Scholarships

Fellowships and grants at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center. Moscow. Deadline for applications: 10 November 2019.

July 19, 2019 by EAJS Administrator

Two opportunities (1 fellowship and 1 research grant) at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Moscow

Deadline for applications: 10 November 2019

Announcement 1: Fellowship at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center (Moscow)

Fellowship at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center for doctoral candidates and post-doctoral candidates in the field of history and culture of the Jews in Russia, with affiliations in research and educational centers outside Russia for work in Moscow’s archives and libraries.

Terms of the fellowship:

Amount of the grant: 100,000 rubles (about $1,500) per month for doctoral candidates; 150,000 rubles (about $2,200) post-doctoral candidates
Paid trip to Moscow and back
Assistance in obtaining a Russian visa
Duration of the fellowship: from 1 to 3 months (to be determined by the applicant)
Beginning of the fellowship: not earlier than April 1, 2020
End of the fellowship: no later than November 30, 2020
The deadline for submission of applications: November 10, 2019
Announcement of the contest results: January 20, 2020

More details on our website: https://www.jewish-museum.ru/en/research-center/projects/fellowship-2020/

Announcement 2: Research Grant at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center (Moscow)

Grant for “Research in the Field of History and Culture of the Jews in Russia (Russia before Peter the Great, Russian Empire, USSR and the former Soviet Union)” in 2020.

The terms and conditions of the Grant:

Grant amount: from 200 thousand rubles to 1.5 million rubles per year
The implementation period of the projects: from 1 to 3 years (the decision to renew the grant to each subsequent year is accepted on the basis of interim reports)
Purposes: fundamental or applied research practices in the framework of the selected topic
Participants: contest of individual and group projects, announced for Russian and foreign researchers of history and culture of the Jews in Russia. Both individuals and corporate entities (non-profit organizations) may apply to participate in the contest
The deadline for submission of applications: November 10, 2019.
Announcement of the contest results: January 20, 2020.

Expected research results:

Publication of an article following the research in one of the leading scientific journals (if the grant amount is from 200 to 500 thousand rubles, and the project realisation term does not exceed one year)
Preparation of a monograph text for publication (obligatory for the projects for more than a year and funding of more than 500 thousand rubles)

More details on our website: https://www.jewish-museum.ru/en/research-center/projects/research-grants-2020/

Contact details for both announcements:

ul. Obraztsova, 11, bldg. 1A, Moscow
Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center
Private Cultural Institution
tel: +7-495-05-50 (260)
Research Center
e-mail: rc@jewish-museum.ru
Contact person: Anastasia Deka

Annual Fellowship. The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. 2020-2021.

June 18, 2019 by EAJS Administrator

The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania

ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP 2020-2021

The Herbert D. Katz Center at The University of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for the 2020–2021 academic year on the theme of America’s Jewish Questions.

New attention to the diversity of Jewish practices, politics, and peoples, at home and abroad, compels us to reconsider many of the basic assumptions and concepts that have shaped the study of American Jews. This fellowship year promises multiple entry points into some of the most pressing debates within US history and Jewish history, and intersects with vital questions shaping Jewish cultural studies, literary theory, and social scientific inquiry. Even as the recent rise of anti-Semitism and the emerging challenges to Zionism in the United States have been sources for contemporary Jewish debate, broader trends in Jewish scholarship over the last two decades also suggest the need for critical reinterpretations of American Jewish culture and community.

In an effort to make the most of this moment, the Katz Center invites applications from scholars pursuing research that revises, reframes, or expands our understanding of American Jews, their history, religious life, politics, culture, and experience. Possible topics may include but are not limited to: nationalism and sovereignty in globalizing contexts; religious experimentation and innovation; civil society and the state; constructions of gender, sexuality, and race; systems of jurisprudence and economics; aesthetic and cultural expression; linguistics; mobility, migrations, urbanism, and Jewish life in unexpected places. The fellowship year aims to be in conversation with developments beyond Jewish studies, and applications are welcome from scholars whose work crosses national or religious boundaries and who explore the complex connections that American Jews created throughout Europe, Latin America, Palestine/Israel, and other parts of the world. The Center also welcomes projects that engage in public scholarship or that seek to communicate to new audiences in new ways.

Fellowship stipends are based on academic standing, and range from $50,000 to $60,000 for the academic year.

For further information and access to the online application portal, please see our website: https://katz.sas.upenn.edu/fellowships/fellowship-program/call-applications or contact the fellowship administrator, Carrie Love: carrielo@upenn.edu

The deadline for applications is 23 September, 2019.