Graduate FellowshipFinding Your Voice in Jewish Studies
The Stroum Center’s interdisciplinary graduate fellowship program supports M.A. and Ph.D. students from a wide variety of disciplines who research topics related to Jewish studies.
Graduate fellows share their research through public presentations and articles published on the Stroum Center’s website. The fellowship includes monthly workshops exploring the history and methodologies of Jewish studies; professional development in the areas of public scholarship and library skills; and networking with Stroum Center faculty.
The fellowship offers grants of $3,000 to awardees and is made possible by the Stroum Center’s generous community supporters.
Applications for the 2020-2021 academic year be accepted starting in spring 2020. Learn more >
2019-2020 graduate fellows in Jewish studies
2019-2020 Graduate Fellows
- Francis Mbawini Abugbilla, Benaroya Israel Studies Fellow
- Oya Rose Aktas, Rabbi Arthur A. Jacobovitz Fellow
- Canan Bolel, Pamela and Robert Center Fellow
- Erin Gilbert, Richard Willner Memorial Fellow
- Jennifer Hunter, I. Mervin and Georgiana Gorasht Fellow
- Eryk Waligora, Robinovitch Family Fellow
- Derek Wiebke, Max Sarason Fellow
- Bret Windhauser, Mickey Sreebny Memorial Scholar
Working (or not working) for a government you disagree with: Challenges for today’s diplomats
At a time when it's needed most, dissent from state departments is less heard than ever by strongman governments, writes graduate fellow Berkay Gülen. What should diplomats do?
Reimagining Zionism through Israeli reggae
Drawing on reggae's progressive vision of "Zion," Israeli musical groups offer a new way of thinking about Zionism, writes graduate fellow Hayim Katsman.
Debunking the myth of “elite Jews” in medieval Europe
Contrary to the stereotypes, the biggest bankers, traders, and financiers in medieval Europe were Christians, not Jews, writes graduate fellow Kerice Doten-Snitker.
Graduate Fellows offer public talks on their research topics – which typically span a wide range of disciplines and regions of the world – throughout the academic year. Find out what’s coming up on our events calendar.
The Stroum Center’s Graduate Fellowship was established in 2012 and has supported dozens of graduate students’ research in Jewish Studies. Explore past cohorts of Fellows and their research interests by academic year >