Nebraska Arts CouncilfellowshipRemote
Nebraska Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship (Literary Arts)
- Who Can Apply: Nebraska resident artists 19 years or older working in literary arts this cycle, who are not enrolled in an undergraduate program in the artistic field in which they apply.
- The Focus: Merit-based fellowship for literary artists to support professional development, creation of new art, presentations, training, and/or research.
- The Funding: Fellowship stipend of up to $5,000 for a one-year fellowship period.
- Key Requirements: Artist biography (not seen by jurors), redacted artist statement describing the submitted body of work and planned use of funds, and PDF work samples: fiction/nonfiction 1–2 pieces up to 50 pages (optional one-page synopsis not counted); poetry up to five poems and 30 pages; each entry must include title, date, literary category, length, and description.
DeadlineMonday, November 16, 2026
StipendStipend of up to $5,000 for a one-year fellowship. 2026 awards were $5,000, $2,500 and $1,000.
DurationOne-year fellowship award period
Locationregional_state
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinesliterary arts, fiction, non-fiction, poetry
Age range19–
Application notesAll submissions must be in PDF format. For video or audio work, answer the submission questions, save images as a placeholder, then use the edit function on the submission page to add corresponding files or links. A CV/resume is not required for the program.
Nebraska Arts Council
Organization based in Omaha