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Call for Applications: 2026–2027 Genocide and Atrocity Prevention Research Fellowships

The Museum’s 14th Street entrance. —USHMM

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide seeks applicants from early career scholars for its Genocide and Atrocity Prevention Research Fellowship. The fellowship will provide support for policy-relevant research on the prevention or mitigation of mass atrocities.

The Museum will provide fellows a financial award ($20,000 for those currently pursuing a PhD, $30,000 for those who have received a PhD or equivalent research degree within the last five years) and cover travel-related expenses for fellows’ participation in a workshop in Washington, DC. The fellowship is non-residential.

Learn more about the fellowship and how to apply For further information, please contact scpgresearch@ushmm.org.