Books in Progress Fellowship
Forecasted
Books in Progress Fellowship supports early career scholars through an onsite manuscript-review workshop to develop books in the early modern humanities for publication in US academic markets.
This grant was recently updated
Applications for Books in Progress Fellowships are now closed. The funder also specified July 15, 2026, as the opening date (previously July 15 without a year) and added a September 14, 2026, application deadline.
Funder: Folger Shakespeare Library
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2,000 for the Fellow; $2,700 per Reader; $3,500 for the Committee Chair; two-day workshop
Summary: Supports early career scholars lacking institutional manuscript-review support through an onsite book review workshop for publication in US academic markets.
Key Information: A preliminary draft of the full manuscript must be complete when applying; participant visas cannot be sponsored.
Description
The Folger Institute’s Books in Progress Fellowship supports early career scholars who lack institutional support for book manuscript review and intend to publish in US academic markets. The fellowship centers on a two-day onsite workshop at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, where Readers and a Committee Chair discuss the Fellow’s preliminary full manuscript.
The program considers the proposed book’s impact and relevance to its field, the originality and sophistication of the scholar’s approach, and applicant need. Across fields of study in the early modern humanities, the Folger Institute is committed to supporting work that addresses inequities or marginalized subjects and points toward richer, more inclusive histories.
