Guggenheim Fellowship 2027

Location

United States & Canada

Open to

Citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada working in the creative arts, humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences. Applicants should demonstrate significant prior achievement and exceptional capacity for future work. Performing artists are generally excluded, while composers, choreographers, and film directors remain eligible.

Application Fee

Free

What’s Provided

• Unrestricted fellowship grant (award amount varies)

• Financial support for an independent project

• Flexible use of funds to support creative or scholarly work

• Approximately 175 fellowships awarded annually

What the Applicant Must Cover

Not specified.

Duration

Varies according to the fellowship award and proposed project.

Deadline

15 September 2026

Essential Notes

• Applications are evaluated based on both distinguished prior achievement and future potential.

• Fellows may use the grant funds at their own discretion in support of their proposed work.

• The Latin America & Caribbean fellowship competition is currently suspended; the U.S. & Canada competition remains open.