ASECS/Folger Short Term Fellowships Grant

ASECS/Folger Short Term Fellowships Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Trustees of Amherst College
Amount: US $4,000 - US $5,000
Last Updated: August 22, 2025

Summary

The ASECS/Folger Short Term Fellowships support scholars conducting primary research in Shakespearean studies and early modern culture. Open to those with terminal degrees or ABD PhD candidates, these fellowships offer $4,000 for four weeks of intensive research. The program encourages international applications and promotes collaboration among researchers, providing opportunities for feedback and engagement within an interdisciplinary community. ASECS particularly seeks applications from non-tenure track and ABD candidates, enhancing diversity in scholarship.

Overview

Our Mission To make our collection accessibleTo advance understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare’s writings and the culture of the early modern worldTo preserve and enhance our collection Folger Short Term Fellowships Short-term fellowships support scholars whose work would benefit from significant primary research. These fellowships are designed to support a concentrated period of full-time work on research projects that draw on the strengths of the Folger’s collections and programs. Additionally, these on site, virtual, or hybrid fellowships provide researchers with the opportunity to engage in collections based research within an interdisciplinary community as well as informal opportunities to discuss their research with and receive feedback from this community regularly. The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies This is an interdisciplinary fellowship, dedicated to the advancement of scholarship in all aspects of the period from the later seventeenth through the early nineteenth century. FI-ASECS fellows will receive $4,000 for four continuous weeks of work. Recipients of the FI-ASECS fellowship will be expected to join ASECS upon notification of their selection, if not already a member.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Short-term fellowships are open to scholars with a terminal degree as well as ABD PhD candidates, or an international equivalent.Folger fellowships are open to scholars of any nationality. The Folger Institute is eligible to sponsor international scholars under the J-1 visa and covers the costs of application for those awarded Folger fellowships.Researchers may apply for a fellowship as many times as they like but they will only be awarded a maximum of two Folger fellowships per project, and in applying for a second award, they must address progress made and the new aspect of the project for which funding is sought.