Hello Everyone!

Can you feel it? Can you feel HFF26 in the air! Soon enough, we’ll all be buzzing with excitement— but there’s also cause to be excited RIGHT NOW!!!!

Fringe Scholarships are available to Hollywood Fringe producers who identify as one or more of the following identities: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color), disabled, d/Deaf, and/or blind. Spanish-language productions and other non-English productions are encouraged to apply.

New this year, the application opens up to artists who have participated at Hollywood Fringe before, but have not won a monetary award from Fringe (artist fund or scholarship) in the past 5 years (with 50% or more of awards guaranteed to be given to first-time producers at Fringe).

You must pitch a new work that has never been done at the Hollywood Fringe in previous iterations. All scholarship recipients and the show cast/crew must reside in Los Angeles County.

All scholarship recipients and the show cast/crew must reside in Los Angeles County.

More details on program requirements are available here.

EACH SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WILL INCLUDE:

• Free registration for one Hollywood Fringe production ($425 value)
• A $1,000 stipend to use towards venue or production costs to be used towards a minimum of 4 performances between June 4 – June 28, 2026

WORKSHOP + FAQ SESSIONS AVAILABLE:

• Tuesday, December 16th, 7:00 – 9:00 PM - HFF26 SCHOLARSHIPS PANEL (recording available here after the panel) 
• Tuesday, January 6th, 7:00 – 9:00 PM - Scholarships FAQ Session #1  

Tuesday, January 13th, 7:00 – 9:00 PM - Scholarships FAQ Session #2  

DATES + DEADLINES

• Application Closes: Thursday, January 15th at Midnight
• Onboarding Day [If Selected]: February 8th at 10 AM in Hollywood
• Hollywood Fringe 2026 Festival Dates: June 4th – 28th

Applications for HFF26 are now Open. Apply Here!

¡Para la aplicación en español, por favor, llena esta aplicación!

Happy Fringing & I hope you apply!

     - Rody, HFF Programs Director