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* '''University of Toronto - Jewish Studies Program - Ray D. Wolfe Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship:'''

-- Targeted Fields: Humanities. Social Sciences. Jewish Studies.

-- Open To Students Working on Doctoral Dissertation. Postdoctoral Scholars.

-- Citizenship: No citizenship requirements.

-- Eligibility Requirements: Predoctoral fellows must complete their thesis by the end of their term as fellows. Postdoctoral fellows should have completed their degree requirements within the last 3 years.

-- Stipend: Award amount is $40,000 (Canadian).

-- Deadline: 2/27/2009

-- Program Description: One fellowship given to complete thesis, prepare thesis for publication, work on research projects and to assist young scholars pursuing academic careers in an area of Jewish Studies. Fellows will spend the academic year at the University of Toronto where they will be expected to teach and deliver a public lecture.

-- For More Information: Jewish Studies Program, University of Toronto, 15 King's College Circle, Room 316, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H7
Canada / (416) 978-8118 / jewish.studies@utoronto.ca / http://www.cjs.utoronto.ca/awards


-- '''Pearl Resnick Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships:'''                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

-- Sponsor:          United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

-- SYNOPSIS: The sponsor awards fellowships to support research and writing
about the Holocaust.  The fellowship may be three to nine months in
duration. 

-- Deadline(s):      11/24/2009

-- Web Site: http://www.ushmm.org

-- Program URL: http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/fellowship/application/

-- Tel:              202-314-7829                 

-- OBJECTIVES: The sponsor awards fellowships to support significant research and
writing about the Holocaust. The sponsor  welcomes proposals from
scholars in all relevant disciplines including history, political
science, literature, Jewish studies, philosophy, religion, psychology,
comparative genocide studies, law and others.

-- ELIGIBILITY: Fellowships are awarded to candidates working on their
dissertations (ABD), postdoctoral researchers, and senior scholars.
Applicants must be affiliated with an academic and/or research
institution when applying for a fellowship. Immediate post-docs and
faculty between appointments will also be considered.

-- FUNDING: The specific fellowship awarded and the length of the award are at
the discretion of the sponsor.  Individual awards generally range up
to nine months of residency. A minimum tenure of three consecutive
months is required. Fellowships of five months or longer have proven
most effective. Stipends range up to $3,500 per month. Residents of
the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area receive a modified stipend and
term of residency at the Center.

All awards include direct travel to and from Washington, D.C., and
visa assistance if necessary.  Fellows are responsible for securing
their own housing accommodations and health insurance.  The sponsor
does not provide support allowances for accompanying family members.
The sponsor  provides office space, postage, and access to a computer,
telephone, facsimile machine, and photocopier.  Cost sharing by home
institutions or other relevant organizations is encouraged to extend
the residency of the applicant at the Museum or to make possible
additional research at other institutions.


* '''Research Fellowships of the Miles Lerman Center for Study of Jewish Resistance:'''                                                                                                                                                                               

-- Sponsor:          United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

-- SYNOPSIS: The sponsor awards fellowships to support the study of the
Holocaust and particularly of Jewish resistance.

-- Deadline(s):      11/24/2009

-- Web Site: http://www.ushmm.org

-- Program URL: http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/fellowship/application/

-- Tel:              202-314-7829                 

-- OBJECTIVES: The sponsor awards fellowships to support significant research and
writing about the Holocaust. The sponsor welcomes proposals from
scholars in all relevant disciplines including history, political
science, literature, Jewish studies, philosophy, religion, psychology,
comparative genocide studies, law and others.

-- ELIGIBILITY: Fellowships are awarded to candidates working on their
dissertations (ABD), postdoctoral researchers, and senior scholars.
Applicants must be affiliated with an academic and/or research
institution when applying for a fellowship. Immediate post-docs and
faulty between appointments will also be considered.

-- FUNDING: The specific fellowship awarded and the length of the award are at
the discretion of the sponsor.  Individual awards generally range up
to nine months of residency. A minimum tenure of three consecutive
months is required. Fellowships of five months or longer have proven
most effective. Stipends range up to $3,500 per month. Residents of
the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area receive a modified stipend and
term of residency at the Center.

All awards include direct travel to and from Washington, D.C., and
visa assistance if necessary.  Fellows are responsible for securing
their own housing accommodations and health insurance.  The sponsor
does not provide support allowances for accompanying family members.
The sponsor  provides office space, postage, and access to a computer,
telephone, facsimile machine, and photocopier.  Cost sharing by home
institutions or other relevant organizations is encouraged to extend
the residency of the applicant at the Museum or to make possible
additional research at other institutions.
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 the residency of the applicant at the Museum or to make possible
 additional research at other institutions.
-* '''George L. Mosse Graduate Fellowships in Modern Jewish History:'''
--- Sponsor:          University of Wisconsin-Madison
--- SYNOPSIS: The sponsor offers a program for graduate students who wish to
-study Modern Jewish History at its University.
--- Deadline(s):      12/01/2009
--- Program URL: http://history.wisc.edu/mosse/fellowships/mjh_fellowships.htm
--- Tel:              608-263-1962
--- OBJECTIVES: The program is intended to promote the study of Modern Jewish
-History within the framework of European or American history by
-attracting outstanding Ph.D. candidates to the University of
-Wisconsin-Madison.  Students will study Jewish history within the
-Department's programs in European or American history.  Students can
-also take advantage of the thirty-five faculty from seventeen
-disciplines who are associated with the George L. Mosse/Laurence A.
-Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies, an interdisciplinary program.
--- FUNDING: The fellowship package consists of five years of guaranteed
-support, including: two years fellowship; one year TA or PA; one year
-Mosse Teaching Fellowship; one year study at the Hebrew University
-under the auspices of the George L. Mosse Exchange Program.