✍️ 135+ Grants, Contests & Residencies for Writers | April 8, 2026

A journalism fellowship awarding up to $10,000, a literary magazine awarding $3,000 to an accomplished poet, and $1,000 stipend plus fully-funded workshop for aspiring data journalists.

✍️ New Opportunities

• A journalism fellowship is offering reporting grants of $2,000-$10,000 for in-depth reporting on the pervasive inequities in the United States.

• A literary magazine is offering their annual Poet of the Year Award, recognizing a poet’s complete body of work. Pay is $3,000.

• An academic center is offering a free, two-week intensive in-person workshop teaching journalists hands-on skills in data journalism, design, and programming. Pay is $1,000 stipend, free tuition, and travel costs covered.

Apply to these 135+ premium grants, contests, and residencies listings below ↓