Writing Fellowships Closing in January 2027
Writing Fellowships with application deadlines in January 2027, sorted by what closes soonest. Deadlines, awards, and entry fees shown on every listing — closed listings drop off automatically.
38 open right now
Stipended programs for writers and journalistsEmerging-writer and mid-career fellowshipsDeadlines tracked daily
Closing soonest
- Fellowship · Writingorganization hidden — members only Institute for Creative Writing FellowshipsOpens Nov 1 · closes Jan 1, 2027$42,000 stipend + benefitsFee: $50
- Fellowship · Writing2027/ WORKSHOP FELLOWSHIP AWARDOpen · closes Jan 3, 2027
- Fellowship · Writingorganization hidden — members only Fellowship ApplicationOpen · closes Jan 4, 2027$15,000
- Fellowship · Writingorganization hidden — members only Fellowship (2027–2028)Open · closes Jan 4, 2027$72,000 stipend + residency
- Fellowship · WritingShort-Term Fellowships 2027-2028Open · closes Jan 4, 2027$2,500/month stipend
- Fellowship · WritingLuso-American Fellowship Application 2027Open · closes Jan 4, 2027
- Fellowship · WritingTranslation Fellowship Program 2027-28Open · closes Jan 4, 2027Up to $5,000 grant + more
- Fellowship · WritingLong-Term Fellowships 2027-2028Open · closes Jan 4, 2027$5,000/month stipend
- Fellowship · JournalismMass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship 2027Open · closes Jan 4, 2027$10,000 stipend + travel & expenses
- Fellowship · JournalismRJI Professional Innovation Fellowships 2027Opens Nov 2 · closes Jan 8, 2027$75,000–$100,000
- Fellowship · JournalismFellowship for Advancing Science organization hidden — members only in Africa and the Middle East (Fall 2027)Opens Nov 15 · closes Jan 9, 2027Up to $40,000 stipend + housing & travel
- Fellowship · JournalismAcademic-Year Fellowship 2027–2028Opens Nov 15 · closes Jan 9, 2027Up to $87,500 stipend + housing & travel
- Fellowship · WritingPosner Fellowship for Research and Creative PracticeOpens Dec 1 · closes Jan 10, 2027$3,500
- Fellowship · WritingHunt Institute Fellowship for Research and Creative PracticeOpens Dec 1 · closes Jan 10, 2027$3,500
- Fellowship · WritingVoices of Color FellowshipsOpen · closes Jan 11, 2027Fee: $20
- Fellowship · WritingLGBTQIA+ Writer FellowshipsOpen · closes Jan 11, 2027Fee: $20
- Fellowship · WritingEmerging Writer FellowshipOpen · closes Jan 11, 2027Fee: $20
- Fellowship · WritingTeach! Write! Play! FellowshipsOpen · closes Jan 11, 2027Fee: $20
- Fellowship · Writingorganization hidden — members only Writer FellowshipsOpen · closes Jan 11, 2027Fee: $15
- Fellowship · WritingSara Pennypacker Fellowship (Fall 2027 Residency)Open · closes Jan 15, 2027$500 + residencyFee: $30
- Fellowship · WritingAlison Lurie Memorial Fellowship for Female-Identifying Fiction WritersOpen · closes Jan 15, 2027Fee: $30
- Fellowship · WritingDobie Paisano FellowshipOpen · closes Jan 15, 2027$6,000/month stipend + residencyFee: $20
- Fellowship · WritingClio Fellowship for Archival Research 2027Open · closes Jan 15, 2027$5,000
- Fellowship · Writingorganization hidden — members only Visiting Fellowships 2027-28Open · closes Jan 15, 2027$4,500 stipend + residency
- Fellowship · WritingShort-term Scholarly Fellowships 2027–28Open · closes Jan 15, 2027$5,000/month
- Fellowship · WritingMary G. Stange Fellowship for Creative and Performing Artists and WritersOpen · closes Jan 15, 2027$1,500
- Fellowship · WritingIndividual Artist Fellowship (FY2028)Open · closes Jan 15, 2027$5,000
- Fellowship · Writingorganization hidden — members only Creative Writing Fellowship 2027Open · closes Jan 15, 2027$10,000 top prize
- Fellowship · WritingSteven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ FellowshipOpen · closes Jan 15, 2027Fee: $30
- Fellowship · WritingInnovation Fellowship for Independent ResearchersOpen · closes Jan 17, 2027$3,000
- Fellowship · WritingHeidrich Visiting Research Fellowship (Joseph A. Labadie Collection)Opens Nov 2 · closes Jan 29, 2027$2,000–$3,000
- Fellowship · WritingHeid Rare Materials Research Fellowship (Special Collections Research Center)Opens Nov 2 · closes Jan 29, 2027$2,000–$3,000
- Fellowship · WritingHubert I. Cohen Research Fellowship (Screen Arts Mavericks and Makers Collection)Opens Nov 2 · closes Jan 29, 2027$2,000–$3,000
- Fellowship · WritingWriter in Residence (2027 Cycle)Open · closes Jan 31, 2027$5,000/year + travel & expenses
- Fellowship · WritingIndividual Artist Fellowship - Visual Arts - Arts for Sullivan 2027Open · closes Jan 31, 2027$3,000
- Fellowship · WritingIndividual Artist Fellowship - Literary Arts - Arts for Sullivan 2027Open · closes Jan 31, 2027$3,000
- Fellowship · WritingIndividual Artist Fellowship - Compositional Arts - Arts for Sullivan 2027Open · closes Jan 31, 2027$3,000
- Fellowship · Journalismorganization hidden — members only Fellowship in JournalismOpen · closes Jan 31, 2027$87,500 stipend + benefits