CJH-Fordham University Research Fellowship

Application deadline for fellowships starting in September 2025: January 20, 2025.

The CJH-Fordham Research Fellowship is made possible by funds from the Center for Jewish History, the Eugene Shvidler Gift Fund at Fordham University, and additional gift funds to Jewish Studies at Fordham University. The stipend for this short-term (1–5 months) fellowship is $5,000.

Fellowship Requirements/ Eligibility:

• This open-rank short-term fellowship welcomes applicants from scholars outside the New York City metropolitan area whose research engages Jewish studies in conversation with other fields and who wish to conduct research based on materials housed at the Center for Jewish History and Fordham University.
• This fellowship is open to both established scholars and graduate students.
• The fellow is expected to spend at least a month at the two host institutions but may stay as long as five months.
• The fellow will receive affiliation with Fordham University. Therefore, the fellow's stay must coincide with either the fall or spring Fordham University academic semesters.
• The fellow will be required to offer a faculty seminar, and a public lecture, which would be a joint event of Fordham and CJH with alternate venues. Moreover, the fellow is also expected to participate in scholarly seminars and other meetings at the Center for Jewish History and Fordham University.

Requirements for Application

• Short cover letter including contact information
• Curriculum Vitae including education, a list of publication, scholarly and/or museum activities, teaching experience, and any other relevant work experience
• Research proposal of no more than 1500 words with short bibliography describing the significance of the project to the study of Jewish history, the collections at the Center that will be consulted, and the intended final product (post-docs) or time schedule until completion of the dissertation project (doctoral candidates)
• Please submit all application materials electronically as one continuous PDF document with the specific fellowship mentioned in the subject heading

For graduate student applicants, please also include:

• One letter of recommendation from the candidate’s primary advisor. The letter should be sent separately and directly to fellowships@cjh.org with the name of the candidate and specific fellowship mentioned in the subject heading
• Graduate school transcript
• Please submit all application materials electronically as one continuous PDF document with the specific fellowship mentioned in the subject heading

Schedule for the application process:

• All application materials must be received by January 20, 2025, 11:59 PM EST
• Announcement of grant recipients by the spring 2025
• Commencement of grant period is September 2025 and runs for 1–5 months
• Stipends are $5,000

Please submit inquiries and applications with the specific fellowship mentioned in the subject heading to the:

Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
United States of America
Email: fellowships@cjh.org