Call for Applications: Robert J. Katz Research Fellowship in Antisemitism Studies, 2025-2026

The Division of Academic Programs at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for its Robert J. Katz Research Fellowship in Antisemitism Studies during the 2025-2026 academic year.

One applicant will be chosen to pursue their original research on historical or contemporary antisemitism using the USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive (VHA), which currently holds over 55,000 video testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides. The incumbents may also wish to complement their testimony-based research in the VHA with the primary and secondary source collections related to the Holocaust at USC’s Doheny Library.

The fellowship will provide $4,000 support and one year of access to the USC Shoah Foundation’s testimonies in order to conduct research about the different facets of historical and/ or contemporary antisemitism including its causes, representations, and consequences. In addition, the fellowship will support the incumbent’s registration for one academic conference at which they will share their research with the scholarly community during the 2025-2026 academic year. The project can focus on either historic or contemporary antisemitism, or both, and should rely on oral history testimonies housed in USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive and/or other related Institute and USC resources and collections.

Eligibility requirements: Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited PhD program or be scholars who are either untenured or in the first five years of their career. We welcome candidates from all academic disciplines.

This fellowship is awarded on a competitive basis. Applications must be submitted no later than midnight PT on January 15, 2025. Please email your materials to Dr. Jennifer L. Rodgers, Director of Academic Programs, with the subject line “(Your Surname): Katz Research Fellowship in Antisemitism Studies.” Referees should also email their letters to Dr. Rodgers. Complete applications consist of the following:

• Letter of Intent
• Project proposal of approximately 1000 words
• Curriculum vitae
• Reference letter from dissertation committee member (for graduate students) or senior colleague (for early-career scholars)

Please note: only applications that have submitted each of the required materials will be considered for these fellowships. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by February 15, 2025. Fellowship recipients may begin their tenure at the USC Shoah Foundation in September 2025.

Please direct both questions regarding the fellowship or application process and reference letters to Dr. Jennifer L. Rodgers, Director of Academic Programs to jr77905@usc.edu.