Jewish Studies at Berkeley benefits from the generosity of alumni and friends, grants from foundations, and university resources. This support provides research and travel grants for faculty and students, graduate student fellowships, and prizes recognizing outstanding work in the area of Jewish Studies.
The Anne and Benjamin Goor Prize in Jewish Studies is intended to support, encourage, and stimulate research in the field of Jewish Studies at UC Berkeley. Established in 1977, the annual prize awards $2500 each to four students: two for the best undergraduate essays, and two for the best graduate essays.
The Center for Jewish Studies is offering a competitive fellowship to graduate students enrolled in the DE program or to graduate students who demonstrate a serious interest in Jewish Studies and are working on a paper or project on a related topic. Support from a faculty member is required.
The Center for Jewish Studies offers summer grants to graduate and undergraduate students working in the field of Jewish Studies. Funding amounts vary and will be determined by the committee, based upon the strength of the proposed project in relation to the entire applicant pool.
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; Middle Eastern history and/or history of religions; Arabic, Hebrew, and/or Judeo-Arabic literature and translation studies.
The Center for Jewish Studies is offering a competitive fellowship to graduate students who have advanced to candidacy, have received/applied for the Grad Division Doctoral Completion Fellowship (DCF), and there is a strong likelihood of completing the dissertation within the year during which they would hold this fellowship. Award amount can range from one semester to a maximum of one year funding.