Middlebury College Student Participant Scholarships

The Middlebury College Student Participant Scholarships are available for current undergraduate students and recent alums (graduation years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025) of Middlebury College who would like to attend the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences.

The scholarships are granted based on the quality of work submitted and cover conference tuition, room, and board.

A Middlebury College student may apply for more than one conference in a summer; however, it is possible to accept a scholarship to attend only one conference that year. Though a scholarship recipient may apply again in a subsequent year for one of the conferences not yet attended, please note that the admissions board gives preference to Middlebury students who have not yet received financial aid to attend one of the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences. 

Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference

For ten days in August, Participants experience the opportunity of working under the guidance of notable writers, including MacArthur Fellows, U.S. Poets Laureate, and recipients of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.

Workshops are at the core of the conference. Each faculty member conducts a workshop in fiction, poetry, or nonfiction that meets for five two-hour sessions over the course of the 10 days. Participants also meet individually with their faculty mentors.

2025 Dates and Location

Wednesday, August 13 through Saturday, August 23. The conference takes place at the Bread Loaf campus of Middlebury College in Ripton, Vermont.

Apply

Middlebury College Student Participant Scholarship applications are accepted online November 15 to March 1. Please note that this scholarship does not require an application fee.

In addition to the online application, scholarship applicants must submit a writing sample. See the Manuscript Guidelines for important details.

Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference

This week-long program is designed to hone the skills of people interested in producing literary writing about the environment and the natural world.

2025 Dates and Location

Sunday, June 15 to Saturday, June 21. The conference takes place at the Bread Loaf campus of Middlebury College in Ripton, Vermont.

Apply

Middlebury College Student Participant Scholarship applications are accepted online November 1 to March 1. Please note that this scholarship does not require an application fee.

In addition to the online application, scholarship applicants must submit a writing sample. See the Manuscript Guidelines for important details.

Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference

This conference is designed to provide training and community to beginning as well as experienced translators in the pursuit of translating literary texts into English—or to those aiming to be more sophisticated readers of literary translation and to incorporate it into the classroom.

An introductory workshop is available for those with limited or perhaps no foreign language background who would like to learn more about the translation process, and a manuscript workshop is available for someone with a background in a foreign language who would be able to submit a translation sample with the application (Middlebury students who do not yet have a translation manuscript to submit are encouraged to develop one with the application in mind; should you have any questions about this, please send a note to blt@middlebury.edu for more information).

2025 Dates and Location

Sunday, June 15 to Saturday, June 21. The conference takes place at the Bread Loaf campus of Middlebury College in Ripton, Vermont.

Apply

Middlebury College Student Participant Scholarship applications are accepted online November 1 to March 1. Please note that this scholarship does not require an application fee.

In addition to the online application, scholarship applicants must submit a writing sample. See the Manuscript Guidelines for important details.

Recommendation Form

For those who are current undergraduates, we also require a completed recommendation form. Applicants should ask a Middlebury College instructor to complete and submit the form. The instructor can fill in the form or simply answer the questions in the body of an email—more details are noted on the form.  Completed recommendations should be sent by email to Bread Loaf.

Questions?

Contact Jason Lamb at jlamb@middlebury.edu or 802-443-5286.

Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences