Call for Applications for Junior Scholars
Holocaust & Genocide Short Term Fellowship (2023)

 

The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre together with the Herman Research Institute for Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) and the Sylt Foundation invite applications from advanced PhD students and Junior scholars for its 2023 Short Term Research Fellowship.
The fellowship will be awarded to outstanding applicants from any discipline who will advance Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and other related topics in their study. We welcome proposals from all relevant academic disciplines including—but not limited to—anthropology, archaeology, art history, comparative genocide studies, film studies, geography, history, Literature, Jewish studies, law, material culture, philosophy, political science, and psychology.
The fellowship will cover all travel and accommodation expenses. The recipient will be required to spend a period of two to four weeks in residence at the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre in South Africa, during the 2022-2023 academic year. The chosen fellow will be expected to provide the organizing institutions with an outreach product (a blog entry, a podcast, a short essay or any other format that can explain the benefits of his or her research to a larger public) to participate in a workshop with the JHGC team, and to give a public talk during his or her stay .
Award decisions for this fellowship will be based on the originality of the research proposal, its potential to advance research within the field of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, African Studies and Human Rights, and the distinguished achievements of the candidate. An advantage will be given to candidates who are using the materials of the HUJI Oral History Division.
The Oral History Division (OHD) holds one of the most comprehensive collections of interviews focusing on contemporary Jewish history, Zionism, and Israel. Since its establishment in 1959, the OHD gathered over 10,000 interviews as part of more than 250 projects focusing on various aspects of contemporary Jewish history. For the OHD website: https://contemporaryjewry.huji.ac.il/english#
Eligibility:
For PhD students, candidates will be eligible for nomination if their research proposal to the academic institution's authorities was approved.
For Junior scholars: applications will be accepted from candidates who completed their doctoral degrees no earlier than January 1, 2018.

The deadline for applications is May 31, 2023.
To submit an application: https://scholarships2.ekmd.huji.ac.il/home/humanities/HUM218-2022
 

Please address inquiries to Dr. Roni Mikel-Arieli, academic director of the Oral History Division at the Avraham Harman Research Institute