Scholarships / Fellowships

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Summer Program for Yiddish Language & Literature, August 9-28, 2021, Paris

June 13, 2021 by kerry.maciak86453900

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Summer Program for Yiddish Language & Literature, August 9-28, 2021

We are pleased to announce that the Paris Yiddish Center (Maison de la culture yiddish – Bibliothèque Medem) will hold its tenth summer program in Yiddish language and literature from August 9-28, 2021. This year we have opted for a two-pronged approach with one program track on site and a second online. In addition, a choice of several modules will be offered.

Level one and two courses (beginner levels) will be held on-site at our premises in the tenth arrondissement in Paris for three hours a day for three weeks, with all hygiene measures strictly observed, of course. At the same time, a total of five levels, from absolute beginner to highly advanced, are offered on Zoom. Intermediate level students and highly advanced students who have opted for the online program can choose between the full program (three hours of classes per day) or a reduced program (90 minutes of classes per day). Various additional activities take place both on-site and online (workshops, conferences, films, gatherings, etc.).

This year, thanks to a grant, we have the exceptional opportunity to award a limited number of scholarships to students. These scholarships will cover most of the course fees (students will only have to pay 80€ course fee instead of the full amount of 680€).

Students interested in receiving a scholarship should send an application to yp2021@yiddishweb.com by July 15, including the following documents:

A cover letter addressing interest in Yiddish and professional background and interests (max. one page)
and a curriculum vitae (optional).

More details about the summer program can be found at: https://www.yiddishparis.com/

Sincerely,

Yitskhok Niborski

President of the Paris Yiddish Center – Medem Library

and Pedagogical Director of the Summer Program

Tal Hever-Chybowski

Director of the Paris Yiddish Center – Medem Library

and coordinator of the summer program

Call for Applications – Graduate Research Fellowships at the Center for Jewish History, starting either fall 2021 or spring 2022, deadline: 30 June 2021

May 10, 2021 by kerry.maciak86453900

Call for Applications – Graduate Research Fellowships at the Center for Jewish History

The application deadline for Graduate Research Fellowships starting in Fall 2021 or Spring 2022 is June 30, 2021.

The Center for Jewish History offers ten-month Dr. Sophie Bookhalter Graduate Research Fellowships to doctoral candidates to support original research using the collections of the Center’s Partners – American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Preference is given to those candidates who draw on the archival and library resources of more than one partner institution. Fellowships must run for 10 months, starting either fall 2021 or spring 2022, and applicants should have completed all requirements (i.e., coursework, exams, dissertation proposal) for the doctoral degree except for the dissertation. Fellows are encouraged to spend two days per week in residence in the Lillian Goldman Reading Room using the archival and library resources; however, we also encourage applications from applicants who will be fully remote (if the collection material is predominantly digitized and available remotely) or from applicants who will operate on a hybrid model (e.g., spend a month or two at the Center and work remotely for the remainder of the fellowship period). Fellows must also participate in the Center’s Fellowship Seminar Program, attend bi-weekly meetings of the fellowship program cohort, deliver a minimum of one lecture based on research conducted at Center, and submit a report upon completion of the fellowship describing their experience as a Center fellow. In-residence fellowships carry a stipend of $22,500 for a period of 10 months. Remote or hybrid fellowships carry a stipend of $20,000 for the same period, plus the Center will be able to support digitization of a limited amount of collection material relevant to the fellow’s research.

For eligibility and requirements for application, please visit https://www.cjh.org/research/graduate-research-fellowship.

Questions may be sent to Julie Kaplan at fellowships@cjh.org.

Bi-Annual Essay Prize: CRINT Essay Prize in Early Jewish and Christian Studies. Deadline: 1 July 2021.

January 13, 2021 by EAJS Administrator

CRINT Essay Prize in Early Jewish and Christian Studies

The Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum (CRINT) Foundation invites submissions for its bi-annual Essay Prize, to be awarded to the best paper on a topic related to the early history of Jews and Christians. Any essay illuminating how Jews and Christians shared and/or developed their own traditions and identities during the first six centuries CE is eligible. Rabbinic literature and culture have long been areas of special focus of CRINT and submissions that in some way engage or draw on these fields of study are therefore especially welcomed.

The amount of the prize is €1.000. (Post-)graduate students and scholars who received their PhD no earlier than 2016 are eligible to submit a paper.

The CRINT Foundation supports open access initiatives, and additional funds may be made available to help cover article processing charges for the prizewinning essay.

In order to participate, submit a document not exceeding 10,000 words (including footnotes; a bibliography is not necessary) to Dr. Matthijs den Dulk (crintessay@gmail.com) by July 1, 2021. The essay should not have been previously published. Submissions will be judged with particular attention to originality, significance, persuasiveness of argumentation and clarity of expression.

The 2021 award committee consists of Profs. Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, Richard Kalmin, and Joshua Schwartz.