United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Visiting Fellowships in USA, 2018-2019

Scholarship Description:

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Visiting Fellowships in USA, 2018-2019 is open for International Students . The scholarship allows level program(s) in the field of taught at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . The deadline of the scholarship is .

Scholarship Description: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is inviting applications for Visiting Fellowship Programme. Fellowships are awarded to support significant research and writing about the Holocaust.

About University: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the United States’ official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history.

Degree Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing visiting programme.

Available Subject: Fellowships are awarded to support significant research and writing about the Holocaust.

Scholarship Benefits: Stipends range up to $3,700 per month for the purpose of defraying local housing and other miscellaneous living expenses and are subject to US tax law.  Residents of the Washington, DC, metropolitan area receive a reduced stipend of $1,850 per month. Awards include a stipend to offset the cost of direct travel to and from Washington, DC.  Residents of the Washington, DC, metropolitan area do not receive a travel stipend. The funds provided through this award may be subject to US federal and/or state tax. Please be advised the Mandel Center cannot provide individual tax advice.

Eligibility: The Mandel Center awards fellowships-in-residence to candidates working on their dissertations (ABD), postdoctoral researchers within five years of receiving their Ph.D., and scholars more than five years beyond the receipt of their Ph.D. as well as senior scholars. Awards are granted on a competitive basis. Because a principal focus of the program is to ensure the development of a new generation of Holocaust scholars, we especially encourage scholars early in their careers to apply. Applicants must be affiliated with an academic and/or research institution when applying for a fellowship. They will also consider immediate post-docs and faculty between appointments.  Proposals from applicants conducting research outside the discipline of history or on Mandel Center strategic priorities are especially encouraged, including literature and the Holocaust; America and the Holocaust,  projects utilizing the ITS collection; Jewish and especially Sephardic experiences of persecution; the Holocaust as it occurred in the Soviet Union, and the Holocaust as it occurred in North Africa.

Eligible Nationalities: Domestic and international scholars are eligible to apply.

Application Procedure: All applications must be submitted in English via an online application process. All applications must consist of the following:

• This online application form


• A project proposal, in PDF format, not to exceed five single-spaced pages


• A curriculum vitae summary, in PDF format, not to exceed four single-spaced pages


• Two signed letters of recommendation that speak to the significance of the proposed project and the applicant’s ability to carry it out. Members of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council’s Academic Committee may not write letters of recommendation. Only two letters will be considered. Any additional letters will not be included in the applicant’s file. All application materials, including letters of recommendation for the 2018–19 competition should be received on November 15, 2017, and come directly from the references, not from the applicant. Directions on how to submit letters of recommendation will be e-mailed to the references only after the applicant “submits” their application. Please note the deadline for all materials.


• Applicants who have received a fellowship award from the Mandel Center in previous cycles may not re-apply unless seven years have passed since the end date of their previous residency.

Application Form

Deadline: The application deadline is November 15, 2017.

Scholarship Link

Degree Level:

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Visiting Fellowships in USA, 2018-2019 is available to undertake level programs at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.