Application Deadline: September 26, 2023
From the beginning of February to the end of May every year, the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study hosts a group of exceptional creative writers and scholars from different disciplines as Writing Fellows. Each Writing Fellow focuses on her/his individual project while benefiting from interacting with other Writing Fellows and from the community of scholars and writers from the universities in Johannesburg and Gauteng in general.
The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) invites applications for its Eight Writing Semester, which will run from 1 February to 31 May 2024. Fellowships are open to any field of expertise, including novelists writing in indigenous languages. Previous fellows have included academics, novelists, scientists, poets, playwrights, independent researchers and journalists.
Requirements
Fellowships are open to any field of expertise, including novelists writing in indigenous languages.
Previous fellows have included academics, novelists, scientists, poets, playwrights, independent researchers and journalists.
Benefits
Each Writing Fellow will receive:
Accommodation in JIAS private residential suites at JIAS;
Daily breakfast and lunch;
Access to the facilities of the nearby University of Johannesburg, AND
A monthly stipend which will be taxable
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