The Yiddish Book
Center is inviting applications for fellowship program to recent college
graduates with strong backgrounds in Jewish studies or related
disciplines. This fellowship program is a full-time job, like a paid
internship and not financial support for academic research. Yiddish Book
Center Fellows spend a year as full-time staff, learning valuable skills and
participating in a dynamic environment of Yiddish cultural production and
preservation. Each Fellow will receive a stipend of $28,000 plus health
insurance. The application deadline is January 6, 2014.
Study Subject
(s): Fellows
will learn valuable skills and participating in a dynamic environment of
Yiddish cultural production and preservation.
Course Level: This is a one year fellowship program. This
program is a full-time job, like a paid internship and not financial support
for academic research.
Scholarship Provider: The Yiddish Book Center
Scholarship can be taken at: USA
Eligibility: Applicants should be recent
college graduates with strong backgrounds in Jewish studies or related
disciplines, a working knowledge of Yiddish, a commitment to Yiddish language
and culture and a demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part
of a team. Working in one or two main project areas, each fellow has the
opportunity to build on his or her strengths and experiences and to acquire
valuable new skills such as: exhibition design, audio and video production,
education program administration, language pedagogy, oral history practice, and
museum tour development. In addition, all fellows gain important professional
skills such as working as part of a team, working closely with supervisors on
long-term projects, and writing in a professional context.
Scholarship Open
for International Students: US
and international students (so far, approximately one-third of applicants
have been international) can apply for these fellowships.
Scholarship
Description: The
Yiddish Book Center is now accepting applications for its 2014-2015 Fellowship
Program. Yiddish Book Center Fellows spend a year as full-time staff, learning
valuable skills and participating in a dynamic environment of Yiddish cultural
production and preservation. Applicants should be recent college graduates with
strong backgrounds in Jewish studies or related disciplines, a working
knowledge of Yiddish, a commitment to Yiddish language and culture and a
demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Each
Fellow will receive a stipend of $28,000 plus health insurance.
Number of
award(s): Yiddish
Book Center generally has 3 to 5 fellowship positions available each year. We
have typically received 15-20 applications per year, though the number is
rising.
Duration of
award(s): Fellowship
is awarded for one year (September 2014 – August 2015).
What does it
cover? Each
Fellow receives a stipend of $28,000 plus health insurance.
Notification: Telephone interviews with
finalists will be conducted in January and February and applicants will be
notified of decisions by early March.
How to
Apply: –
-Completed application form
-Resume or C.V.
-Official academic transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate work, sent
directly by the college or university.
-Three reference letters (including at least one from an academic instructor
and at least one from a professional supervisor), sent directly by the
recommenders.
Resume, transcripts, and three letters of reference should be sent
electronically to: Antonina Palisano, Education Program Assistant, at
npalisano-at-bikher.org. If university or recommender is unable to send
transcript or reference by email, then it can also be send by fax and post.
Scholarship
Application Deadline: The application
deadline is January 6, 2014.
