Scholarships

Fellowships support scholars who wish to use the collections, including the world’s largest and finest collection of Shakespeare materials and to major collections of other rare Renaissance books, manuscripts, and works of art. Projects for first books, including revised dissertations, will be considered. Fellows are expected to be in continuous residence and to participate in the intellectual life of the Folger in Washington, D.C. The fellowship offers support for 6-9 months.

awarded annually to a select number of exceptional American artists and musicians who plan to pursue their studies in Paris–visual fine arts (painting, graphic design, print-making, sculpture, photography) and music (composition, instrumental or vocal performance). Preference is given to mature students who have already done some graduate study. Between the ages of 21-29.

The scholarship is awarded to one French, Swiss or American medical student (21-29 years old) specializing in psychiatry with an internship in a Parisian hospital. Includes stipend and housing.

The fellowship is for postdoctoral research that explores the cognitive mechanisms, including thought and reasoning, which underpin animal and human behavior; their biological and cultural bases, and phylogenetic and ontogenetic development. The foundation supports work in ethology, paleontology, archaeology, anthropology, psychology, epistemology, logic and the sciences of nervous system. Fellows work at a host laboratory of their choice. The fellowship is for 12-24 months.

Fully funded fellowships for predoctoral students, doctoral students at the dissetation stage, and post-doctoral scholars

The FAIT Fellowship, funded by the United States Department of State, provides undergraduate and graduate students in IT-related fields with tuition assistance, as well as mentorship and professional development, to launch their careers in the Foreign Service as Information Management Specialists. The academic funding supports junior and senior years of undergraduate studies, or a two-year master’s degree program, in an IT-related field.

provides allocations of academic year and summer fellowships to assist meritorious undergraduate students and graduate students undergoing training in modern foreign languages and related area or international studies

Fellowships offer one year of support to the doctoral research of a graduate student attending a university in North America whose research contributes to forest and conservation history.  Research focus on the historic relationships between humans, forests, and related resources is required

Foster Care to Success Sponsored Scholarships fund foster or orphaned youths’ post-secondary education so they can achieve brighter futures, providing books and supplies and helps a university student attend classes for one year

Fellowships support graduate students working on research projects related to the development, management and governance of common interest communities and their community associations. See website for supported areas and topics of study. The fellowship offers support for one year. Projects may focus on either applied or theoretical research. The Foundation is especially interested in substantive papers from the social sciences, which place community association housing within political or economic organizational models.