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Ragdale Fellowships

The Ragdale Foundation has received funding for many fellowships to underwrite the work of residents. 

PLEASE NOTE:  Only one fellowship below is available for direct application.  The others are granted either by invitation only or through a nomination process.

Ragdale also has a fellowship for which you can apply directly:

  • The Alice Hayes Writing Fellowship
    • A four-week residency and a $500 stipend for a writer who is working on a project designed to bring awareness to a contemporary issue having to do with peace, social justice, or the environment
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Listed below are some of the fellowships granted to applicants who have been accepted for residency at Ragdale: 

  • The Katharine Winegarden Washburn Memorial Fellowship in Writing and Literary Translation
    • A two-week residency with a $500 stipend
  • The Sylvia Clare Brown Fellowship
    • A two-week residency for a first-time writer at Ragdale
  • The Gary Goberville Memorial Fellowship
    • A two-week residency with a $100 stipend for a visual artist from Wisconsin
  • The Frances Shaw Fellowship
    • A two-week residency for a woman over the age of 55
  • Cliffdwellers
    • A one-week residency for a first-time resident from the Chicagoland area
  • The Florence Bear Picker Fellowship
    • A two-week residency for a woman over the age of 50
  • The Ann Vogt Fuller and Marion Titus Searle Fellowship
    • A two-week residency for a woman
  • The Prairie Fellowship
    • A two-week fellowship for a writer or visual artist with preference given to one with accessibility  needs

Ragdale also has competitive fellowships awarded to individuals through a nomination process such as:

  • The 3Arts Fellowship
    • A two-week residency for underrepresented artists working in  the areas of music, theater and visual arts—targeted specifically for women, people of color and artists with accessibility needs

Ragdale also has several invitational fellowships such as:  

  • The Hannah Judy Gretz Fellowship
    • A two-week residency for a published author of note
  • The Strnad Invitational Fellowship
    • A two-week residency for a distinguished author
  • The William and Solange Brown Fellowship for New Musical Composition
    • A four-week residency with a travel stipend

If you have questions about any of the fellowship opportunities, please contact Regin Igloria, Director of Artists-in-Residence at 847-234-1063 x. 206.