Schusterman Center for Israel Studies

Applicants must be actively teaching at a college or university outside of Israel that has approved their plans to introduce a new course on Israel Studies or to substantially integrate it into an existing course.

The program consists of two parts. It begins with a 10-day residency at Brandeis, where SIIS fellows participate in seminars taught by distinguished Israel Studies scholars. Accommodations are in shared suites at a one of the Brandeis residence halls. The seminars focus on Israel’s society, history, politics, culture, foreign affairs, and diplomacy. During this time, the fellows draft syllabi for the courses they plan to teach when they return to their home institution. At the end of the Brandeis residency, fellows are required to present their syllabi at a group workshop, during which they have the opportunity to get constructive feedback.

The group then travels to Israel for a 10-day study tour, where fellows meet with leading figures in public life, the academy and the arts, and visit select historical and cultural sites. Presenters include politicians and civil servants, writers, public intellectuals, and Jewish and Arab community leaders - you can view a sampling from recent years. Participation in this portion of the Summer Institute is highly recommended but optional. Group flight travel from the US to Israel and back is covered. Accommodations are in single rooms in hotels. 

• Stipend: $2,500 for US residents; $3,000 for those who reside outside the US. Participants may use their stipend to offset the cost of travel between their home city and Boston. 
  
• Accommodations
• Most meals

Fellows have come from nearly 300 universities in the United States and around the world. Institutions range from small liberal arts colleges to Jewish and Christian academic institutions, military academies, large research universities, and the Ivy League. View the list of participating institutions.