Deadline: 15-Nov-2025
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies is offering fellowships to support significant research and writing about the Holocaust and related topics for projects that will benefit from a period of residence at the Museum and access to its resources.
The fellowships are for two, four, or eight consecutive months of residency. The program provides a scholarly environment for research, writing, and participation in programs. Fellows also receive tailored onboarding and guidance through the Emerging Scholars Publications Program.
These fellowships are open to scholars at all career levels, including PhD candidates, and those who are not currently affiliated with a university. The program encourages a new generation of scholars to apply. Fellows receive a monthly stipend of $5,000 and a one-time travel stipend for roundtrip transportation to Washington, DC. Fellows are responsible for their own housing and health insurance, and they cannot hold another funded fellowship concurrently.
Mandel Center fellows have access to the Museum’s extensive resources, including approximately 120 million pages of Holocaust-related archival documents, library resources in more than 60 languages, hundreds of thousands of oral history, film, photo, art, artifacts, and memoir collections, the Database of Holocaust Survivor and Victim Names, and more than 200 million images from the ITS Digital Archive. Due to limited resources, the Rubenstein Institute is currently limiting access to certain permanent Collection materials, such as objects and textiles.
Applications for the annual competition typically open in mid-August and are due by mid-November. The application must be submitted online in English and includes a project proposal (not to exceed 1,000 words) and a curriculum vitae summary. The Mandel Center does not require letters of recommendation. Applicants who have previously received a fellowship from the Mandel Center can re-apply after seven years.
For more information, visit United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
