The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Virginia announces its Visiting Ph.D. Student Fellowship Competition. Fellowships are intended to allow advanced Ph.D. students from any academic discipline working on topics in Jewish Studies to spend three or four weeks, typically, as a visiting graduate fellow at the University of Virginia. During their visit, students will work in their specific areas with Jewish Studies affiliated faculty, present their work in-progress at the Jewish Studies graduate colloquium and/or in a public presentation, and be part of a vibrant academic community. Fellows will also have access to the university’s extensive library collection. 

The fellowship carries an award of $6,000 plus travel expenses to Charlottesville, Virginia. 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. 

The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Virginia specializes in a broad range of areas, including Hebrew Bible, Rabbinics, Medieval Jewish and Islamic Thought, Modern Jewish Thought, Modern Jewish History, German Jewish History and Culture, Hasidism and Polish Jewish History, Holocaust Studies, American Jewish Literature, Israel and Palestine Studies, and Contemporary Jewish Culture and Ethnography. For a full list of affiliated faculty and areas of specialization, see here

Applications for the calendar year 2025—the Spring 2025 or Fall 2025 semester—are due December 1, 2024. 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.

Applications will be reviewed by the Jewish Studies graduate program committee and applicants will receive news about their application by December 10, 2024.