equisition Number: D-21-LCA-00007

Job Title: Hodder Fellow   

Department: Lewis Center for the Arts  

The Lewis Center is designed to put the creative and performing arts at the heart of the Princeton experience. This mission is based on the conviction that exposure to the arts helps each of us to make sense of our lives and the lives of our neighbors. We pursue this mission by bringing together a vibrantly diverse community of people with different backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, skills, and talents.  

The Hodder Fellowship will be given to artists of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the 2024-2025 academic year. Potential Hodder Fellows are composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, translators, writers or other kinds of artists or humanists who are selected more "for promise than for performance" and have "much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts" as traditionally defined. Given the strength of the applicant pool, most successful Fellows have published a first book or have similar achievements in their own fields; the Hodder is designed to provide Fellows with the "studious leisure" to undertake significant new work. 

Hodder Fellows spend an academic year at Princeton, but no formal teaching is involved. A $90,000 stipend is provided for this 10-month appointment as a Visiting Fellow. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree. One need not be a U.S. citizen to apply.  

The Lewis Center is committed to fostering an academic environment that acknowledges and encourages diversity and differences. The successful candidate will pursue academic excellence in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings. 

To apply, please submit:

A resume 

500-word project proposal in which you describe your artistic project and what you plan to do during the fellowship’s 10-month appointment 

Work samples accompanied by a 150-word statement on how they relate to your proposal 

Creative Writing: Prose samples are limited to 3000 words. Poets may submit up to 20 pages of poetry. If both a prose writer and poet, submit up to 2000 words (prose) and up to 8-10 pages (poetry). 

Visual Arts: Up to 20 still images or up to 10 still images and 5 minutes of video. Video can represent one work or excerpts. Submit works in a PDF via link to an online video format. Provide access passwords if necessary. 

Dance: 1 to 3 links to complete works with cue points. Links can be rehearsals, research or performances, but must be continuous footage. Do not send trailers, photographs or promotional materials. 

Theater: 10-15 page writing sample; 15-20 design images (photos or renderings); or video/audio reel with cue points. Links to professional websites or web archives are welcome. 

Music: Include 1-2 scores and/or links to examples of performance (10 minutes total) on sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, Flicker, etc. 

Limits on the proposal size (500 words), statement (150 words), and sample sizes are strict. 

We cannot confirm receipt of applications, nor can we accept applications submitted after the deadline.  

To learn more (including FAQ, profiles of past fellows, etc.) visit: arts.princeton.edu/fellowships 

Essential Qualifications Selection will be based on artistic achievement.   

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The application will be available starting July 1, 2023, at https://arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/hodder-fellowship/.  

Please apply online by September 12, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.