Summer Graduate Student Research Fellowships
The Summer Graduate Student Research Fellowships offer early-career graduate students hands-on Holocaust research training at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Funder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Due Dates: January 15, 2027: Application deadline
Funding Amounts: $5,000/month stipend for three months (total $15,000); travel allowance for non-local fellows
Summary: Three-month fellowships for early-career graduate students to conduct Holocaust research at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, including mentorship, training, and access to collections.
Key Information: Open to master’s and first-year PhD students at North American institutions only.
Description
The Summer Graduate Student Research Fellowships, offered by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, provide early-career graduate students with a unique, three-month in-residence research opportunity. Fellows receive mentorship from Museum staff, participate in specialized seminars on Holocaust research methods, and engage with the Museum’s extensive archival and library resources. The program is designed to help students test research ideas, share findings, and develop their academic projects within a vibrant scholarly community. All relevant academic disciplines are welcome, with special encouragement for students outside the field of history.
