Princeton Arts Fellowship 2026–2028

The Princeton Arts Fellowship 2026–2028 is now accepting applications! This prestigious opportunity is designed for artists working across multiple disciplines who wish to spend two years teaching and working in an artistically vibrant university community.

🖌️ About Princeton Arts Fellowship 2026

The Princeton Arts Fellowships, funded in part by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, David E. Kelley Society of Fellows in the Arts, and the Maurice R. Greenberg Scholarship Fund, are awarded to artists whose achievements demonstrate extraordinary promise in artistic practice and teaching.

Key Details:

• Date Published: August 27, 2025
• Application Deadline: September 09, 2025
• Category: Fellowship, Fully Funded, Grants
• Location: United States
• Host Institution: Princeton University

This fellowship is open to early-career visual artists, filmmakers, poets, novelists, playwrights, designers, directors, and performance artists, among others.

💰 Benefits of Princeton Arts Fellowship 2026

• Stipend: $93,000 per year
• Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree.
• Open to applicants of all nationalities (U.S. citizenship is not required).
• Holders of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University are not eligible to apply.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Be early-career artists in fields such as visual arts, filmmaking, poetry, novel writing, playwriting, design, directing, or performance art.
• Applicants need not be U.S. citizens.
• Holders of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University are not eligible.
• Past recipients of the Hodder Fellowship and individuals with a sustained and continuous relationship with Princeton University are not eligible.
• Those with occasional or sporadic relationships with Princeton may apply.

📝 Application Process

Required Documents:

1. Curriculum Vitae (CV)

2. 750-word Proposal including:

   • How you propose to use the two years of the fellowship to develop your work (250 words).
   • What you might teach, direct, or choreograph with undergraduates as part of your fellowship (250 words).
   • Your approach to building community with your artistic practice, teaching, and/or research (250 words).

3. Contact Information for 3 References

   • Note: Recommenders should not send letters. The search committee will contact them directly if needed.

4. Work Samples with a 150-word statement explaining their relevance to your proposal:

   • Creative Writing:
     • Prose: Up to 3,000 words.
     • Poetry: Up to 20 pages.
     • If submitting both prose and poetry: Up to 2,000 words (prose) and 10 pages (poetry).
   • Dance (Choreography):
     • 1–3 links to at least 15 minutes of continuous footage (rehearsals, research, or performances).
   • Music:
     • 1–2 scores and/or links to 10 minutes of performance. Video optional.
   • Theater:
     • Up to 15 pages of writing samples and/or up to 10 design images (photos or renderings) and/or video/audio reel with cue points.
   • Visual Arts:
     • Up to 20 still images OR up to 10 minutes of video OR a combination of 10 still images and 5 minutes of video.

📅 Application Deadline

• September 09, 2025

🌐 Application Portal

• View full details of the Princeton Arts Fellowship 2026.
• Apply directly via the Princeton Application Portal.

For more information, visit the official Princeton Arts Fellowship website. Don't miss this opportunity to advance your artistic career in a dynamic academic environment!

• A $93,000 a year stipend is provided. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree. One need not be a U.S. citizen to apply. Holders of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton are not eligible to apply.