Humanitas New Voices Fellowship
Fellowship · 2027Prestige 68/100
Six-month Humanitas mentorship for early-career TV and feature writers exploring the human condition.
Deadlines & fees
Closed for this cycle
The 2026 window ran 18 February to 6 April and has closed, with fellows announced in August 2026. The next cycle has not been announced.
Dates and fees checked against the official site 10 Aug 2026.
Key facts
- Formats
- Feature, TV Pilot
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Animation, Biography, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Family, Fantasy, History, Horror, Music, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Sport, Thriller, War, Western
- Page limit
- 120 pages
- Eligibility
- US residents21+Unrepresented onlyEmerging writers
- Open to
- United States
- Required materials
- General application and entry fee · Original 30- or 60-minute pilot or feature (up to 120 pages) as a sample · Logline, brief synopsis, bio, resume and short artist statement
21 or over, resident in the US, emerging and unrepresented (no current manager, agent or attorney), not staffed, and not previously paid for screen or TV writing.
Prizes
A six-month mentorship and industry exposure under the Humanitas banner. Not a cash-prize contest.
Judging
Five writers are selected per cycle for an approximately six-month mentorship.
The PreList verdict
New Voices aims at exactly the writer the big studio programmes miss: US-based, unrepresented, never staffed, and early enough in their career that US$7,500 and six months of one-on-one mentorship genuinely changes their year. The mentors are working TV writers, the cohort is five fellows, and Humanitas's name carries weight with development executives.
The honest part: it is US-only and strict about it, the stipend is a fraction of what the studio pipelines pay, and with five places the odds are steep. The US$55 entry fee had hardship waivers this cycle, which is a good sign of the programme's intent.
One practical note: Humanitas used to take submissions through Coverfly, which no longer exists. Applications now run through Humanitas's own submission portal, so treat any guide that mentions Coverfly as out of date.
The 2026 window ran 18 February to 6 April and is closed, with fellows announced in August. If you are an unrepresented US writer with a strong pilot, put the next window on your calendar now; this is one of the few programmes genuinely built for where you are.
Dylian Salvatore, Founder of The PreList · Updated 7 Sept 2026
Frequently asked questions
Who is eligible for the Humanitas New Voices Fellowship?
US-based writers aged 21 or over who are unrepresented, have never been staffed on a scripted series and have never been paid for produced scripted work.
What do fellows receive?
A US$7,500 stipend and roughly six months of one-on-one mentorship from working TV writers, running September 2026 to March 2027 for the current cohort of five fellows.
When is the next application window?
The 2026 window closed on 6 April 2026 and the next cycle has not been announced. Applications now run through the Humanitas submission portal, not Coverfly.
Is your script right for Humanitas New Voices Fellowship?
Upload your screenplay and The PreList scores how well it fits this fellowship: genre, format, eligibility and readiness, before you spend anything.
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