The Museum’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies is pleased to invite applications for Graduate Student Research Fellows from students in all academic disciplines. A fellowship opportunity designed for students accepted to or currently enrolled in a master’s degree program or in their first year of a PhD program but not for those who have completed more than one year of doctoral work.

The Graduate Student Research Fellowships are awarded to support significant research and writing about the Holocaust and to encourage MA-level and first year PhD students to test ideas, share research findings, debate methodological or interruptive processes, and develop frameworks for their projects.

Location:  United States

 Benefits

Graduate Student Research Fellowships acquaint promising students with Holocaust studies by

• Encouraging participation in the broad range of scholarly and publicly available educational programs offered by the Museum during the summer months.
• Assigning staff mentors who will advise students on their research goals.
• Awards are granted on a competitive basis.
• Providing a stipend of $3,000/month as well as an allowance to offset the cost of direct, economy-class travel to and from Washington, DC.

 Eligibilities

• Only for students accepted to or currently enrolled in a master’s degree program or in their first year of a Ph.D. program.
• Students who have completed more than one year of doctoral work will not be considered.

To complete your application, all materials must be received by January 1, 2018 (12 a.m. EST).  Decisions will be announced in early April 2018. All applications must be submitted in English and must include:

• An online application form
• A resume
• A personal statement of no more than two single-spaced pages in length.

The statement should explain the applicant’s interest in the Holocaust and World War II and how the Junior Fellowship might further encourage his or her studies in this area.

• A project proposal of no more than three single-spaced pages in length.

Each proposal should address a research topic developed with a faculty member at the student’s home institution.

• The project proposal should include:
• The student’s thesis statement.
• An outline of their proposed project goals.
• A list of resources available at the Museum that the student will need to access in order to support their research. To search the Museum’s holdings, visit collections.ushmm.org.
• One letter of recommendation from a faculty member or dean at the applicant’s institution that speaks to the applicant’s qualifications. The letter must be signed and on institutional letterhead. Letters of recommendation should be sent from the recommender, not the applicant, as attachments to [email protected].

Application Deadline: January 1, 2018 (56 Days Remaining)

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Official Link here