Nederlands Letterenfonds Fellowship Programme 2026 (€3,500 stipend)

The Nederlands Letterenfonds Fellowship Programme 2026 invites writers to devote themselves full-time to a writing project within a multidisciplinary scholarly environment. The fellowship is a collaboration between NIAS and the Dutch Foundation for Literature and targets writers from the Caribbean Parts of the Kingdom, encouraging literary exchange between literature, scholarship and society. The fellow receives a monthly stipend, travel reimbursement, workspace, and access to NIAS facilities and seminars during a residency.

Monthly stipend, travel reimbursement, workspace and facilities, accommodation, and participation in seminars and interdisciplinary dialogue.

Open to literary fiction and non-fiction writers based in the Caribbean Parts of the Kingdom who write in Papiamentu, Papiamento, English from the Islands or Dutch. Applicants should be established writers with a strong body of work and be mid-career or senior, capable of engaging in an academic, international environment and contributing to NIAS seminars and workshops.

Submit a developed literary project and supporting materials during the application window (6 July 2026 – 25 August 2026).