Woody Guthrie Center Now Accepting Applications for 2026 Phil Ochs Fellowship

The Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, home to the Phil Ochs Archives, is pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2026 Phil Ochs Fellowship, a partnership between the Woody Guthrie Center Archives and A Still Small Voice Inc. This research fellowship awards up to $5,000 for creative or scholarly projects about the life and work of songwriter and protest singer Phil Ochs, and his lasting legacy and influence on popular culture, politics, and music.

The Phil Ochs Fellowship supports in-person research at the Center. For eligibility, applicants must highlight archival research in the Phil Ochs Archives as a primary focus of their project with a topic extensive enough to require at least one week of research in the archives. Research must be completed within one calendar year of the award date, and projects must be published, produced, or otherwise completed within three years of the award date.

Applications are due September 15, 2026. Previous applicants are encouraged to apply. Questions can be sent to research@americansongarchives.org.