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Published: 19 Dec 2024
The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) invites applications for its ninth Writing Fellowship programme, which will run from 1 April – 30 June 2025.
The 2025 Writing Fellowship centers on the theme of Global Blackness. At JIAS, we use the term “global Blackness” to signal our investment in exploring the multiplicity of Black experience, intellectual traditions, and perspectives as well as modes of Black theory.
The fellowship invites applications from established scholars, creative practitioners, and thought leaders, with preference given to individuals in, from or closely aligned to Global South contexts. Applicants should submit a clear motivation, outlining a definite writing project (such as a book in progress) or creative project (such as a new body of work) they plan to work towards over the residency period, as well as why Johannesburg (and JIAS) presents a meaningful location in which to nurture their practice. JIAS welcomes exploratory, interdisciplinary research projects, as well as collective-based projects. Past fellows have included novelists, poets, playwrights, scientists, independent researchers, and journalists.
| Application Deadline | January 4, 2025 |
| Funding Type | Fully Funded |
| Type | Fellowship |
| Sponsor | Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Each Writing Fellow will receive:
Applicants should share the following as PDF documents to: [email protected], with the following email subject line: “2025 Writing Fellowship Application [insert full name]”
CV, bio & headshot (may include links to websites or other relevant resources)
Brief motivation on why Johannesburg and JIAS present a meaningful location for the proposed research project (max 250 words)
Research project outline, detailing a definite writing project (such as a book in progress) or creative project (such as a new body of work) you plan to work towards over the residency period. This can include a synopsis or abstract for publications, screenplays or scripts, or an artist’s statement/project outline for creative projects (max 1000 words). Where relevant, images and links can be included in the PDF document.
.For more details,visit JIAS webpage
