Annual Fellowships
This fellowship supports in-residence research and writing on the Holocaust at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, providing access to extensive archival and scholarly resources for scholars from diverse academic fields.
Funder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Due Dates: November 15, 2026 (Annual Fellowship Program application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000/month stipend for 2, 4, or 8 months; one-time travel stipend to Washington, DC
Summary: Supports in-residence research and writing on the Holocaust at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum for scholars at all career stages.
Description
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum offers fellowships to support significant research and writing about the Holocaust and related topics. The fellowships are intended for projects that benefit from a period of residence at the Museum, providing scholars access to extensive resources such as millions of archival documents, a multilingual library, oral histories, film, photo, art, artifact and memoir collections, and specialized databases.
Applicants from a wide range of academic disciplines are welcome, including history, anthropology, art history, comparative genocide studies, film studies, geography, Jewish studies, law, material culture, religious studies, philosophy, political science, and psychology. The program is open to PhD candidates (ABD), postdoctoral researchers, faculty between appointments, scholars unaffiliated with a university, and established scholars. Early-career researchers are especially encouraged to apply.
Fellows benefit from tailored onboarding, guidance from Mandel Center staff, participation in the Emerging Scholars Publications Program, and engagement in a vibrant scholarly community.
