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The international MA in Jewish Studies at Tel Aviv University (in English) invites applicants for two merit based scholarships of US $5,000 each to qualified international students for the 2012-2013 academic year.

This new one year MA offers a series of intimate encounters with the classical texts of Jewish culture, from biblical to modern times. Its intellectual home is in the department of Hebrew Culture Studies at Tel Aviv University, the single largest integrated Jewish Studies department in the world.

Courses are taught by a team of dedicated lecturers, with world-class expertise in their respective fields and committed to teaching excellence.  Courses are text-centered, with primary texts in Hebrew (with translations), and secondary reading and teaching in English, and students acquire the skills and tools that constitute the foundation of Jewish text study  Areas covered include Bible, Hebrew language, rabbinic exegesis and Midrash, Talmudic and Christian texts compared, Jewish mysticism, medieval philosophy and kabbalah, ancient Jewish magic, and modern Jewish thought.

Tel Aviv’s location provides excellent opportunities for on-site study. Students can, e.g., enhance their understanding of 1st CE texts through a series of guided excursions to archeological digs and other key locations in the Galilee, the Judean Desert and Jerusalem.
Candidates must complete the program application, by March 15th 2011.

Scholarships will be awarded by an academic committee.

To find out more about the program, and to apply for scholarships, please visit our website:
http://humanities.tau.ac.il/jewish_studies/ or contact Emilie Levy: majes@post.tau.ac.il

The University of Manchester is offering a range of awards to which candidates working on topics in Jewish Studies are eligible to apply. The main award, which comprises a fee-bursary and a maintenance grant, is the University-funded President’s Doctoral Scholar Awards.

These awards are open to all new PhD students (home, EU or overseas) and all disciplines. The Centre for Jewish Studies is encouraging applications to the Department of Middle Eastern Studies in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures (LLC) or to the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures (AHC), in regard to this funding scheme from candidates working on Jewish Studies topics, including post-biblical and classical rabbinic literature, medieval Jewish-Muslim Relations, modern Jewish-Christian Relations, modern Jewish philosophy, Holocaust Studies, Israel Studies and the history and culture of modern Middle Eastern Jewry. The award covers tuition fees (home/EU or international, as appropriate) and the equivalent of the research council stipend (£13,590 in 2011-12). The following application deadlines should be observed in relation to this award:

An application for a place on a doctoral programme should be submitted to the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures or to the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures by Wednesday 15 February 2012 at the latest; a completed funding application form should be submitted by Friday 1 March 2012 at the latest.

For guidelines about how to apply to the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, please visit http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/
For the departments or subject areas included in this school, please see
http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/

For guidelines about how to apply to the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, please visit
http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduatestudy/funding/fundingfordoctoralstudents/
For the departments or subject areas included in this school, please see
http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduatestudy/researchbysubject/

For informal inquiries about the academic side of the application process, please contact Professor Alex Samely (LLC) at Alex.Samely@manchester.ac.uk or Professor Daniel Langton (AHC) at Daniel.Langton@manchester.ac.uk

For questions about the administrative side of the application process, please contact Ms Rachel Corbishley (LLC) at Rachel.Corbishley@manchester.ac.uk  or Mrs Joanne Marsh (AHC) at Joanne.Marsh@manchester.ac.uk

AS/20 December 2011

In 2012 the Society will offer a limited number of travel grants to students of archaeology who wish to excavate in Israel. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 29^th February 2012.

Please write to the Executive Secretary at:

Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society

2^nd Floor, Supreme House, 300 Regents Park Road, London N3 2JX for an application form or e-mail your request to: sheilarford1@sky.com

Forms may also be downloaded from the AIAS website: www.aias.org.uk

Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society, 2^nd floor, Supreme House, 300 Regents Park Road, London N3 2JX Tel: 020 8349 5754       www.aias.org.uk, Hon. President: Rt. Hon. The Viscount Allenby of Megiddo Chairman: Prof. Martin D. Goodman MA, D.Litt., FBA, Affiliated to the British Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Registered Charity No. 220367