Funder: American Antiquarian Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2,400 stipend for four weeks; typically two Hearst fellowships annually
Summary: Supports residential historical research for imaginative works about pre-twentieth-century American history, literature, and culture.
Key Information: Work must be intended for the general public rather than academic or educational audiences.
Description
The Hearst Foundations Fellowship is part of the American Antiquarian Society’s residential fellowship program for creative and performing artists and writers. It supports historical research toward imaginative works dealing with pre-twentieth-century American history, literature, and culture. Fellows spend four weeks at the Society in Worcester, Massachusetts, with time for uninterrupted research, reading, and collegial discussion.
Supported projects span writing, film, music, theater, and visual arts. Examples include historical novels, poetry, documentaries, podcasts, plays, choreography, design, sculpture, and nonfiction history for general audiences of adults or children. Selection centers on how well the proposed study fits the Society’s collections. The fellowship connects historical inquiry with public-facing creative work rather than work intended for academic or educational audiences.
