Robert Silvers Grants for Work-in-Progress to English Writers

Anglophone writers who are from any country can apply for up to $10,000 grant from the Robert B. Silvers Foundation. This grant is to support long-form writing in the fields of literary criticism, arts writing, political analysis, and/or social reportage.

Applicants of the Robert Silvers Grants must have an editorial agreement with a publication or publishing house for the work under consideration.

How to Apply

To apply for the Robert Silvers Grants, you must have all your documents submitted in a single PDF file. These documents include:

• a curriculum vitae
• a one-page description of the project
• full responses to the financial questionnaire (download a copy of the form here)
• a 500-2,000 word sample of the writer’s work.

Your responses to the financial questionnaire should include all anticipated costs and should state other sources of funding, including book advances. Priority is given to projects that have not been supported by a significant advance.

The writing sample can be from the writer’s work in progress or from a previously published essay, article, or book.

Application Deadline: 31 March 2025 (11:59 PM EST)

Winners of the Robert Silvers Grants will be notified in the first week of August.

For more details and to apply, kindly visit the official website of the Robert Silvers Grants