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MacDowell Fellowship

MacDowell

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Opens 19 January 2027 No fee to apply In person Last checked 1 Nov

At a glance

Deadline
Opens 19 January 2027, closes 10 February 2027
Fee
No fee to apply
Who may apply
  • Applicants cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program during the residency season for which they are applying.
Where
On site. Peterborough, NH, USA
Open to Africans
MacDowell does not restrict this listing by nationality. It is based in Peterborough, NH, USA (on site). Its page says: "MacDowell encourages applications from artists of all backgrounds and all countries in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theat"

The residency provides artists with exclusive use of a studio, accommodations, and meals to focus on their creative work.

The facts

What you get
There are no residency fees, and need-based stipends and travel reimbursement grants are available.
Where
Peterborough, NH, USA
How long
Up to eight weeks.

Where you stand

This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.

What they ask for

Get ready to apply

Built only from what this listing states.

The application takes real work, by our reading.

1. What to get ready

The listing does not say what it needs. When you open their page, write down everything it asks for before you start.

2. Dates

  • Opens 19 January 2027. You cannot apply before then.
  • Closes 10 February 2027, in 101 days.
  • Aim to send it by 7 February 2027. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice

Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp

The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.

No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.

Tips for applying for a residency

General advice from us, the same for every residency. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.

  • Describe the work you will do during the residency, and show recent work that makes it believable.
  • Check what is covered: travel, a place to stay, a fee to you, materials.

If there is an interview or a test

  • Be ready to talk about your work and why this place and this time.

All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.

How to apply

You apply on MacDowell's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.

Opens 19 January 2027

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How we checked this

This was opened and verified at MacDowell's own website on 1 November 2026: it was real, not yet open, and open to people from African countries. MacDowell does not restrict this listing by nationality. It is based in Peterborough, NH, USA (on site). If anything here is wrong, tell us.