# NEA Literature Fellowships: Prose, FY 2026

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/2025nea03lfcw-nea-literature-fellowships-prose-fy-2026/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357736

> National Endowment for the Arts offered grants of up to $50,000 (at least $25,000) to individuals. It expected to make about 35 awards worth $1.8 million in total. Applications closed on March 12, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 2025NEA03LFCW |
| Agency | National Endowment for the Arts |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 12, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $50,000 |
| Award floor | $25,000 |
| Expected awards | 35 |
| Total funding | $1.8 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 45.024 |

## Who can apply

- Individuals

## What the grant funds

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Creative Writing Fellowships program offers up to $50,000 grants in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Applications are reviewed through an anonymous process in which the primary criteria for review are the artistic excellence and artistic merit of the submitted writing sample. Through this program, the NEA seeks to strengthen the literary arts ecosystem by sustaining and nurturing a wide range of creative writers at various stages of their careers and to continue to expand the portfolio of American art available to people from all backgrounds. The program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose and poetry available in alternating years. For FY 2026, which is covered by these guidelines, fellowships in prose are available. Fellowships in poetry will be offered in FY 2027 and guidelines will be available in January 2026. You may apply only once each year. Please note: competition for fellowships is extremely rigorous. We typically receive approximately 2,000 applications each year and award fellowships to fewer than 2% of applicants.

## Questions people ask

### Is 2025NEA03LFCW still open?

No. It closed on March 12, 2025.

### Who can apply for NEA Literature Fellowships: Prose, FY 2026?

National Endowment for the Arts accepted applications from individuals.

### What is the deadline for NEA Literature Fellowships: Prose, FY 2026?

Closed March 12, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $50,000 each. About $1.8 million in total across about 35 awards.

### Who has won Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Arts Midwest, Incorporated, Mid-America Arts Alliance. The program made 12,278 awards worth $465 million in that time.