Visiting Ph.D. Student Fellowship
University of Virginia Jewish Studies invites advanced Ph.D. students from any academic discipline working on topics in Jewish Studies to apply for its Visiting Ph.D. Student Fellowship, which carries an award of $6,000 plus travel expenses. Recipients will spend four to six weeks at UVA, working in their specific research areas with Jewish Studies faculty, presenting their work in-progress at the Jewish Studies graduate colloquium and/or in a public presentation, and engaging a vibrant academic community. Fellows will also have access to the university’s extensive library collection.
Students are responsible for their own housing, insurance, and meals. Eligible applicants must be currently enrolled in a PhD program and doing research in an area related to Jewish Studies.
2026 Application Information
Applications for the calendar year 2026—the Spring 2026 or Fall 2026 semester—are due November 15, 2025. To apply, please send a cover letter indicating how you would like to use your visit at the University of Virginia, a current CV, a description of your doctoral project, and an endorsement from your Ph.D. advisor. Endorsements can be included in your application or emailed separately to Jennifer Geddes, at jlg2u@virginia.edu. Please indicate the anticipated length and dates of your visit. For more information or to submit your application, please email Jennifer Geddes, Ida and Nathan Kolodiz Director of Jewish Studies, at jlg2u@virginia.edu.
Past Fellows
Sigal Yona
Our first visiting P.h.D Student Fellow was Sigal Yona, a Ph.D. candidate at the Centre for Cinema and Media Studies at Ghent University. While visiting in the spring of 2025, Sigal had the opportunity to study alongside Jewish Studies faculty members, attend Program lectures and events, and present on her dissertation about cinema-going in mid-century Tel Aviv.
You can learn more about Sigal, her research, and her experience as a Visiting Ph.D. Fellow by viewing her video interviews on our YouTube Channel.
Anaël Malet
Anaël Malet, our second Visiting Ph.D. Fellow, traveled to UVA in the fall of 2025. A Ph.D. student in Jewish Thought at Bar-Ilan University, her research explores the connection between the philosophy of two major Jewish thinkers, Hannah Arendt and Hermann Cohen, the subjects of her Colloquium presentation while at UVA.
You can learn more about Anaël, her research, and her experience as a Visiting Ph.D. Fellow by viewing her video interviews on our YouTube Channel.