The
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is delighted to offer its
Summer Graduate Student Research Fellowship. The fellowship is exclusively open
for both USA and international applicants, those accepted to or currently
enrolled in a master’s degree program or in their first year of a PhD program.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is delighted to offer its
Summer Graduate Student Research Fellowship. The fellowship is exclusively open
for both USA and international applicants, those accepted to or currently
enrolled in a master’s degree program or in their first year of a PhD program.
The
aim of the fellowship is to support significant research and writing about the
Holocaust and to encourage MA-level and first year PhD students to test ideas,
share research findings, debate methodological or interruptive processes, and
develop frameworks for their projects.
aim of the fellowship is to support significant research and writing about the
Holocaust and to encourage MA-level and first year PhD students to test ideas,
share research findings, debate methodological or interruptive processes, and
develop frameworks for their projects.
The
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States’ official
memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.,
the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of
Holocaust history.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States’ official
memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.,
the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of
Holocaust history.
Scholarship Description:
- Application
Deadline: January 1, 2019 - Course
Level: Fellowship is available to pursue
research. - Study
Subject: Fellowship is awarded in the field
of history, political science, literature, Jewish studies, psychology,
sociology, geography, and others. - Scholarship
Award: The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies will provide a stipend of
$3,000/month as well as an allowance to offset the cost of direct,
economy-class travel to and from Washington, DC. Local awardees will not
receive a travel allowance. - Number
of Scholarships: Not Known - Nationality: International
and USA applicants - Scholarship
can be taken in the USA
Eligibility for the Scholarship:
- Eligible
Countries: International and USA
applicants are eligible to apply for the fellowship. - Entrance
Requirements: Open to those
students accepted to or enrolled in an MA program or in their first year
in a PhD program at a North American college or university. The Jack,
Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies is unable
to provide visa assistance for non-US citizens. In addition to English,
applicants are encouraged, but not required, to have fluency in one or
more of the following languages: German, Russian, Polish, Romanian,
Hebrew, Yiddish, French, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovakian, Italian, and/or
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian. - English
Language Requirements: Applicants must
have excellent written and verbal English skills.
Application Procedure:
How
to Apply: Decisions for the 2019 competition will
be announced in April 2019. All applications must be submitted in English and
include:
to Apply: Decisions for the 2019 competition will
be announced in April 2019. All applications must be submitted in English and
include:
- An
online application form - A
resume - A
personal statement of no more than two single-spaced pages in length.
The statement should explain the applicant’s interest in the Holocaust and
World War II and how the Junior Fellowship might further encourage his or
her studies in this area. - A
project proposal of no more than three single-spaced pages in length.
Each proposal should address a research topic developed with a faculty
member at the student’s home institution.
The
project proposal should include:
project proposal should include:
- The
student’s thesis statement. - An
outline of their proposed project goals. - A
list of resources available at the Museum that the student will need to
access in order to support their research. To search the Museum’s holdings,
visit collections.ushmm.org.
One
letter of recommendation from a faculty member or dean at the applicant’s
institution that speaks to the applicant’s qualifications. The letter must be
signed and on institutional letterhead. Letters of recommendation should be
sent from the recommender, not the applicant, as attachments
to SGRA-at-ushmm.org.
letter of recommendation from a faculty member or dean at the applicant’s
institution that speaks to the applicant’s qualifications. The letter must be
signed and on institutional letterhead. Letters of recommendation should be
sent from the recommender, not the applicant, as attachments
to SGRA-at-ushmm.org.
