The Don Bachardy Fellowship 2027

About this call

The Don Bachardy Fellowship brings one post-graduate artist from outside the United Kingdom to the Royal Drawing School in London for the summer term, from 26 April to 3 July 2027. The fellow attends the school's Shoreditch campus, occupies one of the studios reserved for postgraduate students and spends 3 full days a week for ten weeks drawing alongside students on the school's postgraduate-level programme, with access to its lecture series. The fellowship supports an emerging artist and nurtures drawing as their foundation skill, so applicants should show evidence of observational drawing in their practice. A $7,500 stipend helps with travel and accommodation, half paid on receipt of the fellowship and half on arrival in London. It is sponsored by The Christopher Isherwood Foundation.

Who can apply

• Limited by country or region
• Medium: Drawing
• Entry fee: See official site
• Open to international artists who have completed post-graduate (MA level) studies. Not eligible: artists from the UK, artists who have studied in the UK (the fellowship page says studied and lived in the UK), and artists who have studied at the Royal Drawing School before. Applicants should show evidence of observational drawing in their practice. Preference may be given to artists from the US. The form asks for date of birth, details of post-graduate studies, an artist statement, a fellowship proposal, 10 images of recent work showing your interest in drawing (each no larger than 200 dpi and 2.5 MB, file named with your name, dimensions in cm and media), and a one-page A4 CV. Shortlisted candidates are interviewed via Zoom on Thursday 3 December 2026. The fellow spends 3 full days a week for ten weeks at the school.