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Academic Jewish Studies in Europe Grant Programme
Types of grants
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Grants to Individuals: Doctoral Fellowships | Language Studies | Small Grants for Research Purposes | Small Grants to Prepare Doctoral Theses for Publication
Post-Doctoral and Visiting Fellowships: Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships | Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellowships | Visiting Fellowships
Infrastructural Grants: Teaching Posts | Grants for Technical Equipment for Academic Jewish Studies Centres in Eastern Europe | Support for Institutional Development | Augmentation of Library Collections
Research, Events and Publications: Summer Schools, Colloquia and Workshops | Research Projects on European Source Material | Translation of Important Texts | Academic Journals
Grants to Individuals
Doctoral Fellowships
Individual students can apply for grants between £3,000 and £12,000 to prepare for, or undertake research for their doctoral dissertation in Jewish studies at an academic institution in Europe.
Applicants must demonstrate that their application has the support of their proposed supervisor. These fellowships are available for one year only and are conditional on the applicant being accepted for admission by the institution where the fellowship is to be held. The amount awarded may vary according to the local costs of living, tuition fees and individual needs.
Additionally, each year the Foundation may award one or more doctoral fellowships on behalf of the Cecil and Irene Roth Memorial Trust in memory of Cecil and Irene Roth.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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» download application form (MS Word format)
Language Studies
Small grants up to £1,000 towards travel and tuition expenses to attend language workshops or courses are available for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers to improve in the languages necessary for their studies. Language courses must be based at academic institutions. Graduate students can apply for courses before being formally enrolled for a MA or PhD degree provided the course will take place after the date of their enrolment (usually after September).Post-doctoral researchers should not be applying more than 5 years after the award of their doctorate. Only workshops and courses taking place after 1 July 2010 will be considered for funding.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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Small Grants for Research Purposes
Small grants up to £1,000 for doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers who need to make research trips, gather research materials, or attend research conferences. Grants are also available for the acquisition of professional skills to enhance the teaching of a relevant subject at the applicant’s institution. Applicants should not be more than 5 years after the award of their doctorate. Only trips and courses taking place after 1 July 2010 will be considered for funding.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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» download application form (MS Word format)
Small Grants to Prepare Doctoral Theses for Publication
Grants up to £5,000 are available for publication costs of previously unpublished PhD theses. A published thesis is very important to the future careers of early career European scholars specialising in the field of Jewish studies and these publications also enrich the body of literature on Jewish studies. Authors who have successfully defended their theses at university level and who have a written offer for publication from an established publishing house can apply. A request will be assessed according to the academic quality of the thesis, quality of the publishing house, justified need for support and contribution of the thesis to academic Jewish studies in Europe. Applicants should not be more than 5 years after the award of their doctorate.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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» download application form (MS Word format)
Post-Doctoral and Visiting Fellowships
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships
Grants up to £25,000 are available to institutions across Europe to provide opportunities for highly talented and qualified post-doctoral students to hold such posts at institutions for one year. Applicants in this category should not be more than 5 years after the award of their doctorate. The institution must be able to demonstrate the need for such a post, and in exceptional cases, the teaching fellowships may be renewed for an additional year. Applications must be made by the institution.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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» download application form (MS Word format)
Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellowships
Grants up to £25,000 are available to institutions across Europe to provide opportunities for highly talented and qualified post-doctoral students to hold such posts at institutions for one year. The institution must be able to demonstrate the need for such a post, and in exceptional cases, the teaching fellowships may be renewed for an additional year. Applications must be made by the institution.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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» download application form (MS Word format)
Visiting Fellowships
The movement of senior and junior scholars between institutions and countries is of great benefit both to the visitor and to the host institution in Europe and its resident scholars. Visiting fellows may be residents of any country. To encourage such visits, grants up to £2,000 to cover the incidental costs (travel, accommodation, honoraria for lectures, etc.) for visiting fellowships of up to 3 months are available. There must be no requirement for the salary to be paid by the host institution. The visiting fellow will be expected to fulfil public functions such as giving lectures or holding seminars. Institutions are invited to apply for these grants.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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Infrastructural Grants
Teaching Posts
These grants are for the creation of academic posts where there are significant gaps when judged from a national perspective. Up to 50 per cent of the full salary cost of the teaching post will be provided for between 3 and 5 years, but the amount will generally not exceed £20,000 per annum. The institution will be required to commit itself to the on-going continuation of these posts. Institutions are strongly encouraged to fill such posts through an open competition.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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Grants for Technical Equipment for Academic Jewish Studies Centres in Eastern Europe
Grants up to £35,000 per annum are available for the purchase of technical equipment for academic Jewish studies centres in Eastern Europe. Applications will also be accepted from new institutions in the process of being established. Grants are available for between 1 and 5 years.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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Support for Institutional Development
Grants up to £35,000 per annum are available to academic centres or departments across Europe to significantly expand or introduce new programmes in the area of Jewish studies within existing institutions. These grants are available for up to 3 years.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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Augmentation of Library Collections
(a) Augmentation of Library Facilities
Grants up to £5,000 are available to augment library facilities in a limited number of centres. Although primarily aimed at libraries in Eastern Europe, applications from libraries in Western Europe will also be considered.
