We are pleased to share Calls for Applicants for two research programs at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow. The deadline for applications is November 10, 2019.
Fellowship at Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center (Moscow)
This fellowship is aimed at doctoral candidates and post-doctoral candidates in the field of history and culture of the Jews in Russia, with affiliations in research and educational centers outside Russia for work in Moscow’s archives and libraries.
Terms of the fellowship:–
- Amount of the grant: 100,000 rubles (about $1,500) per month for doctoral candidates; 150,000 rubles (about $2,200) post-doctoral candidates;
- Paid trip to Moscow and back;
- Assistance in obtaining a Russian visa;
- Duration of the fellowship: from 1 to 3 months (to be determined by the applicant);
- Beginning of the fellowship: not earlier than April 1, 2020;
- End of the fellowship: no later than November 30, 2020
- Article tobe written based on the materials received during the fellowship, prepared for publication in one of the leading scientific journals (within a year after the end of the fellowship);
- Follow-up lecture in the museum at the end of the fellowship on the research topic.
See full details and how to apply on the Museum website: https://www.jewish-museum.ru/en/research-center/projects/fellowship-2020/
Research Grant, Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center (Moscow)
This grant is for research in 2020 in the field of the History and Culture of the Jews in Russia (Russia before Peter the Great, Russian Empire, USSR and the former Soviet Union)
The terms and conditions of the Grant:
- Grant amount: from 200 thousand rubles to 1.5 million rubles per year;
- The implementation period of the projects: from 1 to 3 years (the decision to renew the grant to each subsequent year is accepted on the basis of interim reports);
- Purposes: fundamental or applied research practices in the framework of the selected topic;
- Participants: contest of individual and group projects, announced for Russian and foreign researchers of history and culture of the Jews in Russia. Both individuals and corporate entities (non-profit organizations) may apply to participate in the contest.
Expected research results:
- Publication of an article following the research in one of the leading scientific journals (if the grant amount is from 200 to 500 thousand rubles, and the project realization term does not exceed one year);
- Preparation of a monograph text for publication (obligatory for the projects for more than a year and funding of more than 500 thousand rubles).
See full details and how to apply on the Museum website: https://www.jewish-museum.ru/en/research-center/projects/research-grants-2020/
Contact for both applications:
Anastasia Deka
ul. Obraztsova, 11, bldg. 1A, Moscow
Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center
Private Cultural Institution
tel: +7-495-05-50 (260)
Research Center
e-mail: [email protected]