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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.
