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Graduate Research Awards

The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies offers grants for pre-dissertation and dissertation research in Israel Studies. Grants of $500-$1000 will be awarded to cover travel expenses (such as airfare, meals, and lodging) research expenses (such as visits to archives & museums), purchase of research materials such as microfilm (but excluding books), costs of data collection and processing. 

Eligibility

All students enrolled in a doctoral or masters program at Brandeis University are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to third- year PhD students and those who have successfully completed their course work.

Proposals should include:

• title and the objectives of the research project; and an explanation of how this project constitutes an integral part of your research
  
  
• description of research plans, including data to be used, methodology, description of sources, etc.
  
  
• breakdown of specific expenditures to be covered by the grant
  
  
• letter of recommendation from faculty advisor
  
  
• curriculum vitae
  
  
• names of other granting agencies to which you have applied
  

Selection Criteria:

• importance of the proposed dissertation to the applicant’s field
  
  
• appropriateness of primary-source collections and institutions in which the applicant proposes to conduct research          

Submissions

• Proposals should be submitted by email to scis@brandeis.edu subject heading "Graduate Research Grants."

• The submission deadline for summer research grants is March 1, and award recipients will be informed a few weeks later.
  *Winter travel deadline is October 15, with acceptances sent shortly thereafter.

For more information: Tel: 781-736-2152; Email: scis@brandeis.edu

Decisions concerning applications will be made on the recommendation of an advisory committee appointed by the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies.