Applications are now open for the 2025 Open Society Fellowship. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About The Open Society Fellowship
Opportunity Details
Since 2008, the Open Society Fellowship has supported heterodox thinkers and practitioners from around the world. This year's fellows will be selected exclusively from seven cities—chosen because they are home to a dynamic circle of public intellectuals and cultural producers engaged in high-level critical debate. The fellowship will help elevate new voices to take part in global conversations on the most pressing issues of our time – from human rights and social justice to climate change and inequality—and provide established public intellectuals new audiences for their work. Four fellowships will be granted in each of the seven cities, for a total of 28 fellowships. Selection is highly competitive.
The Seven Cities:
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Taipei, Taiwan
Benefits of The Open Society Fellowship
- Fellows will receive a living stipend for one year of $100,000, as well as up to $20,000 for project expenses, for full-time work on their fellowship. In addition, they will be supported to attend fellowship-related events.
- The term of the fellowship is one year, but fellows are allowed to request an extension, without further compensation, for up to an additional year.
The Open Society Fellowship Requirements
- Fellows may be academics, journalists, documentarians, think-tank experts, playwrights, poets, architects, urban planners, novelists, visual artists, cultural empresarios, or practitioners in other fields.
- They are original and contrarian intellects, working on fundamental open-society concerns—such as justice, equality, rights, climate—but beyond the bounds of current thinking.
- Their projects will help us see the world in more complex ways. Successful applicants will be deeply rooted in the local political, economic, and cultural milieu, but also conversant with issues of the region and the planet.
Application Date and Process
The fellowship application requires a cover letter; a CV; a three-page project description; and a draft project budget.
Application Timeline
- Fellowship applications must be received no later than 5PM New York time on Monday, December 16, 2024.
- Applicants will be notified about whether they have received the fellowship by Friday, February 28, 2025.
All requests for additional information must be directed to: [email protected]
Application Deadline
16 December, 2024
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