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2010-2011 FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT AND APPLICATION
APPLY NOW — DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS NOVEMBER 24, 2009.

OFFICIAL 2010-2011 FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT. PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION
2010-2011 APPLICATION FORM. PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION

The Center awards fellowships to support significant research and writing about the Holocaust. Awards are granted on a competitive basis. The Center 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 REQUIREMENTS
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.

THE AWARD
The specific fellowship and the length of the award are at the discretion of the Center. 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 a stipend to offset the cost of 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 Center does not provide support allowances for accompanying family members.

The Museum provides work space 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 in the Unites States and abroad.

The deadline for 2010-2011 fellowship applications is November 24, 2009. Awards will be announced in April 2010.

 		   
   




USHMM Fellows and Staff discussing a fellow's presentation about survivor testimony. — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum



USHMM Fellows and Staff discussing a fellow's presentation about survivor testimony.
   
     
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE IN ENGLISH AND CONSIST OF:

  • A completed application form
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  • A project proposal not to exceed five single-spaced pages (see application form for guidelines)

  • A curriculum vitae

  • Three letters of recommendation that speak to the significance of the proposed project and the applicant’s ability to carry it out, to be sent directly to the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies (see application form for guidelines)




THE APPLICATION PROCESS

Fellowship applications and supporting materials must be received by November 24, 2009. Decisions will be announced in April 2010. Fellowships may start as early as June 2010 and must be completed no later than September 2011.



Application and supporting materials should be mailed to:
 Visiting Scholar Programs
Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2126
Please direct inquiries to:
Traci Rucker
Program Assistant, Visiting Scholar Programs

Tel: 202 314 7829
Fax: 202 479 9726
E-mail: visitingscholars@ushmm.org


 
    THE AWARDS
The specific fellowship and the length of the award are at the discretion of the Center. The Center awards the following named fellowships on a competitive basis:
  • The Pearl Resnick Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • The Judith B. and Burton P. Resnick Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Charles H. Revson Foundation Fellowships
  • Research Fellowships of the Miles Lerman Center for the Study of Jewish Resistance
  • The Matthew Family Fellowship
  • The Joyce and Arthur Schechter Fellowship
  • The "Life Reborn" Fellowship for Research on Displaced Persons
  • The Judith B. and Burton P. Resnick Fellowship for the Study of Antisemitism
  • The Yetta and Jacob Gelman Fellowship on the Holocaust in Romania
  • The Gunzenberger- Reichman Family Fellowship for the Study of Slovakia
  • The Raul Hilberg Fellowships
  • The Pinchas and Mark Wisen Fellowships
  • The Diane and Howard Wohl Fellowships
  • The Phyllis Greenberg Heideman and Richard D. Heideman Fellowships
  • Leon Milman Memorial Fellowship
  • Ben and Zelda Cohen Fellowship
  • Gerald M. Fisch Memorial Fellowship
  • Tziporah Wiesel Fellowship
Jewish Source Study Initiative:
  • The Sosland Foundation Fellowships
  • The Barbara and Richard Rosenberg Fellowships
  • The David and Fela Shapell Fellowship