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The Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations

The Parkes East and Central European Scholarships in Jewish History and Culture

One Scholarship (tuition fees and maintenance) is available for citizens of select East and East-Central European countries to study the MA Jewish History and Culture at the School of Humanities, University of Southampton, UK.
The University of Southampton is home to the Parkes Institute, one of the foremost centres for the study of Jewish history, culture, and literature in the U.K., with specialists in ancient and modern Jewish history, literature, and culture, and the specific histories of British, German, and East European Jewries.  The Parkes Library and Archive is an outstanding resource for the study of Jewish history and culture.

The University seeks candidates who intend to use the degree to further an existing career in cultural, educational, archeographical, or communal work, such as museum professionals and educators; archivists; school teachers; civil servants engaged in issues related to Jews and Judaism, ethnic relations, migration, and the like; community workers for whom the degree will provide enrichment for their current work (e.g. work with Holocaust survivors).

Eligibility:

• You must be a national of and currently residing within one of the following countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, or Slovakia. Please note that this year we are not accepting applications from non-European Union countries, though we hope to be able to do so again in subsequent years.
• You must be expecting to return to the country concerned at the end of the period of study.
• You should hold a degree of an equivalent standard to at least a good UK second class Honours degree.
• Normally be aged between 23 and 35 years.
• Have a standard of English that meets University of Southampton admission requirements.
• Have not already been awarded a university doctorate from another academic institution.
• Have not already spent a substantial period of time studying in a university outside your home country.

Deadline: April 30, 2010
How to apply:
See our website http://www.soton.ac.uk/parkes/postgrad/ma1.html for information about the programme and details on how to apply.  Please apply online for the MA programme at http://www.soton.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgstudy/howdoiapplypg.html and send a personal statement regarding this studentship to Professor Joachim Schlör, Head of the Parkes Institute, at schloer@soton.ac.uk.

Two prizes of ￡200 for the best Undergraduate and Postgraduate essays are awarded annually.

The BA submission should be a dissertation or long-essay on a subject relating to Jewish Studies.

The MA submission should be an essay on the theme of the forthcoming BAJS conference.

The submission (two hard-copies, one electronic copy, 5000 word limit for postgraduates, 12,000 words for undergraduates) should be marked clearly as Undergraduate or Postgraduate and should include the student’s full contact details. Submissions by post-graduate research students are not considered.
Deadline for submission: 31 July 2010.

Submissions, which are the responsibility of the student, should be sent to: BAJS Student Prize, c/o Dr Sarah Pearce, History, School of Humanities, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ. Email: s.j.pearce@soton.ac.uk.

The theme of the forthcoming conference is ‘The Image and the Prohibition of the Image in Judaism’.

Journal of Modern Jewish Studies has inaugurated an annual essay prize for scholars in the early stages of their career. Papers are invited on topics in Jewish history, social studies, religion, thought, literature and the arts from the 16th century to the present day. They should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere, and should not be submitted to any other journal until the outcome of the competition is known.

The Prize

• Cash prize of £150 GBP/$244 USD.
• Publication of the winning essay in Journal of Modern Jewish Studies as the opening article of the July 2011 issue (volume 10, issue 2).
• The winning essay will be promoted on the website of the Journal.

The closing date for submissions is 15th November, 2010.

For more information, please visit www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pdf/competitions/cmjs.pdf

The Laurence A. Weinstein Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Education and Jewish Studies is designed to support the work of exceptional graduate students working in the area of “Education and Jewish Studies,” broadly conceived.  This Fellowship, awarded at regular intervals through the generous gift of Frances L. Weinstein, affords the successful candidate a package that includes an academic stipend and tuition worth a total of approximately $35,000 for the academic year.  The stipend is typically granted for one year but sometimes two.  The Fellowship is aimed at students whose work is concerned with the role that education has played in Jewish civilization and/or with questions pertaining to education in Jewish Studies.  Ideally, this interest will be reflected in some combination of prior work-experience, courses taken, dissertation work, and/or professional plans.  The holder of this Fellowship will pursue full-time graduate study in a recognized UW masters or doctoral program, and will participate in the events through which the Center for Jewish Studies contributes to the intellectual life of the University of Wisconsin community.  Students work with professors in both Jewish Studies and Education, and take courses in both areas, including one designed to integrate their work in these domains.  In the event that an appropriate candidate in the area of Education and Jewish Studies cannot be found, the Fellowship may be given, but for no more than one year at a time, to a graduate student whose work is seriously concerned with the more general area of Jewish Studies.  Candidates for admission as well as continuing students are invited to apply for the fellowship.

