How much funding does Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship Grant provide?

Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship Grant provides US $72,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship Grant

The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY)

Foundation Grants for Creative Writing Humanities Grants

Funding Amount

US $72,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Geography

Normally fellows are required, at minimum, to attend in-person monthly seminars at the Graduate Center, which is located on 5th Avenue in Manhattan.

Other requirements

Writers of any and all nationalities are eligible.
Biographies of subjects who lived in any era qualify.
Who Can Apply?While our selection committees evaluate each application on its own merits, preference in the award of fellowships is given to those who have not yet published a biography or received fellowships for the writing of a biography.
We also welcome applications from published and accomplished writers who are undertaking their first biography.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: The Leon Levy Center for Biography does not award fellowships for memoirs, essays, plays, films, or fiction.

Overview

The Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship, established in 2007, supports writers from all backgrounds in crafting biographies. It offers four resident fellowships and a Sloan fellowship for biographies in science, with a stipend of $72,000. Fellows gain writing space at CUNY Graduate Center, access to research facilities, and opportunities to engage in seminars and public events. This fellowship encourages both emerging and established writers to contribute to the vibrant biography community.

To achieve its mandate of identifying, supporting, and fostering excellence and innovation in biography, the Leon Levy Center for Biography (LLCB) hosts frequent public events as well as the annual Leon Levy Biography Lecture in the fall; an annual conference or biography clinic in the spring; a resident fellowship competition to fund the research and writing of outstanding biographies; and academic courses at the Graduate Center in the art and craft of biography.
The Leon Levy Center for Biography offers four resident fellowships and one Sloan fellowship for a biography in science. Awards include writing space at the CUNY Graduate Center, full access to research facilities, research assistance and a stipend of $72,000. The period of the residencies is September – May of each year.
Fellows devote their time to their projects and participate in monthly seminars and the public events of the Leon Levy Center for Biography, including the annual lecture and the annual conference, and they are encouraged to join in the dynamic intellectual community of the Graduate Center.

Eligibility

Writers of any and all nationalities are eligible.Biographies of subjects who lived in any era qualify.Who Can Apply?While our selection committees evaluate each application on its own merits, preference in the award of fellowships is given to those who have not yet published a biography or received fellowships for the writing of a biography. We also welcome applications from published and accomplished writers who are undertaking their first biography. Normally fellows are required, at minimum, to attend in-person monthly seminars at the Graduate Center, which is located on 5th Avenue in Manhattan.