Short Description

The Hodder Fellowship will be given to artists and writers of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the academic year. Potential Hodder Fellows are composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, writers, translators, or other kinds of artists or humanists who have “much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts”; they are selected more “for promise than for performance.” Given the strength of the applicant pool, most successful Fellows have published a first book or have similar achievements in their own fields; the Hodder is designed to provide Fellows with the “studious leisure” to undertake significant new work.

Eligibility

Potential Hodder Fellows are composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, translators, writers, or other kinds of artists or humanists who are selected more “for promise than for performance” and have “much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts” as traditionally defined.

  • The Princeton Arts Fellowship, funded in part by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will be awarded to artists whose achievements have been recognized as demonstrating extraordinary promise in any area of artistic practice and teaching.
  • Eligible applicants are early career composers, conductors, musicians, choreographers, visual artists, film makers, poets, novelists, playwrights, designers, directors, and performance artists. This list is not exhaustive. Individuals who engage in multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary artistic practices are welcome to apply.
  • Successful candidates would find it beneficial to spend two years teaching and working in an artistically vibrant university community. The department is committed to fostering an academic environment that acknowledges and encourages community. The successful candidate will pursue academic excellence in University settings.
  • Non-US citizens are welcome to apply.
  • There is no age limit to apply.
  • Those who hold a Ph.D. degree from Princeton University are not eligible. This fellowship cannot be used to fund work leading to an MFA, Ph.D., or any other advanced degree.
  • Past recipients of the Hodder Fellowship and individuals who have had a sustained and continuous relationship with Princeton University are not eligible to apply. Those who have had an occasional and sporadic relationship with Princeton may apply.
  • Princeton Arts Fellows may not hold concurrent teaching positions at other institutions for the duration of the fellowship.

Submission Requirements

  1. A curriculum vitae
  2. 500-word project proposal in which you describe your artistic project and what you plan to do during the fellowship’s 10-month appointment
  3. Work samples accompanied by a 150-word statement on how they relate to your proposal. Samples can be submitted as links in a PDF.

*Creative Writing: Prose is limited to 3,000 words. Poetry is limited to 20 pages. If both a prose writer and poet, submit up to 2,000 words (prose) and up to 10 pages (poetry)
*Dance (choreography): 1-3 links to at least 15 minutes total of rehearsals, research, or performances. Must be continuous footage with cue points. Do not send trailers, photographs or promotional materials.
*Music: 1-2 scores and/or links to examples of performance (10 minutes total). Video is optional.
*Theater: Up to 15 pages writing sample and/or up to 10 design images (photos or renderings) and/or video/audio reel with cue points.
*Visual Arts: Up to 20 still images OR up to 10 minutes of video OR up to 10 still images and 5 minutes of video. Video can represent one work or excerpts; provide cue points if including a link to a longer work.

How to Apply

Online Application

Program Benefits & Awards

Hodder Fellows spend an academic year with Princeton, but no formal teaching is involved. A $93,000 stipend is provided for this 10-month appointment as a Visiting Fellow.
The Lewis Center is committed to fostering an academic environment that acknowledges and encourages community. The successful candidate will pursue academic excellence in University settings.

Entry Fee

None

Location

United States

Timeline

  • Application Deadline: 9 September 2025

Website Link: https://arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/hodder-fellowship/

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