Scholarships

The mission of The Writing Institute is to connect lifelong learners to the writing classes and the community they need to tell their stories. Our writing experiences are inclusive of all writers across genres, whether this is your first writing class or you’re writing your next book. Together we celebrate books, reading, and writing as a way to empower our creative community.

To apply for a partial or full scholarship, please see the scholarship application calendar below. We encourage interested writers to apply early. Writers who do not receive scholarships are welcome to apply in the next cycle. At this time, scholarships are only for our adult writing classes and workshops. 

Questions? Please contact us at writinginstitute@sarahlawrence.edu or call (914) 323-6170. 

Summer Scholarships

• Application Opens March 30
• Application Closes April 30
• Applicants Notified by May 15 for classes beginning end of May

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Fall Scholarships

• Application Opens July 15
• Application Closes August 15
• Applicants Notified by September 15 for classes beginning end of September

Apply online

Spring Scholarships

• Application Opens November 15
• Application Closes December 15
• Applicants Notified by January 15 for classes beginning in February

Apply online

Interested in supporting our scholarship program? Please visit our donation page to make a fully tax deductible donation to the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College. Your gift makes these scholarship opportunities possible. 

Past Fellowships

The Kathryn Gurfein Writing Fellowship presented by the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College

From 2007 to 2022, the Kathryn Gurfein Writing Fellowship was presented to recipients with a yearlong opportunity to work closely with a faculty mentor on the writing project of their choice. Fellows have gone on to publish memoirs, novels and articles as well as teach at the Writing Institute. We are grateful to Kathryn Gurfein and the many people who made this fellowship possible.