GHI Fellowships at the Horner Library (Summer 2014)
Together with the German Society of Pennsylvania, the German Historical Institute will sponsor two to four fellowships of up to four weeks for research at the Joseph Horner Memorial Library in Philadelphia between June 1 and July 15, 2014.
The fellowship will be awarded to Ph.D. and M.A. students and advanced scholars without restrictions in research fields or geographical provenance. The “GHI Fellowship at the Horner Library” will provide a travel subsidy and an allowance of $1,000 to $3,500 depending on the length of the stay and the qualifications of the fellows. Opportunities to research at other special collections in Philadelphia may be available.
The Joseph Horner Memorial Library houses 70,000 volumes and is the
largest German American collection outside of a university. The collection offers rich materials from the 17th to the 20th centuries to historians of German American immigration culture, especially in Pennsylvania, as well as historians of German fictional and non-fictional literature, including travel and popular literature. See the reference guide on the GHI web site (http://www.ghi-dc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=207&Itemid=101) and the catalog (http://www.germansociety.org/library_catalog.html) at the German Society of Pennsylvania (http://www.germansociety.org/).
Applications (in English or German) should be made electronically to the GHI (c/o Bryan Hart – fellowships@ghi-dc.org). They should include a project description of no more than 2,000 words, curriculum vitae, copies of academic degrees, and one letter of reference. Application deadline is February 15, 2014.
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Leo Baeck Fellowship Program 2014/2015
The international Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme invites applications from doctoral students who carry out research in the field of history and culture of German-speaking Jewry for the award period October 2014 to September 2015. The programme is jointly organised by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes and the Leo Baeck Institute London. It is open to doctoral students world wide, irrespective of their nationality. The deadline for applications is the 1st February 2014. The text is available on the website of the Studienstiftung: http://www.studienstiftung.de/en/leo-baeck.html
Requirements:
- University degree(s) with excellent marks
- Date of latest degree not before February 2011
- Formal qualification for doctoral studies
- Doctoral research project focussing on the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry
Programme schedule:
For the academic year 2014/15 up to twelve fellows will be selected for the programme. The fellowships are awarded for the period October 2014 to September 2015. Regular workshops and a common intranet encourage scholarship holders to present their research and discuss their methodology and findings with other fellows. Working languages are German and English. Students enrolled at a university in Germany may apply for an extension after the first year, if the Studienstiftung is able to provide the funding.
Funding:
Fellows receive a stipend of 1,150 EUR per month. For research trips and conference participation monthly supplements and travel allowances are available on request. Tuition fees are not covered.
Application:
Candidates are invited to submit the following documents in English or German:
- Application form (download: *.doc, *.pdf )
- Cover letter outlining the motivation for participation in the programme (1 page)
- Curriculum vitae with details on education, general interests and language skills
- Photocopy/-copies of university degree(s), including marks/grading
- Research proposal (5 pages)
- Research schedule for the academic year 2014/15, including planned research trips
- Letter of recommendation by the supervisor of the PhD project
- Second letter of recommendation
The deadline for application is the 1st February 2014. We accept applications by e-mail (one pdf-document) or conventional mail. Only complete application sets will be considered. Short listed candidates will be invited for an interview in Frankfurt in April 2014.
Contact
Dr Matthias Frenz
Telephone +49 228 82096-283
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Yiddish Book Center Fellowship Program
September 2014 – August 2015
Apply by January 6, 2014.
The Yiddish Book Center is now accepting applications for its 2014-2015 Fellowship Program. Yiddish Book Center Fellows spend a year as full-time staff, learning valuable skills and participating in a dynamic environment of Yiddish cultural production and preservation.
Applicants should be recent college graduates with strong backgrounds in Jewish studies or related disciplines, a working knowledge of Yiddish, a commitment to Yiddish language and culture, and a demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Working in one or two main project areas, each fellow has the opportunity to build on his or her strengths and experiences and to acquire valuable new skills such as: exhibition design, audio and video production, education program administration, language pedagogy, oral history practice, and museum tour development. In addition, all fellows gain important professional skills such as working as part of a team, working closely with supervisors on long-term projects, and writing in a professional context.
Each fellow receives a stipend of $28,000 plus health insurance.
For more information or to download and print a flier, visit
www.yiddishbookcenter.org/fellowship-program.
QUESTIONS? Contact Director of Educational Programs Amy Leos-Urbel at
aleos-urbel@bikher.org or at 413-256-4900 ext. 131.
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SUNY Buffalo (UB) Public Humanities Fellowship
The UB Humanities Institute will award two $5000 Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowships in 2014-15. The Fellowships, developed with the New York Council for the Humanities, will involve a combination of training in the methods of public scholarship and work by the Fellows to explore the public dimensions of their scholarship in partnership with a community organization.
For the full announcement, click here.
UB Fellows will be part of a cohort of Fellows from the CUNY Graduate Center, Columbia University, Cornell University, New York University, and Syracuse University.
REQUIREMENTS: The Fellows are required to attend a two-day orientation training run by the New York Council for the Humanities on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19, 2014. During the Fellowship year, the Fellows will research methods in the public humanities and develop a plan to give a public dimension to some aspect of their scholarly interests. As part of this process, Fellows will identify potential community partners for this work. The Fellows will be asked to present about the outcomes of their research and public work to the university community in coordination with HI and to submit a final report to the New York Council for the Humanities.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be enrolled Ph.D. students in a humanities field (broadly defined) at UB, and must be ABD: they must have completed all coursework and oral exams by September 1, 2013.
DURATION & STIPEND: Duration of the Fellowship is August 2014 to May 2015, including mandatory attendance at a two-day training in August in New York City. The stipend is $5000 plus travel funds to attend the August training and other Fellowship-related events.
TO APPLY: Interested applicants should submit an online application, including cv and references, by Friday February 7, 2014. The cv should indicate when the applicant achieved ABD status. The link to the application is here: https://nych.wufoo.com/forms/zbaknmm0dfzjjv/
Applicants will be notified of final decisions by early April 2014
UB Graduate Group for German & Austrian Studies 