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Research Grants

Graduate Research Awards
Information for 2009-10
Proposal deadline: December 1, 2009

The deadline for Graduate Research Awards is December 1, 2009. The Tauber Institute offers grants for pre-dissertation and dissertation research in any academic discipline of Jewish Studies. Grants up to $5000 will be awarded to cover travel expenses (such as visits to archives), purchase of research materials such as microfilm (but excluding books), and costs of data collection and processing. 

Eligibility

All students enrolled in a doctoral program at Brandeis University are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to students who have successfully completed their course work by the end of the 2009-2010 academic year.

Proposals should include:

• title and the objectives of the research project; and an explanation of how this research constitutes an integral part of your doctoral 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 vita

Selection Criteria:

• originality and creativity of the research proposal
• 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   

Decisions concerning applications will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty Advisory Committee of the Tauber Institute.

Submit Proposals to:

For more information:
781-736-2125; Fax: 781-736-2070;
Email: tauber@brandeis.edu;