Folger Shakespeare Library: Research Fellowships, 2013-2014 – Call For Applications

The Folger Shakespeare Library offers residential research Fellowships to encourage use of its exceptional collections and to encourage ongoing cross-disciplinary dialogue among scholars of the early modern period. Each year scholars may compete for a limited number of Long-term and Short-term Fellowships. Awardees are expected to be in continuous residence and to participate in the intellectual life of the Folger.

Long-term Fellowships

Long-term Fellowships are supported by the funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Folger. We seek highly talented, productive scholars whose work will be significantly advanced by a prolonged period of access to the collection. Long-term Fellows are selected by an external committee which considers the following criteria in making its selections: importance of the topic, originality and sophistication of the approach; feasibility of research objectives, and the applicant’s need for the Folger collections.

Application Deadline: 1 November 2012
Number of Fellowships awarded: up to five
Period of residence: six to nine months
Stipend: up to $50,000 for nine months, prorated for fewer than nine
Must hold Ph.D. or equivalent at time of application
NEH Fellowships are restricted to US citizens or foreign nationals who have been living in the US for at least three years prior to application; Mellon and Folger Fellowships are open to citizens of any country. The Folger Fellowship will be awarded to a younger scholar.

Short-term Fellowships

Short-term Fellowships are supported by the Library’s own endowments and carry a stipend of $2,500 per month. Some Fellowship endowments seek to support scholars working on a specific topic or from a specific region, while others are unrestricted. Short-term Fellows are selected by an internal committee and one external scholar. The criteria for success are the same as for long-term Fellowships.

Application Deadline: 1 March 2013
Number of Fellowships awarded: 35-40
Period of Residence: one to three months
Stipend: $2,500 per month
Must hold Ph.D. or equivalent at time of application

For further details about each fellowship visit the Folger Research Fellowship website: http://www.folger.edu/Content/Collection/Research-Fellowships