Grants & Fellowships / Verified 10 September 2026
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awards fellowship funding to mid-career artists and professionals in the U.S. and Canada who have made notable contributions to their field. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents, not currently enrolled students, and cannot have received a previous Guggenheim Fellowship. The deadline is January 7, 2027, and there is no application fee.
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What the organizer actually says
Deadline. January 7, 2027
“Application Deadline: September 15, 2026 at 11:59 EST; Work Examples Deadline: September 29, 2026; Reference Letters Deadline: October 13, 2026”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
Cost to apply. Free to apply
“Free”On file — not confirmed on a public page
What you get. Fellowship funding for ambitious projects
“Monetary award to support proposed work”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
How long. Approximately 6 to 12 months
Who can apply. U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents; mid-career professionals with notable contributions to their field; individuals who have not previously received a Guggenheim Fellowship; not currently enrolled students; may apply as indivi
How they choose.
“Network of several hundred advisers with multiple layers of review; identities confidential; assessed on merit and originality; final approval by Foundation's Board of Trustees”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
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Whether this is worth your entry fee, your shipping, and the weeks it takes to put an application together depends on work only you have…
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