Deadline: September 9, 2025
Applications are open for the Princeton Arts Fellowship 2026-2028. 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, will be awarded to artists whose achievements have been recognized as demonstrating extraordinary promise in any area of artistic practice and teaching.
Princeton Arts Fellows spend two consecutive academic years (September 1-July 1) at Princeton University and formal teaching is expected. The normal work assignment will be to teach one course each semester subject to approval by the Dean of the Faculty, but fellows may be asked to take on an artistic assignment in lieu of a class, such as directing a play or creating a dance with students. Although the teaching load is light, their expectation is that Fellows will be full and active members of the community, committed to frequent and engaged interactions with students during the academic year.
Stipend
- A $93,000 a year stipend is provided. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree.
Eligibility
- Applicants should be early career visual artists, filmmakers, poets, novelists, playwrights, designers, directors and performance artists—this list is not meant to be exhaustive—who would find it beneficial to spend two years teaching and working in an artistically vibrant university community.
- Applicant need not be a U.S. citizen to apply. Holders of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton are not eligible to apply.
- Past recipients of the Hodder Fellowship and individuals who have had a sustained and continuous relationship with Princeton University are not eligible to apply. Those who have had an occasional and sporadic relationship with Princeton may apply.
Application
To apply, submit:
- A curriculum vitae
- A 750-word proposal that includes:
- How you propose to use the fellowship to develop your work (250 words)
- What you might teach or pursue with undergraduates (250 words)
- Your approach to building community with people of different backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and artistic practices through your artistic practice, teaching, and/or research (250 words)
- Contact information for 3 references
- Work samples accompanied by a 150-word statement on how they relate to your proposal. Samples can be submitted as links in a PDF.
- Creative Writing: Prose is limited to 3000 words. Poetry is limited to 20 pages. If both a prose writer and poet, submit up to 2000 words (prose) and up to 10 pages (poetry)
- Dance (choreography): 1-3 links to at least 15 minutes total of rehearsals, research, or performances. Must be continuous footage with cue points. Do not send trailers, photographs or promotional materials.
- Music: 1-2 scores and/or links to examples of performance (10 minutes total). Video is optional.
- Theater: Up to 15 pages writing sample 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 up to 10 still images and 5 minutes of video. Video can represent one work or excerpts; provide cue points if including links to longer works.
For more information, visit Princeton Arts Fellowship.
