[MGSA-L] Fwd: Call for Applications Deadline Approaching: 2020-2021 USHMM Fellowship Competition

Neni Panourgia np255 at columbia.edu
Mon Oct 28 09:02:05 PDT 2019


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Subject: 	Call for Applications Deadline Approaching: 2020-2021 USHMM 
Fellowship Competition
Date: 	Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:59:42 -0400
From: 	Scholars, Visiting <vscholars at ushmm.org>



*2020-2021 ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION*

*Accepting Applications through November 15, 2019 ***

Apply at: https://apply.ushmm.org <https://apply.ushmm.org/>

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The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies 
awards fellowships to support significant research and writing about the 
Holocaust. Awards are granted on a competitive basis. The Mandel 
Center welcomes proposals from scholars in all relevant academic 
disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, art history, 
geography, film studies, German studies, history, Jewish studies, law, 
literature, material culture, philosophy, political science, psychology, 
religion, comparative genocide studies, and others. Proposals from 
applicants conducting research outside the discipline of history or on 
Mandel Center strategic priorities are especially encouraged. ABOUT THE 
FELLOWSHIPSThe Mandel Center awards fellowships-in-residence to 
candidates working on their dissertations (ABD), postdoctoral 
researchers, and senior scholars. Immediate postdocs and faculty between 
appointments will also be considered. Awards are granted on a 
competitive basis. A principal focus of the program is to ensure the 
development of a new generation of Holocaust scholars. To this end, 
scholars early in their careers are especially encouraged to apply. 
Applicants must be affiliated with an academic or research institution. 
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. The 
Mandel Center's activities span both the fifth floor of the Washington 
Museum and the David and Fela Shapell Family Collections, Conservation 
and Research Center in suburban Maryland. Fellowship winners will have 
access to flexible work space stations, computer, telephone, facsimile 
machine, and photocopier. Mandel Center Fellows also have access to the 
Museum’s extensive resources, including approximately 102 million pages 
of Holocaust-related archival documentation; library resources in over 
60 languages; hundreds of thousands of oral history, film, photo, art, 
artifacts, and memoir collections; a Holocaust survivors and victims 
database; plus over 200 million images from the International Tracing 
Service. The Museum’s artifact collection is readily accessible to 
research at the new Shapell Center.The specific fellowship and the 
length of the award are at the Mandel Center’s discretion. Individual 
awards generally range up to eight consecutive months of residency; a 
minimum of three consecutive months is required. No exceptions are 
allowed. Fellowships of five months or longer have proven most 
effective.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. 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.The Mandel Center is able to provide visa assistance to fellows 
and their dependents, if necessary. Fellows are responsible for securing 
their own housing accommodations and health insurance. We do not provide 
support allowances for accompanying family members.2020-2021 Fellowships 
may start as early as September 1, 2020, and must be completed no later 
than December 31, 2021.THE APPLICATION PROCESSAll applications must be 
submitted in English via an online application process, which will close 
on November 15, 2019. All applications must consist of the following:An 
online application form A project proposal, in PDF format, not to exceed 
five single-spaced pagesA curriculum vitae summary, in PDF format, not 
to exceed four single-spaced pagesTwo 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 competition 
should be received on November 15, 2019, 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.Successful 
project proposals should highlight the resources available at the Museum 
that scholars will need to access in order to support their research. An 
addendum listing these resources may be attached in addition to the 
five-page project proposal. Important resources may also be referenced 
in the body of the project proposal. To search the Museum’s holdings, 
visit collections.ushmm.org. Decisions for the 2020-2021 Fellowship 
Competition will be announced by late April 2020.Contact 
Information:Visiting Scholar ProgramsJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel 
Center for Advanced Holocaust StudiesUnited States Holocaust Memorial 
Museum100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SWWashington, DC 
20024-2126vscholars at ushmm.org

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Professor Neni Panourgiá

Prison Education Program
Department of Psychology
406 Schermerhorn Hall,
Columbia University,
New York, NY 10027

Dangerous Citizens. The Greek Left and the Terror of the State
dangerouscitizens.columbia.edu





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