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 undergraduates we will be accepting proposals for the Maurice Amado Research and Travel Grants and the Alan D. Leve Undergraduate Research and Travel Grant for Student Excellence from UCLA undergraduate registered students interested in extending papers and projects they’ve worked on in a Fall class in new directions.  This includes (but it not limited to): transforming a written paper into a digital project, blog, or art project; expanding a short paper into a longer, research paper; and developing a proposal for a senior honors thesis. Applicants will be required to work with a Faculty Mentor (must be pre-approved by Leve Center Director).

Contact LeveCenter@humnet.ucla.edu for more information

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: up to $500
REQUIREMENTS: project description (up to 500 words), full budget, contact info for 2 recommenders (at least one of whom is a UCLA Faculty member)
DEADLINE: Fall and Winter cycle, 11/20/20 – Spring and Summer cycle, more info available Feb. 2021.

Apply

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.
AMOUNT: up to $500
REQUIREMENTS: project description (up to 500 words), full budget, contact info for 2 recommenders (at least one of whom is a UCLA Faculty member)
DEADLINE: Fall and Winter cycle, 11/20/20 – Spring and Summer cycle, more info available Feb. 2021

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

Frey Scholarship for Civic Engagement and Jewish Studies (Undergraduate)

DESCRIPTION: supports research projects, internships, service programs, or language study in any field of Jewish Studies, with priority given to projects with a connection to civic engagement and/or social ethics.
AMOUNT: up to $3000 (per summer or quarter)
REQUIREMENTS: project description (up to 500 words), full budget, FAFSA, contact info for UCLA Faculty mentor, internship or program supervisor.
DEADLINE: More info available Feb. 2021

Ted and Kathleen Buchalter Centennial Scholars Award for Jewish Understanding for UCLA Undergraduate Students

DESCRIPTION: summer grants to participate in programs and activities that help build understanding among Jewish and non-Jewish students, such as travel programs or research projects. These may include, but are not limited to, the Olive Tree Initiative, the Helix Fellowship, and programs recognized by the UCLA International Education Office.
AMOUNT: up to $2,500
REQUIREMENTS: project description (up to 500 words), full budget, contact info for 2 recommenders (at least one of whom is a UCLA Faculty member)
DEADLINE: More info available Feb. 2021

Zinn Memorial Scholarship for Holocaust Studies & Social Justice (Undergraduates)

DESCRIPTION: supports programs of study, internships, or research projects that apply the knowledge of the Jewish experience, and especially the lessons of the Holocaust, to contemporary society
and social justice issues.
AMOUNT: up to $2500 (per summer or quarter)
REQUIREMENTS: project description (up to 500 words), full budget, FAFSA, contact info for UCLA Faculty mentor (students must enroll in an SRP 99 for two units and pay related fees); preference given to Jewish Studies majors/minors and adjacent fields.
DEADLINE: More info available Feb. 2021