CJH-Fordham University Research Fellowship

The application deadline for fellowships starting in September 2024 is February 19, 2024.

Short-term fellowship providing a stipend of $5,000

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. 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's stay must coincide with either the fall or spring Fordham University academic semesters. The stipend for this fellowship is $5,000.

The goal of the fellowship to engage Jewish studies in conversation with other fields and encourage scholars whose primary research lies in Jewish studies to engage with fields outside their field and scholars whose primary expertise lies in other fields to explore sources and methodologies in Jewish studies.  

The fellow will receive affiliation with Fordham University, and 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. The fellow is also expected to participate in scholarly seminars and other meetings at the Center for Jewish History and Fordham University.

This fellowship is open to both established scholars and graduate students.

Applications should include:

• Short cover letter.
• Curriculum Vitae, including contact information, education, publications, scholarly and/or museum activities, teaching experience, and any other relevant work experience.
• Research proposal of no more than 1500 words describing the significance of the project to the study of Jewish history, its organization and methodology, the collections at the Center that will be consulted, your relevant competencies and skills, your goals for research during the period of the fellowship, and the intended final product.
• A one-page bibliography of important secondary sources for the project.
• One letter of recommendation, to be sent separately, directly by the recommender – preferably by email to fellowships@cjh.org.

For graduate student applicants, please also include:

• The letter of recommendation should come from the candidate’s primary advisor. The letter should address the significance of the candidate’s work for their field, as well as the candidate’s ability to fulfill the proposed work. Please ensure that your application indicates the name and contact information of the person writing the letter on your behalf. (Letter of recommendation should be sent separately, directly by the recommender – preferably by email to fellowships@cjh.org)
• Graduate school transcript.
• Please submit all application materials electronically as one continuous PDF document (except the letter of recommendation) with the specific fellowship mentioned in the subject heading.

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 schedule for the application process is as follows:

• All application materials must be received by February 19, 2024
• Announcement of grant recipients by April 2024
• Commencement of grant period is September 2024 and runs for 10 months
• Applications are to be submitted to: fellowships@cjh.org

Please submit your application materials by email as one continuous PDF file to:

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