This fellowship award is intended to provide support for competitive opportunities that take place on a local, national, or international level, and that position students as leaders in their field or in their communities. This could, for example, involve a writer being featured as a presenter or speaker at a virtual or in-person creative writing conference, festival, or literary series, etc. or being included as part of a select group of creative writers for an advanced learning opportunity, such as a writing residency, seminar, or workshop, etc.

If applying for funding for a conference, festival, residency, or workshop, applications must demonstrate that the student has been selected or invited to participate as a presenter or featured artist (either within the application or before funds are dispersed if an application is still pending); this award is not intended to fund attendance at a conference or festival where the student is not also presenting or being featured in some capacity. If funding is being sought to attend in person, travel costs may be included in your application. If funding is being sought for a virtual opportunity, funding for technology costs necessary to attend the opportunity may be considered. Please include all potential costs in your application as any costs exceeding your budget must be paid for by the applicant. 

If applying for funding for submission fees, book contests, or other opportunities similar to these categories eligible for funding through the Creative Engagement Fellowship, students must provide documentation of the costs such as receipts (if the student has already applied), links to journal websites that outline costs of submitting, screenshots of the application fees, or email documentation.

Students may only be awarded this fellowship once in an academic year. However, students may apply for financial support for participating in multiple events occurring throughout the year so long as the student can supply evidence of acceptance to the events if requesting funding for anything other than submission fees.

If you have questions regarding whether an opportunity might qualify for this fellowship, what documentation you need to provide, or require assistance with your application please contact the Piper Center’s Coordinator for Educational Programs, Joy Young, at joyyoung@asu.edu 
 

Applications will be accepted 3 times per year during the academic year. Submissions should be in by 5:00 PM on the following deadlines: September 30th, December 30th, and March 31st. Please remember individuals are only eligible to receive funding ONCE in an academic term. If your application is denied, you may ask for feedback and resubmit for the next funding cycle. 
 

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Application Checklist:

☐Fellowship Proposal (Up to 1 page, single-spaced): A summary of the opportunity and how you will be featured or participate. Include a statement on the professional and/or creative impact it will have on you as a writer.

☐Budget: A detailed outline of all costs you are seeking through this fellowship, with justification and other documentation to provide clarity. Submitted budgets should be clear, detailed, and well-researched. Please include only costs requiring financial assistance and provide backup documentation. For example, if seeking funding to support conference registration, attach a PDF of the conference website page demonstrating the conference rates.  You may request funds to pay for future events you have been accepted to participate in. If you are seeking reimbursement, evidence of payment should be provided. Travel funds are acceptable. An example budget template is available for you here.  

☐Acceptance, Invitation Letter or Contest Submission Description: Please compile all needed documentation into a single PDF of your invitation(s), acceptance(s), receipt(s) to participate in the opportunity or other supporting documentation.