New Voices Publishing Fellowship
From Art Canada Institute
Focused on new writing, mentorship, and diverse perspectives, the New Voices Publishing Fellowship helps shape the next generation of authors bringing Canada's cultural stories to readers everywhere. The $60,000 fellowship is awarded to one postdoctoral scholar, selected through a competitive adjudication process, and is tenable for one year.
- Amount
- Up to $60,000
- Who can apply
- Individual artists not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Where you must live
- Not found
- Art forms
- Writing
- Application fee
- Not stated on the funder's page
- Kind
- Fellowship
- How to get it
- Open application “Application Materials: completed application form; CV; a Manuscript Proposal (3,500-word proposal: working title/series, 200-250 word abstract, 2,000-2,500 word chapter overview covering roughly 10 key artworks/artists, and a 500-word disc…”
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Eligibility
"Open to emerging scholars with significant knowledge and experience in the study of Canadian art, broadly defined to encompass historical, contemporary, Indigenous, and/or diasporic art practices in Canada. To be eligible for this opportunity, applicants must have completed their PhDs (in art history or a closely related discipline) within the past 7 years. They should also have a body of research that can be written up into a 30,000 to 40,000-word manuscript over the course of 12 months." No Canadian citizenship or residency restriction is stated on the funder's fellowship or application pages; the program is about Canadian art as subject matter, not restricted to applicants living in Canada.
What to send
Application Materials: completed application form; CV; a Manuscript Proposal (3,500-word proposal: working title/series, 200-250 word abstract, 2,000-2,500 word chapter overview covering roughly 10 key artworks/artists, and a 500-word discussion of significance); 4 Short Essay Questions (300 words each, on interest in the opportunity, research methodology, ethical considerations, and a 12-month completion plan); and, for projects engaging a living artist's work, written consent from that artist. The fellowship includes a publishing contract with ACI to produce an online art book, mentorship, dedicated editorial support, and opportunities to present the project to ACI's community. not confirmed - check the funder's page
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Source: https://artcanada.com/fellowship (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on October 18, 2026.
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