SSEMWG/Folger Fellowship Grant

SSEMWG/Folger Fellowship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Trustees of Amherst College
Amount: US $4,000 - US $5,000
Last Updated: December 10, 2025

Summary

The SSEMWG/Folger Fellowship supports research on women, genders, and sexualities in the early modern world. Scholars with a terminal degree or ABD PhD candidates can apply for this fellowship. It provides $4,000 for four weeks of focused research, allowing fellows to engage with the Folger's extensive collections. This fellowship aims to enhance understanding of Shakespeare’s work and the culture of the early modern period while fostering an interdisciplinary community of scholars.

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 Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender This fellowship is offered to scholars working on studies of women, genders, and/or sexualities anywhere in the early modern world. FI-SSEMWG fellows will receive $4,000 for four continuous weeks of work.

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. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Applicants are expected to be members in good standing of the SSEMWG at the time of application.