Arts Initiative Fellowship Michigan Society of Fellows

Arts Initiative Fellowship with the Michigan Society of Fellows Program Overview

The Michigan Society of Fellows invites applications to its new Arts Initiative fellowship program, a pilot program supporting one additional, dedicated fellowship position in the arts for the 2027–2030 fellowship term. Founded in 1970 as a place for scholars and artists newly emerging from graduate school to pursue research and creative projects while participating in wide interdisciplinary conversation, the Society has long included artists among its fellows.

Poets, composers, and sculptors actively shaped the Society from its earliest days.

This three‑year, residential fellowship is open to candidates who have completed an MFA degree or comparable terminal degree in the arts since 2024 and who wish to pursue creative work and research opportunities while teaching at a major research university. In its first pilot year, the Arts Initiative fellowship will be available in the following participating departments:
Creative Writing and Film, Television, & Media. Applicants whose research and creative practice align with these fields are encouraged to apply.

• Teach the equivalent of one academic year of courses spread across the three‑year fellowship term.
• Develop and pursue creative work and research projects.
• Engage in outreach and public scholarship that contributes to analyzing and tackling social, environmental, and technical challenges.
• Collaborate with postdoctoral fellows from the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and professions.

The annual stipend will be $63,000, though some departments may have the capacity to provide additional salary support to better align the fellowship compensation with postdoctoral salary norms in their discipline.

The application opens on August 1 and must be submitted electronically by Monday, September 14, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT.

An Equal Employment Opportunity Program.