The William Ze'ev Brinner Fellowship for graduate students was established in the spring of 2014. Professor Brinner taught Arabic and Islamic studies in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Berkeley from 1956 until his retirement in 1991 and served as Chair of the Department several times. Recipients of the William Ze'ev Brinner Graduate Student Fellowship must be enrolled in the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and have a focus on one or a combination of the following fields of study: Jewish studies; Islamic studies; Middle Eastern history and/or history of religions; Arabic, Hebrew, and/or Judeo-Arabic literature and translation studies. In keeping with the Brinner Family's preference, the strongest candidates will have an intercultural or interfaith focus to their work. This year, the fellowship winner will receive up to $1,500.
