Fellowships

Jewish Studies Fellowships

The Jewish Studies Program offers financial support to students in the Joint Doctoral Program with the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) as well as to students studying Jewish-studies related topics in other departments in the Humanities. Fellowship support for the Program is provided by the Helen Diller Family Fellowships in Jewish Studies, the Koret Foundation, the Jewish Community Endowment Newhouse Fund as well as the university.

Entering Students

The Joint Doctoral Program typically nominates admitted students for university-wide fellowships (see below), and offers admitted students a financial aid package with their admission, provided by the Program’s own funds for students who do not receive university-wide fellowships. Entering students are also eligible for the GTU’s Presidential Fellowship, awarded by the admissions committee. Fellowship packages are typical multi-year fellowships, with tuition and a stipend of roughly $20,000.  Occasionally the program will admit a student without offering a financial aid package. All awards are competitive, based on merit, and offered to doctoral students of outstanding achievement.

The Jewish Studies also awards financial support to entering students studying Jewish-Studies related topics in other departments in the Humanities.

All awards are competitive, based on merit, and offered to doctoral students of outstanding achievement.

Award amounts: Stipends range from $18,000 to $27,000 per academic year for two years, in addition to departmental support years which add at least two years of support in the form of fellowships and/or research or teaching assistantships. All university awards include in-state tuition as well as health, vision, and dental care benefits. Nonresident supplemental tuition is paid for U.S. citizens and permanent residents only on the first year of the fellowship, if needed. For international students, nonresident supplemental tuition is included for all years of their fellowship tenure. Many awards include a summer stipend and fees as well. Some awards are not deferrable. Yearly renewal of all multi-year awards is based on continued academic excellence. 

The Jewish Studies faculty committee also meets at the beginning of the spring semester to award fellowships and financial aid to continuing students in the Joint Doctoral Program and other departments at UCB. Such fellowships are awarded based on the merit of the student’s application.

For more information, contact Shorena Kurtsikidze

Fellowships for Continuing Students

The Jewish Studies faculty committee also meets at the beginning of the spring semester to award fellowships and financial aid to continuing students in the Joint Doctoral Program and other departments at UCB. Such fellowships are awarded based on the merit of the student’s application.

The application for continuing funding for academic year is available in mid-October (the deadline is December 15th of the year preceding the academic year in which the funding  is sought).

Please note that students are required to be registered full-time for the duration of the award.

Completion of this application (for the funding period of Fall 2012 and Spring 2013) requires a statement of purpose of no more than 500 words that details your current academic work, outlines your academic plans, career goals and areas of specialization. Please feel free to provide any additional information that may aid the selection committee in evaluating your application.  For further information, please contact Shorena Kurtsikidze

COLLABORATIVE TEACHING AND RESEARCH AT THE GTU

Newhall Awards are competitive awards for GTU doctoral students engaged in collaborative teaching or research with faculty mentors. Awards are given for fall, spring or both semesters, with awards generally at least $3000 per semester. Please apply to the GTU Dean’s Office; deadlines for the following year are generally in mid-November.

An application form may be found here.