Forge Project is pleased to announce its 2022 fellowship application open call.

Forge Project, a Native-led arts and decolonial education initiative on the unceded homelands of the Muh-he-con-ne-ok in Upstate New York, is pleased to announce its open call for applications for its 2022 funded fellowship program for Indigenous artists, scholars, organizers, cultural workers, researchers, and educators.

About the Fellowship

Forge Project is seeking a 2022 cohort of six Indigenous individuals that represents a broad diversity of cultural practices, participatory research and organizing models, and geographic contexts that honor Indigenous pasts as well as build Native futures. Each Forge Project Fellow will receive a total of $25,000 toward their practice and will have full access to the Forge Project site, libraries, and lending collection of living Indigenous artists during their fellowship.

Application & Eligibility

Applicants must be registered citizens of a federally recognized tribal nation, or Canadian First Nations (status or non-status), Metis or Inuit to apply for the 2022 Forge Project Fellowship. Applicants must be an enrolled member or citizen of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native corporation, or of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Applicants will be asked to provide documentation of their Native citizenship or ancestry. At least one Fellow will come from the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians. For full details, selection criteria, key dates and the link to apply, visit forgeproject.com/fellowship. Please email fellow@forgeproject.com with any questions.

• Informational webinar, Monday, January 10, 2022 at 6:30 PM EST
• Applications are due by Friday, January 21, 2022 by 11:59 PM EST
• The 6 individuals will be announced in Spring 2022