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New York Public Library Cullman Center Fellowships 2027
The New York Public Library (NYPL) — Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers
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Funding amount
US$90,000 for the nine-month fellowship
Deadline
September 25, 2026
Level
Mid Career
Early Career
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What's covered
Stipend
Research Support
About this opportunity
The Cullman Center Fellowship is a prestigious nine-month residential fellowship in New York City for outstanding scholars, writers and other creative professionals whose projects would benefit directly from the research collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.
The fellowship supports academics, independent scholars, journalists, novelists, playwrights, poets, translators and visual artists working on book projects. Fellows spend the academic year researching and developing their projects while participating in the intellectual community of the Cullman Center
Requirements
- Be an academic, independent scholar, writer, journalist, translator or visual artist working on an eligible project.
- Your proposed project must benefit directly from access to NYPL's research collections.
- Demonstrate outstanding quality in your writing or research.
- Be able to work primarily at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.
- Foreign nationals who are conversant in English are welcome to apply.
- Applicants seeking funding for research that leads directly to a degree are not eligible.
- Be available to work at the Center five days a week, Monday–Friday, throughout the fellowship term.