Applicants in the creative arts must meet discipline-specific eligibility requirements, as outlined below: * Film and Video: Applicants must have a body of independent work of significant achievement. Such work will typically have been exhibited in galleries or museums, shown in film or video festivals, or broadcast on television. * Visual Arts: Applicants in this discipline must show strong evidence of achievement, with a record of at least five years of work as a professional artist, including participation in several curated group shows and at least two professional solo exhibitions. * Fiction: Applicants must have one of the following: * one or more published books; * a contract for the publication of a book-length manuscript; or * at least three shorter works (longer than newspaper articles) published. * Poetry: Applicants must have had at least 20 poems or a book of poetry published in the last five years and must be in the process of completing a manuscript. * Playwriting: Applicants must have a significant body of independent work in this form, typically including plays produced or under option. * Music Composition: It is desirable, but not required, for applicants to have a PhD or DMA. Most importantly, applicants must demonstrate strong evidence of professional achievement as artists, with a record of recent performances. Former Harvard Radcliffe fellows (1999–present) are ineligible to apply.