12 predoctoral research fellows, Heidelberg Center for Transcultural Studies

The Research Training Group “Ambivalent Enmity: Dynamics of Antagonism in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East (Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies, funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) is recruiting 12 pre-doctoral research fellows for up to 4 years. We are particularly interested in doctoral candidates with a background in the following disciplines: Israel Studies/Jewish Studies, Political Science, Chinese Studies, Psychology, Romance Studies/Linguistics, Modern South Asian Languages and Literatures, Global Art History, Middle Eastern Studies, Eastern European History, Global History and Medieval History. We strongly encourage international junior scholars to apply!

Deadline for applications: 15 April 2023. Information: https://adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FDB$.startup?MODUL=LS&M1=1&M2=0&M3=0&PRO=33058

Visiting Fellowships, deadline for applicants: 19 May 2023, 12 noon UK time

The OCHJS is delighted to announce its calls for applications for 3 different forms of Visiting Fellowships: 1 OCHJS-IHBMR Visiting Fellowship in Manuscript Studies, 2 Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages Visiting Fellowships and 3 Salo and Jeannette Baron Visiting Fellowships in Jewish History.

Each of these Visiting Fellowships will last for the duration of one Oxford term–either Hilary Term 2024 or Trinity Term 2024–and will come with an honorarium of £3,000.

The deadline to apply for each of the Visiting Fellowships is 19 May 2023 at 12 noon UK Time.

To apply, please consult the following page: https://www.ochjs.ac.uk/3-calls-for-applications-for-visiting-fellowships/

Ulpan Scholarships Summer 2023

Ulpan Scholarships for intensive Hebrew language programs in Israel (summer 2023) are available for BA, MA and PhD students, and early career scholars of Jewish Studies.

These scholarships have been funded through the generous support of the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe.

Applicants may apply to any of the Summer Ulpan programs offered by the following universities:

• Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
• The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Tel Aviv University International School
• The University of Haifa 

Applicants may apply for up to 1,500 GBP towards their tuition and housing costs and, in cases where housing is not required, the remainder of the grant may be used towards flight tickets at the discretion and under the conditions of the World Union of Jewish Studies.

In order to be eligible to receive an Ulpan Scholarship from WUJS, applicants must be:

• EU citizens or citizens of another European non-EU member country (Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Gibraltar, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom).
• Based at a European University.
• One of the following:
  • BA students, who have completed at least the first two years of their degree and intend to pursue graduate degrees in Jewish Studies.
  • MA/PhD students, researching a topic within the field of Jewish Studies.
  • Early career scholars of Jewish Studies, who received their doctoral degree no more than five years ago.
• Able to demonstrate the relevance of Hebrew language skills to their research interests.

Applicants for Ulpan Scholarships will have to apply BOTH to the educational institution for the study program as well as to the World Union of Jewish Studies for the grant. Successful candidates will receive the grant on condition that they are accepted to the Ulpan program. They will be required to participate in the program and submit a final report and certificate of completion of the course to the World Union of Jewish Studies.

Deadline for applicants: 3rd April 2023

For the application form, click here.