How many of these open calls are free to apply?

Free to apply: 23 of 38. A fee to apply or to take part: 3. Fee not stated by the organiser: 12.

What do these open calls provide?

Out of 38: stipend: 27; housing: 10; travel: 13; studio: 6; production budget: 1; prize money: 3.

Can artists from any country apply?

No country or region limit in the terms: 16 of 38. Limited to residents or citizens of named countries or regions: 22 — each card names who may apply.

When is the next deadline?

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans 2027: 29 October 2026. Closing within 30 days: 21. Open on a rolling basis: 0.

Writing / Poetry fellowships, 2026–2027

29 Oct 2026

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans 2027

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New AmericansUnited States

FellowshipUp to $90,000 over two years

30 Oct 2026

National Arts Club Artist Fellowship 2027 — A Year of Full Club Membership and Programming in New York

The National Arts ClubThe National Arts Club, New York, USA

FellowshipOne year of complimentary club membership

1 Nov 2026

artsnb Career Development: Professional Development — CA$3,000 for Studies, Workshops and Mentorships, New Brunswick Artists

New Brunswick Arts BoardNew Brunswick, Canada

FellowshipFree to applyCA$3,000

1 Nov 2026

Compass Fellowship 2027–28 for Emerging DMV Writers — The Writer's Center

The Writer's CenterBethesda, Maryland, USA

FellowshipFree to apply$1,000 workshop credit + $300 stipend

1 Nov 2026

American-Scandinavian Foundation — Fellowships in the Nordic Countries

The American-Scandinavian FoundationNordic region (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Sápmi)

FellowshipFree to applyUp to $23,000 (year) / $5,000 (short)

1 Nov 2026

Große Literaturstipendien des Landes Tirol 2027/2028 — €15,000 Working Grants for Poetry and Drama

Land Tirol — Abteilung KulturTyrol, Austria

FellowshipFree to apply€15,000 each (poetry, drama)

2 Nov 2026

Jack Straw Writers Program 2027 — Twelve Fellows Trained in Audio, Readings and an Anthology, Seattle

Jack Straw Cultural CenterJack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

FellowshipFree to applyAudio training, recordings, readings, anthology

2 Nov 2026

Wallace Stegner Fellowships 2027–2029 — Stanford University ($75,000 Stipend, Fiction and Poetry)

Stanford UniversityStanford, California, USA

Fellowship$75,000 living stipend per year

2 Nov 2026

Black Rock Press Fellowship 2027, UNR Reno — $39,330 Nine-Month Book Arts Fellowship

University of Nevada, Reno — Black Rock PressReno, Nevada, USA

Fellowship$39,330 salary over nine months

4 Nov 2026

OAC Chalmers Professional Development Projects — CA$7,500 for Mentorships, Master Classes and Training, Ontario Artists

Ontario Arts CouncilOntario, Canada

FellowshipFree to applyCA$7,500

5 Nov 2026

Aerowaves Podcast Academy 2027 — 3 Europe-Based Participants Mentored in Dance Podcasting at Spring Forward, Limerick (Travel, Accommodation and Festival Pass Covered)

AerowavesOnline + Limerick, Ireland (Spring Forward, 13–17 April 2027)

FellowshipMentoring + travel, stay and festival pass

6 Nov 2026

Harry Ransom Center Research Fellowships 2027–2028 — About 50 Fellowships, Incl. Travel Stipends for Artists and Writers

Harry Ransom CenterHarry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Fellowship$3,500/month (postdoctoral) or travel stipend

7 Nov 2026

Curatorial Research Fellowship 2027 at the V&A Photography Section — £1,600/month for Indian Artists, Curators and Scholars aged 25–45

Charles Wallace India TrustVictoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

FellowshipFree to apply£1,600/month for 3–6 months + £800 airfare

8 Nov 2026

Write With Sophie Gips 2027 — €3,000 Writing Stipend in Berlin for a Young Author Writing About Art (Sammlung Hoffmann)

Sammlung HoffmannBerlin, Germany

Fellowship€3,000 gross

11 Nov 2026

Die Junge Akademie 2027 — Five-Year Membership with Research and Personal Budgets for Young Artists and Scientists (Art & Science)

Die Junge AkademieBerlin, Germany (activities mostly in Germany)

FellowshipFree to apply5-year membership with research and personal budgets

15 Nov 2026

International Meeting of Translators of German-Language Literature 2027, Berlin and Leipzig — Funded Seminar and Book Fair Visit for up to 20 Translators

Literarisches Colloquium BerlinBerlin and Leipzig, Germany

FellowshipTravel and accommodation covered

15 Nov 2026

Inaugural Ming Fay Research Fellowship 2027 — NYU A/P/A Institute

Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York UniversityNew York, USA (NYU Special Collections) and Hong Kong (Asia Art Archive)

FellowshipFree to applyUp to $7,500 (senior) / $2,500

16 Nov 2026

Artist-in-Residence at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome 2027–28 — Three Months, €1,900 a Month, Flat and Flight (Netherlands-Based Artists, by Nomination)

Akademie van KunstenRoyal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR), Italy

Fellowship€1,900 a month for three months, flat and flight

16 Nov 2026

Nebraska Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship 2027 — Literary Arts

