The Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship 2024/ How To Apply ( Awards: $72,000 + Full access to research facilities + More)

The Leon Levy Center for Biography 2024 offers four resident fellowships at the Graduate Center for the academic year beginning each September. 

Fellows devote their time to their projects and participate in monthly seminars. Furthermore, the public events of the Leon Levy Center for Biography, including the annual lecture and conference must be attended. Also, they are encouraged to join in the dynamic intellectual community of the Graduate Center.

Application Deadline 

January 4, 2025

Eligibility for The Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship 2024

• Writers who have not yet published a biography or received fellowships for the writing of a biography
• Also, publisge and accomplished writers who are undertaking their first biography are encouraged to submit
• Applications are particularly welcome from CUNY faculty. More so, fellows may not teach or partake in other full-time employment during their academic year-in-residence. The Leon Levy Center for Biography does not award fellowships for;

1. Memoirs
2. Essays
3. Plays
4. Films
5. Fiction.

Application Guidelines for The Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship 2021

• Applicants should include;
• A brief CV or resume (3 pages max)
• A narrative account of the applicant’s career (250 words)
• A project description (750 words)
• In addition, a sample of the proposed biography (maximum 2,500 words), and
• Two letters of reference
• More so, applicants are discouraged from seeking letters from their agents, editors, or publishers
• Also, only online/digital applications will be accepted
• Applications can be submitted via submittable
• More so, please note that application opens in June and closes in January (dates will be announced)

Awards

• A stipend of $72,000
• Writing space
• In addition, applicants will have  access to research facilities
• Research assistance

Further more, do contact Thad Ziolkowski, Associate Director, with any questions at tziolkowski@gc.cuny.edu

You might also want to check out how to write biographies to increase your chances of acceptance and knowing the best point of view to write from is a great advantage.

Good Luck!