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The George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Fellowship Application Portal

The George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation is an independent foundation administered at Brown University. It awards a limited number of fellowships each year for independent projects in selected fields, targeting its support specifically to early mid-career individuals, who have completed at least one major project and demonstrate potential to be future leaders in their fields.  (Please consult Eligibility requirements for further information.)  

Artists and scholars supported by the Howard Foundation are expected to devote a substantial portion of time during the fellowship year to advancing new work.  Fellowship funds may be used in combination with sabbatical leaves or other sources of support, but this is not a requirement.

A total of fourteen fellowships of $40,000 each will be awarded in April 2026 for 2025- 2026 in the fields of:        

Writing for Performance or Choreography

                                                        


Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

                

Howard Fellowships are intended primarily to provide artists, scholars, and writers with time to complete their work. They are not intended for publication subsidies, for equipment purchase, for preparation of exhibits, or to support institutional programs. Deadline for submission of applications is November 1, 2025. Fellowship recipients will be announced in April, 2026.

Application Process:  


An application is initiated by registering at the top of this page. You must create a Survey Monkey Apply profile. 


Application required tasks include:

1. Applicants are asked to supply basic information about themselves and confirm their eligibility.

2. Upload a project description. This project should be for a new undertaking for you. The description should be three double-spaced pages. We estimate this will be about 800-900 words, but there is no required word count. A bibliography beyond your 3 pages is allowed but not required.

3. Upload a two-page curriculum vitae or resume

4. Upload a writing sample of no more than 20 pages or up to 15 minutes of audio/video samples of previously produced works

5. Requests for two letters of recommendation: Names and email addresses of two individuals willing to supply letters of recommendation for the applicant. 


There will be optional tasks for adding a writer or performer statement and for uploading samples of the proposed work in progress should such samples exhist

Potential applicants, prior to initiating an application, should visit the Eligibility link on the foundation website to see if they meet the requirements for a Howard Fellowship. The deadline for this submission of applications is November 1, 2026.  

 

Fellowships are offered in a revolving sequence of fields. Recipients are given the option of postponing receipt of their fellowship so as to make the Howard competition accessible to those whose personal or professional plans do not line up exactly with the year in which awards are offered in their fields. For further information on the Howard Foundation please visit our website where you will also find a section on Frequently Asked Questions. You may also wish to view our INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO below.






George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation

Box A, Brown University
Providence, RI 02912

Phone 401-863-2429


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