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Books
The Foundation also wishes to facilitate the transfer and exchange of duplicate copies of Jewish studies texts between Western and Eastern European libraries. Institutions requiring books, or with books available for transfer, should post this information on the European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS) website. Small grants (up to £250) are available to help cover the costs of the transfer.
Please note: Both types of award use the same application form (see link below).
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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Research, Events and Publications
Summer Schools, Colloquia and Workshops
The Foundation considers that summer schools, workshops and colloquia are an effective way of encouraging the development of Jewish studies. Through them, the programme aims to enhance and complement graduate education in the core areas of Jewish studies. This allows graduates to gain access to instruction and learning not otherwise available and, for those from the periphery, to meet those from more established universities. Such activities could also be tailored for established scholars, bringing teachers and researchers together to facilitate interchange and co-operation, and offer advanced instruction, in specialist aspects of the field, to academics or budding academics who could not gain similar experience in their scattered institutions.
Applications for grants are invited from institutions who wish to organise summer schools, workshops and colloquia. Short, high-impact events are favoured. Where possible, to minimise costs and maximise participation, such events should be attached to annual meetings of national associations or to academic conferences. Workshops which aim to bring graduate students up-to-date with developments in their fields are particularly encouraged, as is the holding of workshops in local languages. Grants up to £10,000 are available towards the costs of a single event taking place in Europe.
Only events taking place after 1 July 2010 will be considered for funding. Proposals will be accepted for the organisation of events up to two years prior to the date of the planned event.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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» download application form (MS Word format)
Research Projects on European Source Material
Applications can be made for more than one year provided that the total amount requested is up to £30,000. Preference will be given to projects involving several European academic institutions which aim to make source materials more widely available to scholars. Only projects taking place after 1 July 2010 will be considered for funding.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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» download application form (MS Word format)
Translation of Important Texts
The fostering of academic publications in the area of Jewish studies is clearly important in strengthening the field, enriching scholarly debate and providing outlets for work of high academic quality. Despite the existence of many publishers with Jewish studies lists, journals often require additional financial assistance in order to be published. New and established online and hard copy academic journals appearing in Europe covering the field of Jewish studies are invited to apply for funding. Requests will be assessed according to their academic quality and the overall contribution to academic Jewish studies in Europe. Grants up to £5,000 are available for between 1 to 3 years to cover editorial and publication costs.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
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» download application form (MS Word format)
Academic Journals
The fostering of academic publications in the area of Jewish studies is clearly important in strengthening the field, enriching scholarly debate and providing outlets for work of high academic quality. Despite the existence of many publishers with Jewish studies lists, journals often require additional financial assistance in order to be published.
New and established online and hard copy academic journals appearing in Europe covering the field of Jewish studies are invited to apply for funding. Requests will be assessed according to their academic quality and the overall contribution to academic Jewish studies in Europe.
Grants up to £5,000 are available for between 1 to 3 years to cover editorial and publication costs.
Closing date of the next round of applications: 23 March 2010
» apply online
» download application form (MS Word format)