Opportunity Grants Archives - UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

Stroum Center Opportunity Grants support study and research related to Jewish Studies

Applications for Stroum Center Opportunity Grant funding for study abroad and research experiences taking place in Winter 2019/Spring 2019 experiences are due October 30, 2018.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-10-12T12:21:58+00:00October 12th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: Opportunity Grants|2 Comments

Announcing Summer 2018 and Autumn 2018 Opportunity Grant winners

Sunset at the Dead Sea. Photo by Yair Aronshtam. The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington is delighted to

By Lauren Kurland|2018-09-06T10:52:43+00:00May 1st, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: Opportunity Grants|0 Comments

Connecting to Israel through birds, swamps, and eucalyptus

A course in "Israel and the Environment" at Tel Aviv University opened UW student Sara Podwall's eyes to how Israel's terrain, plants and animal teach about its history.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-07-25T17:37:08+00:00December 14th, 2017|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Israel, Opportunity Grants, Student Writing|0 Comments

Announcing Winter 2018/Spring 2018 Opportunity Grant winners

Congrats to our 2018 Opportunity Grant winners, whose research ranges from exploring Sephardic Jewish Turkish heritage to travelling to Tanzania and Rwanda to study how foreign direct investment affects perceptions of donor states, including Israel.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-04-24T14:16:45+00:00December 11th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: Israel, Opportunity Grants, Sephardic|0 Comments

Car accidents, kippahs and comradery: What witnessing medical emergencies in Israel taught me

Student Tess Seltzer reflects on what she learned about resilience in Israel after volunteering at a Tel Aviv hospital and with Magen David Adom, the Israeli Red Cross.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-07-25T17:37:32+00:00December 8th, 2017|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Israel, Opportunity Grants, Student Writing|1 Comment

The summer Israel stole my heart

Opportunity Grant winner Story Allen reflects on her experience learning Hebrew in Israel.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-07-25T17:42:25+00:00October 11th, 2017|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Hebrew, Israel, Opportunity Grants, Student Writing|1 Comment

What working at an Israeli start-up taught me

Opportunity Grant winner Jessica Schwartz reflects on what she learned interning at an Israeli start-up.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-07-25T17:43:24+00:00October 9th, 2017|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Israel, Opportunity Grants, Student Writing|0 Comments

What can literary scholars working in the field of Jewish Studies teach us about how to survive (and resist) the Trump Era? A lot, it seems.

In the Age of Trump, humanities scholars' role beyond the ivory tower is more important than ever.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-08-19T21:14:57+00:00July 25th, 2017|Categories: Arts & Culture|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Jewish Studies, Literature, Opportunity Grants|0 Comments