Residency

Ginkgo Creative Residency

Name: Ginkgo Creative Residency
Start: 2026-09-21
End: 2026-09-21
Location: Boston, MA, USA

Ginkgo Bioworks

Applications closedSeptember 21, 2026

Boston, MA, USA

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This experimental residency, operated in conjunction with Faber Futures, explores how language, metaphor, and fiction shape synthetic biology by embedding residents in an industrial-biotechnology startup. The ideal candidate is a creative thinker, designer, or artist interested in interrogating the… Read more

Benefits

Fully funded residency, direct access to Ginkgo's biological foundries and bioengineers, opportunity to embed in an industrial-biotechnology startup.

Eligibility

Open to creative thinkers, designers, and artists who are exploring the implications of synthetic biology. No specific age, nationality, or experience level is mentioned.

Dates & details

Deadline: Specific post-March 2026 deadlines are published on a fluid, rolling basis depending on corporate cycles.
Programme dates: Not specified (historically a 3-month residency)
Duration: Historically 3-month residency
Language: Not specified (assume English)

Award

~$5,000/month (historically)

Application fee

Free

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