Scholarships

Thanks in part to the donations from our generous sponsors, Juniper is able to award several scholarships to workshop applicants from our general applicant pool. (Please note that consideration for independent residency scholarship funding is reserved for Juniper alumni.)

Congrats to our scholarship recipients from past Institutes! 

To be considered for funding, mark the checkbox “I would like to be considered for a scholarship” on the Submittable Application.

Scholarship applications are due January 4, 2027. 

Scholarships Available

 

Writers of Native Nations Scholarship: (One scholarship available: covers Tuition, Housing, and Meals). This scholarship is open to writers of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. While the scholarship aims to lower financial barriers for those who want to participate in a workshop at the Juniper Summer Writing Institute, it will be awarded based on literary merit. All Native American and Indigenous writers are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to Native writers from the Northeast. This scholarship was originally established in collaboration with the UMass Native American and Indigenous Studies Program, a member of the Five Colleges consortium and NAIS certificate program. 

Writers of Western Mass Scholarship: (One scholarship available: covers Tuition, Housing, and Meals). This scholarship is open to writers of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction who reside in Western Massachusetts and are not currently matriculated at any of the four colleges in Western Mass (UMass Amherst, Smith, Mt Holyoke, Amherst, or Hampshire College).

Juniper Scholarships: (Six scholarships available: covers Tuition, Housing, and Meals).

  • Two scholarships open to BIPOC writers
  • One scholarship open to Palestinian writers
  • One scholarship open to a UMass Amherst undergrad pursuing the creative writing concentration
  • Two scholarships open to any writers

Alumni Residency Scholarship: (One scholarship available: covers Residency Tuition, Housing, and Meals). One scholarship to cover the cost of tuition for an Independent Writing Resident who has previously taken a Workshop at Juniper. Any alumni of Juniper from 2004-2026 is eligible to apply for this funding.

Visit our Give page to learn how to become a sponsor!