Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies - United States Holocaust Memorial

Deadline: November 26, 2008
Applicants: candidates working on their dissertations (ABD), postdoctoral researchers, and senior scholars;immediate post-docs and faculty between appointments will also be considered; applicants must be affiliated with an academic and/or research institution.
Link: www.ushmm.org/research/center/fellowship

The Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 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 academic disciplines, including history, political science, literature, Jewish studies, philosophy, religion, psychology, comparative genocide studies, law, and others.

The specific fellowship and the length of the award are at the Center’s discretion. Individual awards generally range up to nine months of residency; a minimum 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.

All applications and supporting materials must be received by November 26, 2008. Decisions will be announced in April 2009. Fellowships may start as early as June 2009 and must be completed no later than September 2010.

All applications must be in English and consist of:

A completed application form;
A project proposal not to exceed five single-spaced pages;
A curriculum vitae;