Ragdale Fellowships

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

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

• 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
  • Applications are accepted year-round but are awarded to only one individual during the September 15 application deadline. Notification is in December, with the residency taking place during the following calendar year.
    
  For more information on the Alice Hayes Writing Fellowship call 847.234.1063 x. 206

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
• 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 art targeted specifically for women, people of color, and artists with accessibility needs living in the Chicagland area.

Ragdale also offers 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.