CJH-Fordham University Research Fellowship on Jewish-Christian Relations

Application deadline for all fellowships starting September 1, 2026: December 29, 2025, 11:59 PM EST.

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 Eligibility

This open-rank short-term fellowship welcomes applications 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.

Please note: For non-U.S. citizens, it is the responsibility of the applicant to have the appropriate visa for acceptance. The Center is not a visa-granting institution.

How to apply

• Short cover letter, including your contact information (full name(s), home address, and the address of your institution with department, phone number, and email)
• Curriculum Vitae including education, a list of publications, scholarly and/or museum activities, teaching experience, and any other relevant work experience
• Name and institution of the person who will send the letter of recommendation 
• One letter of recommendation; for doctoral candidates, the recommendation letter should come 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
• Project title and research proposal with no more than 1,500 words (including short bibliography), describing the significance of the project to the study of Jewish history, the collections at the Center that will be consulted, the intended final product (post-docs) or the 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:

• Graduate school transcript
• If no graduate school transcript is available, for example from doctoral candidates from Europe, please submit proof of enrollment in a doctoral program at your university and state the name of the primary supervisor (and temporary supervisor, if applicable) and the estimated time of submission of your dissertation.

Schedule for the application process:

• All application materials must be received by December 29, 2025, 11:59 PM EST
• Announcement of grant recipients by spring 2026
• Commencement of grant period is September 2026 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:
Institute for Advanced Research
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
United States of America
Email: fellowships@cjh.org