Yiddish Book Center Translation Fellowship (Emerging Translator Track)

Funding: $5,000 stipend (paid in four installments) plus an additional $1,000 research fund. Who can apply: Translators relatively new to literary translation with some experience translating shorter works, working toward their first book-length Yiddish-to-English translation; open to graduate students and early-career translators; no US-citizenship restriction found, program is US-based and accessible to US applicants. Length: One year, low-residency, with periodic workshops. Structured workshops, mentorship, and community of Yiddish literary translators; research fund for project expenses. Field: Literary translation (Yiddish to English). Applications close around 2027-01-05 (expected; confirm on the official site).