To fully complete your application, please be sure to include the following documents:

• a short cover letter, including your contact information (full name(s), home address, and the address of your institution with department, phone number, and email).
• For the NEH Scholar in Residence, Rifkind, and Leon Levy fellowships: please include your Curriculum Vitae and a list of publications, scholarly activities, teaching experience, and any other relevant work experience.
• For the Arcadia and Lapidus fellowships: please include your Curriculum Vitae listing your education, any publications, scholarly and/or museum activities, teaching experience, and any other relevant work experience.
• a project title and research proposal of no more than 1500 words (including a short bibliography), describing the significance of the project for the study of Jewish history.  Please enumerate the collections at the Center that will be consulted, as well as the intended form of the final research (ie. a monograph, article, anthology, etc.).

All application materials must be received by December 29, 2025, 11:59 PM EST.
Notifications will be made by spring 2026.
All fellowships will start on September 1, 2026.

Please submit applications via email to fellowships@cjh.org, with the specific fellowship mentioned in the subject heading to:

The Institute for Advanced Research
The Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
United States of America
Email: fellowships@cjh.org

All applications are reviewed by the Center’s Academic Advisory Council Fellowship Committee and designated external evaluators.

Letters of recommendation should be sent separately and directly to fellowships@cjh.org with the name of the candidate and specific fellowship mentioned in the subject heading.

No. For the application to the NEH Scholar in Residence Fellowship, no recommendation letter is required. Please provide contact information for three references who can speak to the significance of the candidate’s work.

Yes. One letter of recommendation should be sent separately and directly to fellowships@cjh.org with the name of the candidate and specific fellowship mentioned in the subject heading.

Yes. You will need one letter of recommendation from the candidate’s primary advisor. The letter should be sent separately and directly to fellowships@cjh.org with the name of the candidate and specific fellowship mentioned in the subject heading.

Yes. One letter of recommendation should be sent separately and directly to fellowships@cjh.org with the name of the candidate and specific fellowship mentioned in the subject heading.

Doctoral candidates: The recommendation letter should come from the candidate’s primary advisor.

It is the applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that the letters of recommendation are submitted by the application deadline (for all fellowships starting September 1, 2026, the deadline is December 29, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST). Any delays must be communicated promptly.

The NEH Scholar in Residence Fellowship is open to all U.S. citizens as well as foreigners who have lived in the U.S. for the 3 years immediately preceding the application deadline. Relocation assistance is available to awardees traveling from outside the NYC area.

Applications are welcome from scholars in the humanities and social sciences who are hold the rank of Associate or Full Professor in the humanities and social sciences or who received doctoral degrees 10 or more years prior to the start of the fellowship.

Applications are welcome from early and mid-career scholars in the humanities and social sciences who research on the topic of the history of antisemitism using the collections at the Center.

Applicants should have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree except for the dissertation (i.e., coursework, exams, dissertation proposal). Therefore, please submit your graduate school transcript. If no graduate school transcript is available -- for example, from doctoral candidates from Europe -- please submit proof of enrollment in a doctoral program at your university and state the name of the primary supervisor (and temporary supervisor, if applicable).

No. For non-U.S. citizens, it is the responsibility of the applicant to have the appropriate visa for acceptance. The Center is not a visa-granting institution.

Junior and senior scholars, including those who are on leave from their home institutions, are encouraged to apply, as are independent scholars and scholars who are between academic appointments.

The Visiting Scholar Program does not provide a stipend or financial support.

Visiting scholars will be expected to commit to a regular presence at the Center for a minimum of three months and work at the Center at least two days per week. Furthermore, visiting scholars are expected to become a vibrant part of the life of the Center and participate in weekly seminars, colloquia, symposia, and other public programs.

Where appropriate, applications are accepted from independent artists, documentary filmmakers, and writers. For these non-academic applicants, a B.A. degree is required, and a graduate degree is encouraged.

The Leon Levy fellowship is characterized by a research focus on the history of antisemitism. The recipient should make abundant use of the collections at the Center of its five partner organizations (American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research).

For 2026-27, one of the NEH Scholar in Residence fellowships, the Rifkind, Leon Levy, Arcadia and Lapidus fellowships run for 10 months (September – June); one NEH Scholar in Residence stays for 12 months (September – August); the CJH-Fordham Short-Term Research Fellowship is intended for a stay from one up to five months either in the fall or spring term.

The full academic year is from September through May. The fall semester runs from September to December. The spring semester runs from mid-January to May, while the summer semester runs from June to August.

Please note: The Center for Jewish History observes the Jewish holidays, resulting in closing times. The holiday calendar can be found on the website here.

Fellows will be permitted to hold a concurrent fellowship if it does not contain any attendance requirement or interfere in any way with full participation in the activities described above. Please consult the Center before accepting any additional fellowships or other positions (academic or non-academic) during the term of the Center fellowship.

The application documents include a project title and research proposal, describing the significance of the project for the study of Jewish history, the collections at the Center that will be consulted, and the intended final product. Please specify the collections to be consulted as precisely as possible.

Yes, it is possible to apply for multiple fellowships. Please prepare separate application documents for each fellowship, as the requirements vary. Submit your application via email to fellowships@cjh.org, with the specific fellowship mentioned in the subject heading to:

he Institute for Advanced Research
The Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
United States of America
Email: fellowships@cjh.org

All fellowships are intended for research in the collections at the Center. A minimum of three days per week presence on site is expected during the fellowship period.

Please submit inquiries to email fellowships@cjh.org.