Applications are now open for two of Texas Folklife's flagship programs. The Community Folklife Fellowship program closes November 17, 2026 and the Apprenticeship Program closes November 23, 2026.
Fellowships
Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) will host its Summer Research Fellowship Program next year, offering scholars, researchers, and folklorists the opportunity to spend 4–6 weeks in Santa Fe, NM, conducting research on the museum's extensive folk art collection and archives. Applications are due November 17, 2026.
The National Humanities Center invites applications for academic-year or semester-long residential fellowships. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET, October 1, 2026.
The Woody Guthrie Center has announced the call for proposals for the Phil Ochs Fellowship this year, which awards up to $5,000 for creative or scholarly projects about the life and work of songwriter and protest singer Phil Ochs. Applications are due September 15, 2026.
The American-Scandinavian Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of its 10th annual competition for Nordic Folk Arts & Cultural Traditions in the Upper Midwest. Applications are due September 15, 2026.
The Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA) is pleased to announce a new funding stream for conducting independent research at the Archive. Applications are due March 31, 2026.
Applications for the 2026 Berea College Media Archives Fellowship are now being received.
The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) is now accepting applications for its 2026 Summer Research Fellowship Program. Fellows will spend 4–6 weeks onsite to work on a research project related to the Museum's collections. Applications are due November 17, 2025.
The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center is looking for two researchers to make its archive more accessible to artists, scholars, and practitioners. Applications are due November 1, 2025.
Creative West and South Arts are accepting applications for their National Arts Futures Fellowship, a six-month virtual leadership development program for early- and mid-career arts culture professionals. Applications are due October 5, 2025 11:59 p.m. MDT.