Shearing Fellowship

Funding: $46,500 stipend paid over nine months (2026-27 figure). Who can apply: Writers (novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, nonfiction writers, historians, political scientists, public intellectuals) who have published at least one book with a trade or literary press; international writers welcome. Length: Nine months (academic year). Housing in downtown Las Vegas (fellow covers some utilities), office space, optional health coverage. Field: Discipline-agnostic writer/public-intellectual-in-residence fellowship. Deadline: Not yet announced for the 2027-28 cycle (the 2026-27 cycle deadline was September 30, 2025).