The Cherrick Center for the study of Zionism, the Yishuv, and the State of Israel awards MA scholarships in the broad and interdisciplinary field of Israel studies. This includes history, cultural history, arts, literature, folklore, anthropology, sociology, international relations, and law, but also broader cross-disciplinary topics such as gender, neoliberalism, minorities in Israel, and the likes. Chronologically, the center’s research mandate spans across the last 150 years, beginning in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The Cherrick MA scholarships are ideal for those who have already formulated a research topic and some basic arguments, and are in need of a fiscal support that would further their research. The criterion for receiving a scholarship is academic excellence.
The amount of each MA scholarship is NIS 12,000. Recipients will be given office space at the Gaster Building (Mount Scopus) and will be required to work there at least two days a week.
To apply, please fill out the online form. Applicants will be asked to submit two pages explaining the topic of their thesis and its main arguments, archival sources involved in their research (if applicable), research methodologies and / or theoretical grounding, and the expected contribution of this research to the current discourse in their field. In addition, please have your thesis supervisor email a letter of recommendation directly to cherrick@mail.huji.ac.il
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Deadline for submissions: May 05, 2023
From Beno Rotenberg collection: recruitment of Hagana members to Israel Defense forces 1948 [Israel State Archive]