The Otherwise Motherboard is now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows!

The Otherwise Fellowship (formerly Tiptree Fellowship) was established in 2015 to support and recognize new voices who are creating work that is changing our view of gender today. The Fellowship program seeks out creators who are striving to complete new works, particularly creators from communities that have been historically underrepresented in the science fiction and fantasy genre and those who are working in media other than traditional fiction! Each Fellow receives USD $500 in support of a new or ongoing project.

Applications are due December 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, via email. Selected Fellows will be announced in February 2026. This year’s Fellowship committee consists of Otherwise Motherboard members Jed Samer and Julia Rios, and 2024 Otherwise Fellow Mars Lauderbaugh.

For more information about what the Fellowship entails and how to apply, see How to apply.