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Long-term Public Humanities Fellowships

Deadline: 12/12/2025

Supporting significant, full-time research and public humanities project implementation.

Folger Institute Long-term Public Humanities Fellowships are designed to support significant, full-time research and public humanities project implementation related to the histories, concepts, art, and objects of the early modern world (ca. 1400-1800) and its legacies. This fellowship is open to college and university faculty, independent scholars, artists, public scholars, writers, PhD candidates, postdocs, community leaders, cultural workers, educators and other knowledge holders. Applicants are not required to hold a terminal degree but should describe their equivalent training and industry-specific experience in their CV.

The Long-term Public Humanities Fellowship will be offered at $70,000 for a standard period of 9 months; up to 3 months may be taken virtually. Apply by December 15.

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