Fellowships
If you are a Columbia graduate student interested in any of the fellowships described below, please download an application (PDF).
Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies Fellowships
The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies fellowships are awarded to students pursuing graduate degrees in any of the four departments of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offering Jewish studies (History, Religion, Germanic Languages and Literatures, and Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures) as well as to students within the Columbia community who are writing dissertations on Jewish topics. Applications are to be completed and submitted to the institute office by April 15 each year.
Bloom Fellowship
The Bloom Fellowship was established in 1998 with the generous gift of Bernard (of blessed memory) and his lovely wife Muriel Bloom to provide financial assistance to a graduate student in Jewish history. The recipient is chosen from the applicants to the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies fellowship program.
Hoffman Fellowship
The Hoffman Fellowship was established in 1993 with a gift from Mary Franklin in memory of her sister Louise Hoffman. This fellowship provides financial aid to a deserving graduate student pursuing a degree in the study of Jewish history, Hebrew language and literature, Yiddish studies, or Judaism. The recipient is chosen from the applicants to the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies fellowship program.
Fromer Fellowship
The Fromer Fellowship was established in 1994 with a gift from Dr. Carl Fromer in memory of his mother Irene C. Fromer, and is to be given to a deserving graduate student in Jewish studies researching ancient Jewish history. The recipient is chosen from the applicants to the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies fellowship program.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship for 2008-2009
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR ISRAEL AND JEWISH STUDIES announces the establishment of a full-year post-doctoral fellowship, to begin with the academic year 2008-9. The stipend will be $50,000 per annum, plus a $10,000 subsidy which can be used for airfare and/or housing. This fellowship is open to scholars in all fields of Jewish Studies and Israel Studies; we will give preference to those fields not currently taught by our permanent or visiting faculty (see our website at http://www.iijs.columbia.edu.)
Requirements are a Ph.d granted between January 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008, and an excellent
command of Hebrew. Fellows will be expected to be in residence at Columbia between September 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009; to teach one undergraduate seminar per semester; and to
give one public lecture during their fellowship period.
Please send a letter of application, a c.v., a syllabus for the proposed course, and the names of
three references ONLINE ONLY to Ms. Malka Gold, mg27@columbia.edu, by February 15,
2008. If the Ph.d. has not yet been granted, please also include a letter from the academic
sponsor attesting to the fact it that it will be granted by 6/30/08. (Please do not send any
references or any other written materials or attachments.) Columbia University is an equal
opportunity employer and encourages the applications of women and minorities.
This fellowship has been made possible by the Stanley A. and Barbara B. Rabin Postdoctoral
Fellowship Fund and by Lauren and J. Ezra Merkin.