Lifecycle: { "status": "closed for 2026", "edition": "2026", "cadence": "annual/open-call", "duration": "18 days in April 2026", "renewable": null, "dates": { "deadline": "2026-01-04T22:00:00Z" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "daily_allowance": 35, "currency": "USD" }, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "transport across the route", "accommodation", "border fees", "travel insurance", "one-way flight to Accra for eligible route", "USD 35 daily allowance" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": [ "ECOWAS member states" ], "applicant": "writers and literary creators who are ECOWAS citizens or residents", "age": "21+", "education": null, "institution": null, "exclusions": [] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": "2026-01-04T22:00:00Z", "decision": null, "start": null, "end": null, "url": "https://loatad.org/wearesidency", "materials": [ "application form", "CV/bio", "writing samples", "project statement" ], "selection_stages": [ "document review", "final selection" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "LOATAD", "role": "program owner" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "No complete named recipient roster was published in the reviewed sources." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "complete 2026 resident roster", "precise next-edition dates" ] Source conflicts: []