Fellowship · Biography, African American studies, History, Literature
The Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowship for African American Biography
Biographers International Organization (BIO)biographersinternational.org (opens in a new tab)Catalog updated
- Amount
- $10,000
- Program type
- Fellowship
- Field
- Biography, African American studies, History, Literature
- Eligible career stages
- any career stage
About this program
The Biographers International Organization (BIO) awards two $5,000 Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowships annually to support exceptional book-length biographies of African American figures or groups whose stories deepen understanding of the Black experience. Recipients also receive a one-year BIO membership, annual conference registration, and promotional support. Applicants may be biographers anywhere in the world writing in English, at any stage of a biography-in-progress; memoirs and autobiographies are not eligible, and a publishing contract or BIO membership is not required. Applications are due February 1 and must include a project description, statement of need, author biography, and a manuscript excerpt of up to 20 pages in one PDF.
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