Nebraska Arts CouncilNebraska, USA

FellowshipFree to applyUp to $5,000 (awards of $5,000, $2,500 and $1,000)

19 Nov 2026

"Miss Sarah" Fellowship for Black Women Writers 2027 (Nonfiction) — Ten-Day Residency in North Carolina with $1,000 Stipend and Travel Covered in the US

Trillium ArtsMars Hill and Asheville, North Carolina, USA

FellowshipFree to apply$1,000 stipend + travel

19 Nov 2026

Cork City Council Artist Bursary 2027 — up to €5,000 for Training, Mentoring or Development Abroad, Cork City Artists

Cork City CouncilCork, Ireland

FellowshipFree to applyUp to €5,000

1 Dec 2026

The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Arts and Culture in Asia (WA Project 2.0)

The Japan FoundationJapan, the 10 ASEAN member countries, and Timor-Leste.

FellowshipFree to applyRound-trip airfare + stipend and allowances

7 Dec 2026

ARKO Literature Fellowship 2027 — KRW 10–20 Million Activity Grants for 140 Emerging, Promising and Mid-Career Korean Writers

Arts Council KoreaRepublic of Korea

FellowshipKRW 10M / 15M / 20M activity grant

15 Dec 2026

Fine Arts Work Center Writing Fellowship 2027–2028 — Seven Months in Provincetown with Apartment and $1,250 a Month

Fine Arts Work CenterProvincetown, Massachusetts, USA

FellowshipApartment + $1,250/month + $1,000 exit stipend

15 Dec 2026

Villa Massimo, Casa Baldi, Venice & Cité des Arts — Federal and State Scholarships Abroad 2027/28

Kulturstiftung der LänderRome, Italy; Olevano Romano, Italy; Venice, Italy; Paris, France

FellowshipFree to apply

15 Dec 2026

FAWC Writing Fellowship 2027–28 — Seven-Month Residency with Apartment and $1,250 Monthly Stipend for Emerging Poets and Fiction Writers

Fine Arts Work CenterProvincetown, Massachusetts, USA

Fellowship$1,250 a month + $1,000 exit stipend

15 Dec 2026

Deutsches Studienzentrum in Venedig — 3-Month Artist Fellowships 2028 (also Villa Massimo, Casa Baldi, Cité)

Deutsches Studienzentrum in VenedigPalazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza, Venice, Italy

FellowshipFree to apply3-month stay with stipend

18 Dec 2026

Jones Fellowship 2027 — $10,000 to Complete a Book of Fiction, Poetry or Nonfiction (Texas Institute of Letters)

Texas Institute of LettersTexas, USA

Fellowship$10,000

4 Jan 2027

Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowships 2027–2028 — $72,000 Resident Fellowships for Biographers, CUNY Graduate Center, New York

Leon Levy Center for BiographyNew York, NY, USA (CUNY Graduate Center)

Fellowship$72,000 stipend for September–May

12 Jan 2027

Anderson Center Early Career Artist Residency 2027 — $625/Week Stipend for Minnesota and NYC Artists

Anderson Center at Tower ViewTower View, Red Wing, Minnesota, USA

FellowshipFree to apply$625/week stipend + travel + $450 documentation

15 Jan 2027

Luminarts Creative Writing Fellowship 2027 — $10,000 for Chicago Poets and Prose Writers Aged 18–30

Luminarts Cultural FoundationChicago, Illinois, USA

FellowshipFree to apply$10,000 unrestricted; finalists $300

31 Jan 2027

Austrian Project Grants for Literature 2027–2028 — 50 Grants of €18,000 for Prose, Poetry and Essay

Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and SportAustria

FellowshipFree to apply€18,000 (€1,500 × 12 months); 50 grants

1 Feb 2027

artsnb Arts Scholarships — up to CA$2,500 for New Brunswick Arts Students (Full-Time, Part-Time or Short-Term Study)

New Brunswick Arts BoardNew Brunswick, Canada

FellowshipFree to applyUp to CA$2,500

10 Feb 2027

MacDowell Fellowships Fall 2027 – Winter 2028 — Fee-Free Residencies in Seven Disciplines, Peterborough, New Hampshire

MacDowellPeterborough, New Hampshire, USA

FellowshipStudio, room and board + stipends

23 Feb 2027

Austrian Grants for Playwrights 2027 — Ten Six-Month Grants of €9,000 for Work on Plays

Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and SportAustria

FellowshipFree to apply€9,000 (€1,500 × 6 months); 10 grants

1 Mar 2027

Mississippi Arts Commission Artist Fellowships

Mississippi Arts CommissionMississippi, USA

FellowshipFree to applyUp to $5,000

1 Mar 2027

AFA Dr. MacEwan Literary Arts Scholarship — CA$7,000 for a Young Albertan Artist (25 or younger)

Alberta Foundation for the ArtsAlberta, Canada

FellowshipFree to applyCA$7,000 (one scholarship)

3 Mar 2027

Mira Lobe Grant 2027 — Six-Month Grants for Children's and Youth Literature and Illustration (Austria)

Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and SportAustria

FellowshipFree to apply€9,000 (€1,500 × 6 months); 6 grants

Writing / Poetry fellowships

Writing / Poetry: other kinds of call

Artist fellowships: other practices

All open calls here: 38

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