Fellowships and Postgraduate Programs

* Please note the deadlines for some of the fellowships have past, but the same links may be usful in coming years.

The Goldstein Goren International Center for Jewish Thought offers a two year post doctoral fellowship [Hebrew] for candidates who have completed their Ph.D. with honors during the past four years. The successful candidate will receive $20,000 a year. Deadline 1 April.

The National Humanities Center (North Carolina) offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2006 through May 2007. Fellowships up to $50,000 are individually determined. Applicants must hold doctorate or have equivalent scholarly credentials, and a record of publication is expected. Applicants submit the Center's form supported by a curriculum vitae, a 1000-word project proposal, and three letters of recommendation. Applications and letters of recommendation must be postmarked by October 15, 2005.

The CENTER FOR ADVANCED JUDAIC STUDIES at the University of Pennsylvania is offering a Post-Doctoral Fellowships for 2006-2007: JEWISH, CHRISTIAN, AND MUSLIM LIFE UNDER CALIPHS AND SULTANS. This fellowship program is designed to engage scholars from within Jewish Studies, who specialize in Jewish life under Islamic rule, in fruitful conversation with scholars in Arabic, Syriac, Persian and Ottoman studies. The Center invites applications from scholars in the humanities and social sciences at all levels, as well as outstanding graduate students in the final stages of writing their dissertations. Stipend amounts are based on a fellow’s academic standing and financial need with a maximum of $33,000 for the academic year. Application Deadline: November 1, 2005.

The Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities at Rackham Graduate School in University of Michigan is rewarded for outstanding teacher-scholars in the humanities and related fields. Candidates must have the Ph.D. in hand by September, and at least two years of teaching in a university setting as an advanced graduate student (or some equivalent experience) is required. US citizenship is not required. Deadline 5 January.

The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies invites applications each academic year for the Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica. PhDs are required. Deadline 31 January.

The Center for Jewish History (CJH) fellowships, that represent each of the five constituents (American Jewish Historical Society; American Sephardi Federation; Leo Baeck Institute; Yeshiva University Museum; YIVO Institute for Jewish Research), are intended for academic candidates as well as museum, curatorial, and library science candidates. The awards support original research in the field of Jewish Studies, as it pertains to one or more of the constituent organizations' missions, in which preference may be given to those candidates who will draw on the resources of more than one collection. Each fellowship carries a stipend of a minimum of $10,000 for a period of one academic year. It is expected that applicants will have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree save the dissertation (a.b.d.). Deadline for 2006 is 1 Feb. 2006.

The Program in Judaic Studies at Yale University is offering a two-year Jacob & Hilda Blaustein postdoctoral fellowship that will begin on July 1, 2006. Candidates for the fellowship must have a Ph.D. in hand by July 1, 2006 and must have received the degree no earlier than 2003. The Program seeks specialists in either medieval Jewish history/Judaism or early modern Jewish history/Judaism who will work closely with appropriate members of Yale’s faculty. The Judaic Studies Blaustein Fellow will be expected to be in residence, to conduct research in Yale’s library and archival collections, to participate actively in the intellectual life of the university, and to teach three semester courses over two years. The annual stipend will be $40,000 plus health benefits. Candidates should send a cover letter, CV, project proposal, three letters of recommendation, and a list of proposed courses to: Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Postdoctoral Fellowship,Judaic Studies, P. O. Box 208287,New Haven, CT 06520-8287, TEL: 203 432-0843, Fax: 203 432-4889, Email: barbara.devlin@yale.edu. Deadline for submission of material is Monday, Feb 16, 2006.

The Jewish Studies Program at university of Toronto offers the RAY D. WOLFE DOCTORAL AND POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN JEWISH STUDIES -- an annual fellowship to support advanced research in Jewish Studies. Fellowships are awarded to candidates working on doctoral dissertations as well as to post-doctoral applicants. Applicants must be engaged in research related to the history, culture, literature, religion or thought of the Jewish people. Ray D. Wolfe fellows will teach one course in each of the two terms of the academic year. They will also deliver one public lecture. Fellows receive a $40,000 (Canadian) stipend to defray living and travel costs. The deadline for 2005-6 was 1 March 2005.

The American Council of Learned Societies offers several fellowship competitions. see in particular the Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars.

The Israel Science Foundation offers postdoctoral fellowships for universities that wish to send fellows abroad and are committed to employing the fellow on return to Israel.

The National Endowment for the Humanities offers Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards for six to twelve months. Applicants must be citizens of the U.S. or residents for over three years, and may not be enrolled in degree-granting programs. Deadline 1st May 2005.

The Warburg Institute at the university of London offers a number of short term fellowships as well as a few long term ones.

Several scholarships and prizes are listed at the British Association for Jewish Studies.

The Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies offers research and teaching positions in Jewish Culture and Society for young and excellent PhD's for two to three years. The positions are intended for young and recently graduated PhD's worldwide whose research demonstrates exceptional depth and originality in fields related to Jewish Studies and whose research may enrich the discipline. Deadline November 18th 2004.

The Michigan Society of Fellows selects outstanding applicants for appointment to three-year fellowships (2006-2009) in the arts and humanities, each year. The newly appointed Postdoctoral Fellows join a unique interdisciplinary community composed of their peers as well as Senior Fellows. The Society invites applications from qualified candidates who are at the beginning of their academic careers, having received the Ph.D. or comparable professional or artistic degree between June 1, 2003, and September 1, 2006. Deadline 30 Sep. 2005.

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts. Fellowships are not available for students. Fellowships are awarded through two annual competitions: one open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada, and the other open to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean. Deadline 1 October.

Many thanks to Michael Roni for generously supplying the information on this page.