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We are no longer accepting applications for the 2026-27 Fellowship. The application portal for the 2027-28 year will open in summer 2026.
Each year the Institute brings together a cohort of up to 15 Fellows, half of them Columbia faculty and post-docs, the other half artists and writers from around the world, to spend a year together in work and conversation.
The Fellowship stipend is $75,000 for a full academic year at Reid Hall in Paris (September 2026 through May 2027). Fellows also have their own office at the Institute, administrative and research support, and access to Columbia’s libraries and various research facilities in Paris and in Europe.
We accept three categories of applicants. You will be asked to indicate under which category you are applying.
- The Columbia University faculty category includes: Columbia tenured and tenure-track faculty, Barnard, and Teacher’s College. Adjunct professors and lecturers are only eligible if their term of appointment extends beyond the fellowship year.
- The Columbia University post-doctoral category is for candidates in any subject who have completed their PhD and defended their dissertation at Columbia University between September 2023 and December 31, 2025.
- The creative arts category is for applicants within the creative arts (including visual and sound arts/film/composing/writing) who are not affiliated with Columbia University. (Please remember that in order to be eligible in this category, you cannot – regardless of nationality – be a permanent resident of the United States.*)
Faculty should notify their department chairs or Dean of their intention to apply for this fellowship. The Institute staff can, upon request, direct applicants to the appropriate university office to discuss the financial implications of an award. Only faculty are eligible to apply for a single semester fellowship.
Please note: We cannot accommodate groups.
Application materials include:
- Personal information (address, citizenship, education, affiliation)
- CV
- A project description (1500 words)
- A sample of your work
- Three letters of recommendation
*Eligibility is a question of residency, not citizenship.
If you are a US resident, you are not eligible to apply regardless of your citizenship(s).
If you are a US citizen whose permanent residence is located outside of the United States you are eligible to apply.