Residencies / Verified 2 September 2026
MacDowell provides studio space, private room, meals, and up to eight weeks of residency time in Peterborough, NH, plus a travel stipend up to $1,500. The $30 application fee includes waivers. You can apply if working in architecture, film/video, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, or visual arts at any career stage; next deadline is September 10, 2026.
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Deadline. September 10, 2026
“Spring Summer 2027: September 10, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST. Fall Winter 2027-2028: February 10, 2027.”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
Cost to apply. $30 to apply
“$30 app fee (waivers); residency FUNDED”On file — not confirmed on a public page
What you get. Studio + private room + 3 meals/day up to 8 wks; travel stipend up to $1,500
“Studio space, accommodations, three meals daily. Need-based stipends and travel reimbursement grants available. Financial assistance for childcare and other residency expenses.”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
How long. Up to eight weeks
Who can apply. Artists working in architecture, film/video, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, or visual arts. All career stages welcome. Cannot be enrolled in degree-seeking programs during residency (except completed doctora
“Open to all nationalities”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
How they choose. ~5% accepted; discipline panels
“Anonymous review panels comprising distinguished professionals in each artistic discipline; sole criterion is artistic excellence”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
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