Update on the Leve Center’s 2020-2021 Scholarships

Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic will likely continue to disrupt students’ plans for travel, research, and study until well into 2021, the Leve Center has made significant adjustments to our scholarship applications process for the 2020-2021 AY. As part of our commitment to supporting undergraduate and graduate students in any way that we can, we have adjusted both the requirements for the applications and the types of proposals we will accept. Our hope is that by tailoring our Fall-Winter scholarships (Deadline Nov. 20, 2020) to the specific needs of students in our current, remote-learning environment, we will be able to offer more financial support for our Spring-Summer cycle in 2021. Information for the Spring-Summer cycle will be available here in early February 2021.

For graduate students we will be accepting proposals for the Maurice Amado Research and Travel Grants and the Bluma Appel Research and Travel Grant for Graduate Students for reimbursements for expenses related to virtual conferences, including (but not limited to): membership dues, application fees, and conference registration costs that happen during the fall or winter quarter.  These will be smaller awards, with more limited application requirements, so that we can allocate larger amounts of research and travel funds during our Spring/Summer cycle. Proof of cost of registration/fees must be submitted with application.

For questions, comments, and concerns, contact us at cjs@humnet.ucla.edu.

Current Applications (deadline 11/20/2020)

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Maurice Amado Research and Travel Grants

DESCRIPTION: short-term grants to defray costs associated with research or study in the field of Sephardic Studies.
AMOUNT: Reimbursement of fees up to $500
REQUIREMENTS: project description in the field of Sephardic Studies (up to 500 words), budget (and receipts), contact info for 2 recommenders
DEADLINE: Fall/Winter 2021: 11/20/20, Spring/Summer cycle: more info Feb. 2021

Apply

Bluma Appel Research Travel Grant for Graduate Students

DESCRIPTION: short-term grants to defray costs associated with research or study in the field of Jewish Studies.
AMOUNT: Reimbursement of fees up to $500
REQUIREMENTS: project description (up to 500 words), budget (and receipts), contact info for 2 recommenders
DEADLINE: Fall/Winter 2021: 11/20/20

Applications for Spring/Summer 2021 (more info available Feb. 2021)

Roter Research Travel Grant for Graduate Students

DESCRIPTION: short-term summer travel grants to defray costs associated with research or study in the field of Jewish Studies.
AMOUNT: up to $2,500
REQUIREMENTS: project description (up to 500 words), full budget, contact info for 2 recommenders
DEADLINE: Spring/Summer cycle: more info Feb. 2021

Alan D. Leve Graduate Research & Travel Grant for Student Excellence

DESCRIPTION: short-term grants to defray costs associated with research or study in the field of Jewish Studies at UCLA, including but not limited to graduate fellowships, travel stipends, and summer research project stipends.
AMOUNT: up to $2,500
REQUIREMENTS: project description (up to 500 words), full budget, contact info for 2 recommenders
DEADLINE: Spring/Summer cycle: more info Feb. 2021

Perlmutter Family Scholarship for Jewish History, Holocaust Studies, and Archaeology

DESCRIPTION: supports programs of study, research projects, and field work in the areas of Jewish history, Holocaust studies, and archaeology.
AMOUNT: up to $2,500
REQUIREMENTS: project description (up to 500 words), full budget, contact info for 2 recommenders
DEADLINE: Spring/Summer cycle: more info Feb. 2021

Bi-annual Yearlong Fellowships

The UCLA Fritz, Jenny, and Gustav Berger Fellowship in Holocaust Studies

DESCRIPTION: The Fellowship is open to any UCLA graduate student engaged in Holocaust related research including, but not limited to:
• Comparative literary and cultural approaches to Holocaust memory and representation.
• The evolution of knowledge of, and disciplinary approaches to, the Holocaust.
• The near destruction and revival of Yiddish language, literature, and historiography.
• The “universalization” of the Holocaust and its relation to other instances of genocide.
• Understudied areas of research on the borders of the Holocaust.

AMOUNT: stipend of $20,000 plus resident tuition and fees for the 2020-21 Academic Year
REQUIREMENTS: description of research (up to 500 words), transcript, statement of progress toward degree, two letters of recommendation (one from department or dissertation advisor), FAFSA
DEADLINE: Spring/Summer cycle: more info Feb. 2021 for 2021-2022 academic year.

Skirball Fellowship in Modern Jewish Culture

DESCRIPTION: year-long fellowship to support research in modern Jewish culture, including but not limited to anthropology, dance, film, history, language, literature, music, and theater. Successful candidate will be called upon to teach one continuing education course in his/her/their field at the Skirball Cultural Center.
AMOUNT: stipend of $20,000 plus resident tuition and fees for the 2020-21 Academic Year
REQUIREMENTS: description of research (up to 500 words), two letters of recommendation (one from department or dissertation advisor), description of 4 possible continuing education courses
DEADLINE: Awarded bi-annually, 2022-2023 applications will be due April 2022