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End: November 1, 2017
Contact: mdeeley@folger.edu
More Info: http://www.folger.edu/fellowships

Long-term fellowships support scholars in residence for six to nine months with a monthly stipend of $5,555.55 for up to $50,000.  Scholars must hold a terminal degree in their field in order to be eligible for a long-term fellowship.  To evaluate our applications each year, the Fellowships Program assembles an external committee of respected scholars, aiming for disciplinary, methodological, and geographical diversity.  Committee membership changes annually.  The committee is charged with evaluating applications based on the proposed topic’s impact, its relevance to the field, the originality and sophistication of the scholar’s approach, the feasibility of the scholar’s research objectives, and their expected use of Folger collections.  Particular weight is accorded to the project’s impact, relevance, and approach.  The Folger Institute’s Assistant Director for Fellowships, Dr. Amanda Herbert, chairs the committee meeting and reviews the committee’s recommendations with the Executive Director, Dr. Kathleen Lynch, in light of the Folger’s standards of professional ethics, priorities, and policies about conflicts of interest (all of which are described to the committee members in advance).  

The next deadline for long-term fellowship applications is November 1, 2017 for periods of residence from July 2018 through June 2019.

For more information, please visit www.folger.edu/fellowships.