Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards
The Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards honor outstanding English-language monographs that demonstrate rigorous and innovative scholarship in Jewish Studies across four rotating categories.
Funder: Association for Jewish Studies
Due Dates: July 15, 2026
Funding Amounts: $15,000 for each winner; $5,000 for each finalist; one winner and one finalist per category (4 categories)
Summary: Annual awards recognizing outstanding English-language monographs in Jewish Studies across four rotating categories.
Key Information: Only current AJS members may submit; books must be published in 2024 or 2025 and written in English.
Description
The Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards, administered by the Association for Jewish Studies (AJS), annually honor exceptional scholarship in Jewish Studies. These awards recognize rigorous research, theoretical sophistication, innovative methodology, and excellent writing in English-language monographs. With four rotating categories each year, the program highlights a wide range of scholarly contributions to the field and advances academic excellence in Jewish Studies.
