Folger Institute

The Folger Institute is a dedicated center for advanced study and collections-focused research in the humanities at the Folger Shakespeare Library. The Institute fosters targeted investigations of the world-class Folger collection. Through its multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural formal programs and residential research fellowships, the Institute gathers knowledge communities and establishes fresh research and teaching agendas for early modern humanities. Its advanced undergraduate program introduces students to rare materials and the research questions that can be explored with those materials. Plans are also underway to organize larger scale, collaborative research initiatives. This new aggregation was launched at the Folger in 2013.

The work of the Institute in all its many parts has been generously supported by endowments from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, program and fellowship grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the sustaining memberships of the universities of the Institute's consortium, and support from a variety of other sources. The Folger Institute helps set the intellectual agenda for early modern humanities. Through their interpretations of primary source materials, its associated scholars bring to light important issues from early modernity that still resonate today.

Scholarly resources

List of Folger Institute resources

Digital editions of English Renaissance drama

Glossary of digital humanities terms

Research fellowships

Long-Term Fellows

Previous Folger Institute long-term fellows

• 2013-2014 long-term fellows
• 2012-2013 long-term fellows
• 2011-2012 long-term fellows
• 2010-2011 long-term fellows
• 2009-2010 long-term fellows
• 2008-2009 long-term fellows

Short Term Fellows

Previous Folger Institute short-term fellows

• 2013-2014 short-term fellows
• 2012-2013 short-term fellows
• 2011-2012 short-term fellows
• 2010-2011 short-term fellows
• 2009-2010 short-term fellows
• 2008-2009 short-term fellows

Scholarly Programs

Glossary of Folger Institute program formats

Selected publications resulting from Folger Institute scholarly programs

Consortium

Seminars, Workshops, Colloquia at Folger Institute

Center for Shakespeare Studies

Center for Shakespeare Studies

Center for Shakespeare Studies program archive

Center for the History of British Political Thought

Center for the History of British Political Thought

Center for the History of British Political Thought program archive

Upcoming programs

To browse the Folger Institute's upcoming seminars, conferences, and talks, click here.

To apply to a Folger Institute scholarly program, read the application guidelines and submit your application here.