the arts at Princeton to achieve critical mass. Not only would the arts thereby enliven Princeton, but Princeton would thereby become a patron not only of the arts, but of artists, by providing fellowships that would help to sustain and support developing artists as they launch their careers." As stated by President Shirley Tilghman.

The Lewis Center for the Arts is in the process of developing the Society of Fellows in the Creative and Performing Arts initiative.

(For more information, please visit their website HERE.)