Stadler Fellowship: Application Guidelines

Stadler Center for Poetry

To be eligible, an applicant must be at least 21 years of age, must reside in the United States, must have received an advanced degree with an emphasis in poetry (i.e. MFA, MA, PhD) no earlier than spring 2004, and must not be enrolled as a student during the period of the residency. (Persons enrolled in a college or university at the time of application are eligible). The Stadler Fellowship is potentially renewable for a second year.

To apply, submit the following items by postal mail to the address shown below:

1. A letter of application.
2. A curriculum vitae.
3. Three letters of recommendation.
4. A poetry sample of no more than 10 typed pages.

No materials will be returned; please do not send originals. We strongly recommend that you include letters of recommendation with your other application materials. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that letters of recommendation are sent by the postmark deadline.

Application deadline for the 2009-010 Fellowship: postmarked by Saturday, December 6, 2008.
Notification: late spring 2009.

Send application materials to: 

Stadler Fellowship
The Stadler Center for Poetry
Bucknell Hall
Bucknell University
Lewisburg PA 17837