Jewish Studies scholarships

The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies

Program at Indiana University

Scholarships and Administrative Internship

for Jewish Studies Major, Certificate, and Hebrew Minor Students

for the 2012-2013 Academic Year

Application Deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2012

The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University is pleased to announce its

2012-2013 scholarship and internship competition for continuing Indiana University Jewish Studies majors, certificate, and Hebrew minor students. The scholarships and administrative internship were established to assist Jewish Studies students with financial need and to recognize outstanding student performance.

Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Scholarships & Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Merit Scholarships

Irving Katz Scholarship - preference may be given to students studying Jewish history

Henry Fischel, Ph.D., Scholarship - for incoming juniors and seniors who will study in Israel on an approved overseas study program or volunteer in an organized nonprofit program during the 2012-2013 year

The Percy Family Scholarship

Sandra and Stanley Trockman Scholarship

Edward M. Dayan Scholarship - preference given to a student planning to teach Hebrew or Jewish Studies

*Sara and Albert Reuben Scholarships – to support the study of the Holocaust

*Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Administrative Internship in Jewish Studies

ELIGIBILITY:  Scholarships and the internship are open to Indiana University Bloomington students with a minimum GPA of 3.2 who are either majoring in Jewish Studies or pursuing the Jewish Studies certificate or Jewish Studies minor in Hebrew. Students with significant financial need and a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher may also apply.  Students graduating in December 2012 will be eligible for fall 2012 scholarship funding only, i.e., half of a full year of scholarship funding.

Recipients must be full-time students (full-time can be defined as less than 12 hours for undergraduates in their final semester, if approved by the Registrar) and maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA during the funding period.

Students may use scholarship funding toward study abroad programs that allow them to continue normal academic progress toward graduation or to pursue full-time, unpaid Jewish Studies-related internships away from the Indiana University Bloomington campus in the fall or spring when registered for ASCS-W 499 or ASCS-Q 398.

Note that scholarships are awarded through credit on fall 2012 and spring 2013 Indiana University bursar’s bills (divided equally between the two semesters).

SELECTION CRITERIA:  Candidates will be considered on the basis of a combination of academic and personal achievement, and financial need, if applicable. Preference will be given to applicants with records of both financial need and academic/personal achievement. In cases where all is equal, majors will receive priority over certificate and Hebrew minor students.

           

*Sara and Albert Reuben Scholarships- Two scholarships, one up to $3,000 and another up to $10,000 to support the study of the Holocaust. Students must submit a one page proposal setting forth how funding will further their study of the Holocaust along with a budget. During the 2012-13 academic year, the scholarships may support funding to attend Holocaust-related conferences, to do research in archives, to subsidize a Holocaust-related internship, to engage in research to support honors theses, master’s theses, a dissertation, and other academic initiatives related to the Holocaust. They can only be awarded in fall and/or spring when the recipient is a full-time student.  These scholarships are open to all IUB students. (Non-Jewish Studies students need to submt a proposal and budget by March 1^st.) Awards will not be based on financial need.

*Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Administrative Internship in Jewish Studies - This intern will serve a professional apprenticeship with Dr. Carolyn Lipson-Walker, Assistant Director, to assist with recruiting students, alumni relations, and career support for current students, as well as various clerical duties, data entry, mailings, and miscellaneous projects. Students applying for the administrative internship must plan to be in residence at Indiana University Bloomington for both the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters. The work week will average 10-12 hours per week during the 2012-2013 academic year (with maximum wages of $3,000).  Jewish Studies students interested in a career in communal service are encouraged to apply.  Excellent career experience. Non-resident aliens need appropriate work authorization.

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APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Please submit:

(1) An application form (see: http://www.indiana.edu/~jsp/docs/scholarshipinternshipapplication.pdf) which includes a one page statement explaining the significance of the study of Judaism in your academic and/or professional goals.

(2) Two recommendation forms from IU faculty (see: http://www.indiana.edu/~jsp/docs/scholarshipinternshiprecommendationform.pdf). It is preferable that at least one reference be written by a Jewish Studies faculty member/Hebrew lecturer. Faculty members will write better letters of recommendation for you and will appreciate your thoughtfulness concerning their many commitments if you ask them to write letters and provide them with recommendation forms and your resume at least 6 weeks (Thursday, January 19) prior to the application deadline of Thursday, March 1, 2012.

(3) If applying for the Reuben Scholarship, a one-page proposal setting forth how funding will further your study of the Holocaust and a budget.

Hand deliver or mail your completed application and all documents as soon as possible, but no later than Thursday, March 1, 2012 to: Borns Jewish Studies Program, Indiana University, Goodbody Hall 326, 1011 E. 3^rd Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7005; Phone (812) 855-0453; FAX (812) 855-4314.

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS: Recipients will be notified in late March-early April, 2012, and will be recognized at the annual Jewish Studies Student-Faculty dinner on Sunday, April 15, 2012.

The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University

offers an outstanding interdisciplinary curriculum

under the guidance of a distinguished faculty.