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Dina Abramowicz Emerging Scholar Fellowship
Professor Bernard Choseed Memorial Fellowship
Rose and Isidore Drench Memorial Fellowships
Vladimir and Pearl Heifetz Memorial Fellowship
Aleksander and Alicja Hertz Memorial Fellowship
Vivian Lefsky Hort Memorial Fellowship
Abram and Fannie Gottlieb Immerman and Abraham and Bertha Daskal Weinstein Memorial Fellowship
Abraham and Rachela Melezin Fellowship
Natalie and Mendel Racolin Memorial Fellowships
Maria Salit-Gitelson Tell Memorial Fellowship
Workmen's Circle/Dr. Emmanuel Patt Visiting Professorship in Eastern European Jewish Studies
YIVO Dora and Mayer Tendler Fellowship

Dina Abramowicz Emerging Scholar Fellowship

(Postgraduate/Fellowship)

Purpose: $5,000 fellowship intended primarily for postdoctoral research on a topic in Eastern European Jewish Studies. The work should lead to a significant scholarly publication and may encompass the revision of a doctoral dissertation. Research will be conducted at the YIVO Library and Archives. Application materials should include a curriculum vitae, research proposal, and two letters of support. Deadline: December 31. Focus: History Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $5000. To Apply: Required: application form; reference(s); curriculum vitae, research proposal. Deadline: 12/31. Contact: Dr. Paul Glasser, Associate Dean, 212-246-6080, pglasser@yivo.cjh.org.

Professor Bernard Choseed Memorial Fellowship

(Postgraduate, University/Fellowship)

Purpose: Fellowship helps support original research in the field of East European Jewish Studies. Carries a stipend of $5,000 and is for a period of one to three months during the spring semester to conduct research at YIVO's Library and Archives. Recipient is expected to lead a minimum of two YIVO faculty seminars. Focus: Area/Ethnic Studies Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $5000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 1 fellowship(s), totalling $5,000. To Apply: Required: application form; reference(s); resume; research proposal. Deadline: 12/31. Contact: Dr. Paul Glasser, Associate Dean, 212-246-6080, pglasser@yivo.cjh.org.

Rose and Isidore Drench Memorial Fellowships

(Postgraduate, University/Fellowship)

Purpose: Fellowship dedicated to American Jewish History, with special consideration given to scholars working on some aspect of the Jewish Labor Movement. Fellowship is for a period of one to three months, and carries a stipend of $2,500. Focus: History; Area/Ethnic Studies Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $2500. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 1 fellowship(s), totalling $2,500. To Apply: Required: application form; reference(s); resume; research proposal. Deadline: 12/31. Contact: Dr. Paul Glasser, Associate Dean, 212-246-6080, pglasser@yivo.cjh.org.

Vladimir and Pearl Heifetz Memorial Fellowship

(Postgraduate/Fellowship)

Purpose: $1,500 fellowship designed to assist an undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student to pursue research on Eastern European Jewish music. Research will be conducted at the YIVO Library and Archives. Application materials should include a curriculum vitae, research proposal, and two letters of support. Deadline: December 31. Focus: Area/Ethnic Studies; Music Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $1500. To Apply: Required: application form; reference(s); curriculum vitae, research proposal. Deadline: 12/31. Contact: Dr. Paul Glasser, Associate Dean, 212-246-6080, pglasser@yivo.cjh.org.

Aleksander and Alicja Hertz Memorial Fellowship

(Postgraduate/Fellowship)

Purpose: This $1,500 fellowship supports research on Polish-Jewish history in the modern period, particularly Jewish-Poland relations and Jewish contributions on Polish literature and culture. Stipend covers a one-to three-month research period. Application materials should include a curriculum vitae, research proposal, and two letters of support. Deadline: December 31. Focus: History; Area/Ethnic Studies Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $1500. To Apply: Required: application form; reference(s); curriculum vitae. Deadline: 12/31. Contact: Dr. Paul Glasser, Associate Dean, 212-246-6080, pglasser@yivo.cjh.org.

Vivian Lefsky Hort Memorial Fellowship

(Postgraduate, University/Fellowship)

Purpose: Fellowship helps support original research in the field of Yiddish Literature. Carries a stipend of $1,500 and is for a period of one to three months to conduct research at YIVO's Library and Archives. Focus: Literature/English/Writing; Area/Ethnic Studies Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $1500. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 1 fellowship(s), totalling $1,500. To Apply: Required: application form; reference(s); resume; research proposal. Deadline: 12/31. Contact: Dr. Paul Glasser, Associate Dean, 212-246-6080, pglasser@yivo.cjh.org.

Abram and Fannie Gottlieb Immerman and Abraham and Bertha Daskal Weinstein Memorial Fellowship

(University/Fellowship)

Purpose: Fellowship in Eastern European Jewish Studies. Preference given to research on the Jews of Courland and Latvia. Supports travel while working on PhD dissertation with possibility of a renewal. Deadline is December 31. Focus: Area/Ethnic Studies; History Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $2500. To Apply: Required: application form; reference(s); resume; research proposal. Deadline: 12/31. Contact: Dr. Paul Glasser, Associate Dean, 212-246-6080, pglasser@yivo.cjh.org.

Abraham and Rachela Melezin Fellowship

(Postgraduate/Fellowship)

Purpose: This $1,500 fellowship supports research on Jewish educational networks in pre-war Vilna and the Vilna region. Research will be conducted at the YIVO Library and Archives. Stipend covers a one-to three-month research period. Application materials should include a curriculum vitae, research proposal, and two letters of support. Deadline: December 31. Focus: History Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Natalie and Mendel Racolin Memorial Fellowships

(Postgraduate/Fellowship)

Purpose: $1,500 fellowship supports original research in the field of East European Jewish history. Research will be conducted at the YIVO Library and Archives. Stipend covers a one-to three-month research period. Application materials should include a curriculum vitae, research proposal, and two letters of support. Deadline: December 31. Focus: History Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Maria Salit-Gitelson Tell Memorial Fellowship

(Postgraduate/Fellowship)

Purpose: $1,500 fellowship supports original research in the field of Lithuanian Jewish history, the city of Vilna in particular. Research will be conducted at the YIVO Library and Archives. Stipend covers a one-to three-month research period. Application materials should include a curriculum vitae, research proposal, and two letters of support. Deadline: December 31. Focus: History; Area/Ethnic Studies Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Workmen's Circle/Dr. Emmanuel Patt Visiting Professorship in Eastern European Jewish Studies

(Postgraduate/Fellowship)

Purpose: Supports three months of postdoctoral research at VIVO Library and Archives and a public lecture by the visiting faculty member. Application deadline is December 31. Focus: Area/Ethnic Studies Qualif.: Applicant must be: full-time student. High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $5000. To Apply: Required: application form; reference(s); resume; research proposal. Deadline: 12/31. Contact: Dr. Paul Glasser, Associate Dean, 212-246-6080, pglasser@yivo.cjh.org.

YIVO Dora and Mayer Tendler Fellowship

(Fellowship)

Purpose: Designed to support graduate research in Jewish Studies. Research will be conducted at the YIVO Library and Archives. Application materials should include a curriculum vitae, research proposal, and two letters of support. Deadlines: December 31. Focus: Area/Ethnic Studies Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $3500. To Apply: Required: application form; reference(s); resume; research proposal. Deadline: 12/31. Contact: Dr. Paul Glasser, Associate Dean, 212-246-6080, pglasser@yivo.cjh.org.