Fellowship in East European Jewish Studies
Fellowship in East European Jewish Studies supports doctoral and post-doctoral scholars’ original research in YIVO’s Library and Archives to advance scholarship and share it through public lectures.
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Funder: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (2027–2028 applications)
Funding Amounts: $25,000 combined stipend for three months of research
Summary: Supports original doctoral or post-doctoral research in East European Jewish studies using YIVO’s Library and Archives.
Key Information: Fellows must conduct research at YIVO’s Library and Archives and deliver two public lectures.
Description
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research offers this fellowship through the Professor Bernard Choseed Memorial Fellowship and the Natalie and Mendel Racolin Memorial Fellowship. Together, they support original doctoral or post-doctoral scholarship in East European Jewish studies through a three-month research period at the YIVO Library and Archives.
The award belongs to YIVO’s Max Weinreich Center Research Fellowships, which support scholarly use of its library and archival collections. These collections encompass Jewish life and history in Europe, Yiddish language, literature and folklore, the Holocaust, and the American Jewish immigrant experience. The fellowship also includes two public lectures, connecting the holder’s research with YIVO’s public scholarly programming.