Application Procedure:

Interested students should submit three copies of the following:

1. Academic transcripts of your prior academic work at both undergraduate, and if applicable, graduate levels;
2. Three letters of recommendation that speak to your academic abilities and qualifications.  Ideally, one or more of these letters will speak to your background and interests in, as well as your aptitude for, work in the area of “Education and Jewish Studies,” or Jewish Studies, or Education;
3. A personal statement of 2-3 pages that addresses your interests, your academic background, and your future plans, academic and/or professional, in the area of Education.

Please direct any questions or your application materials to:

Anita Lightfoot, Administrator
Center for Jewish Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
308 Ingraham Hall
(608) 265-4763
fax: (608) 265-8110
allightf@facstaff.wisc.edu

http://jewishstudies.wisc.edu/scholarships

If a suitable candidate presents him or herself, an election will be made to the Lehmann Studentship in Jewish History and Culture with effect from 1 October 2010.

The studentship comprises the equivalent of the university and college fee for up to three years (at either the UK/EU or overseas rate) and a maintenance grant of approximately £13,000 per annum.  The award is tenable for one year in the first instance, renewable for up to a maximum of two further years subject to receipt of a satisfactory report from the supervisor.  The award will be under the auspices of the Oxford University Hebrew and Jewish Studies Unit. The award is intended for any postgraduate student pursuing doctoral research in early modern or modern western/central European Jewish history and /or culture.  Candidates must have obtained at least an upper second class degree or its equivalent in a relevant field of study.  Enquiries regarding eligibility to apply may be addressed to Dr Joanna Weinberg, e-mail joanna.weinberg@orinst.ox.ac.uk.

Preferential consideration for accommodation at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies at Yarnton Manor will be given to the successful candidate. (See http://www.ochjs.ac.uk/)

Applications must include: (a) the course and faculty to which the candidate has applied for postgraduate study; (b) a brief statement of the academic career, including attainments and qualifications; (c) a brief statement of research interests; (d) the names of two referees (please see below); and (e) a statement of any other emoluments held or being applied for by the candidate.

All applications will be considered on their merits by a panel of representatives from the Hebrew and Jewish Studies Unit in the Faculty of Oriental Studies and Brasenose College.

Applications should be received by Charlotte Vinnicombe of the Unit for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, The Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, e-mail orient@orinst.ox.ac.uk no later than 12th March 2010.  Applicants should ask their referees to supply confidential references by the same date.

A separate application to the University for a place for doctoral study is required, and the award would be subject to an offer of a place from Brasenose College.  Please see www.admin.ox.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/forms.

16 November 2009

The Montefiore Endowment is offering one or more research scholarships tenable at University College London for outstanding UK or EU students wishing to study for a research degree in Jewish Studies. The scholarships are available for full-time and for part-time students and cover course fees and a contribution to the cost of academic materials; in exceptional cases some assistance with maintenance costs may be provided.

Applicants should submit their CV with details of their academic qualifications, together with an outline of their proposed research including details of the topic, the proposed information sources and the methodology to be employed. The subject of the research must accord with the Endowment’s aim to promote the advanced study of  Jewish Law and cognate subjects. Preference will be given to proposals with contemporary relevance.

Applications should be submitted in the first instance to Lucien Gubbay, Chairman of Trustees, Montefiore Endowment (lucien@gubbay.co.uk). Candidates nominated for scholarships by the Endowment will separately need to satisfy the admissions criteria of the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College, London.