HBI Research Awards
The HBI Research Awards fund innovative research and creative projects advancing Jewish women’s and gender studies across diverse topics and disciplines.
Funder: Hadassah-Brandeis Institute
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Junior grants up to $2,000; Senior grants up to $5,000; one-time awards
Summary: Supports research and artistic projects advancing Jewish women’s and gender studies across disciplines and career stages.
Description
The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute (HBI) Research Awards program funds research and artistic projects that advance Jewish women’s and gender studies. The awards are designed to foster work that uses gender as a lens in Jewish studies, brings insights from Jewish studies to women’s and gender studies, or explores interreligious collaborations between Jewish women and women of other faiths. Research topics may include, but are not limited to, gender and antisemitism, the Holocaust, Jewish-Black relations, feminism, disability studies, LGBTQ studies, women’s rights and religious law, and contemporary Israel and Zionism. The program is open to graduate students, early career, and established researchers, with awards made on the basis of excellence as determined by confidential review.
