Governing Society: Stanford University
Description
Often characterized as ômidcareerö awards, Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. Fellowships are awarded through two annual competitions: one open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada, and the other open to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean. Candidates must apply to the Guggenheim Foundation in order to be considered in either of these competitions. The Foundation receives between 3,500 and 4,000 applications each year. Although no one who applies is guaranteed success in the competition, there is no prescreening: all applications are reviewed. Approximately 200 Fellowships are awarded each year.
Eligibility
Persons who have already received a Guggenheim Fellowship are not eligible to apply for another. Guggenheim Fellowships are not available for the creation of residencies, curriculum development, or any type of educational program, nor are they available to support the development of websites or blogs. Our awards are intended for individuals only; they are not available to organizations, institutions, or groups. Guggenheim Fellowships are not open to students (undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate). We regret that our awards are not available to support the writing of literature for children or young readers. Anthology, oral history, e-book, or textbook projects are not supported by our awards. Published writing not regarded as appropriate for our competition includes self-published works, publications for which the author has paid, and publications by publishers who do not engage in a process of critical review of submitted work. In addition, genre work (e.g., mysteries, romance, fantasy, etc.) is considered not competitive. For all writers, if you have mainly published in periodicals, or on websites, it might be premature for you to apply here at this stage of your career, given the rigorous nature of our competition.
Nominations Open: August | Nominations Close: September | Awardees Announced: April | Periodicity: Annual | Award Amount: N/A