David & Lola Swede P’89 Research Fellowship for Jewish Studies
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David & Lola Swede P’89 Research Fellowship for Jewish Studies supports Brandeis undergraduates’ faculty-mentored summer research on Judaism and Jewish people to advance Jewish studies and remembrance.
Funder: Brandeis University
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 stipend for 7–10 weeks of intensive summer research
Summary: Supports Brandeis undergraduates conducting otherwise unpaid, faculty-mentored academic research related to Judaism and/or the Jewish people.
Key Information: Applicants must remain Brandeis undergraduates in the fall following the fellowship.
Description
Administered through Brandeis University’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Collaborations (URCC), this fellowship supports otherwise unpaid academic research on Judaism and/or the Jewish people. Students work with a Brandeis faculty mentor, dedicate intensive effort to their projects during the summer, and participate in the university’s community of undergraduate researchers. Supported work has explored Jewish lives under National Socialism, national identity and memory, connections among Jewish teens, teaching Psalms, and infertility in biblical narratives through disability studies.
Marci J. Swede ’89, PhD established the fellowship in 2021 in memory of her parents, David and Lola Swede, Holocaust survivors from Lodz, Poland. It seeks to inspire the next generation to continue their commitments to Holocaust education and remembrance, supporting Israel, and the values of Tikkun Olam.
