Folger Institute programs are conducted as gatherings of mature scholars oriented toward common goals rather than as formal graduate courses, and a hallmark of Institute seminars is the bringing together of junior and senior scholars, from advanced graduate students to tenured faculty. Unless otherwise specified, enrollment in all Folger Institute programs is by application, with […]

This $2,000 award, funded jointly by the Folger Institute and the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, is given annually to an ABD graduate student or a postdoctoral scholar conducting research in the period 1660 to 1815. ASECS/Folger Institute Fellowship recipients must be members in good standing of ASECS. Applications are reviewed at the September deadline […]

The Folger Shakespeare Library offers research fellowships to encourage access to its exceptional collections and to encourage ongoing cross-disciplinary dialogue among scholars of the early modern period. Each year, 35 scholars are selected for short-term fellowships that support 1-3 months of research in the collections. Category of evaluation include importance of the topic; originality and […]