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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Nathan Littauer Professorship of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy, we are pleased to announce the online publication A Centennial of Jewish Studies at Harvard.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Nathan Littauer Professorship of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy, we are pleased to announce the online publication A Centennial of Jewish Studies at Harvard.
Celebrating the Littauer Centennial & Jewish Studies at Harvard
Celebrating the Littauer Centennial & Jewish Studies at Harvard In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Nathan Littauer Professorship of Hebrew Literature and Phil...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Nathan Littauer Professorship of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy, we are pleased to announce the online publication A Centennial of Jewish Studies at Harvard.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Nathan Littauer Professorship of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy, we are pleased to announce the online publication A Centennial of Jewish Studies at Harvard.
Happy Thanksgiving!
The Center for Jewish Studies will be closed for the holiday
Wednesday – Friday, November 26-28. We will resume regular hours of operation on Monday, December 1, at 9:00 a.m.
The Center for Jewish Studies will be closed for the holiday
Wednesday – Friday, November 26-28. We will resume regular hours of operation on Monday, December 1, at 9:00 a.m.
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
The Center for Jewish Studies will be closed for the holiday
Wednesday – Friday, November 26-28. We will resume regular hours of operation on Monday, December 1, at 9:00 a.m.
The Center for Jewish Studies will be closed for the holiday
Wednesday – Friday, November 26-28. We will resume regular hours of operation on Monday, December 1, at 9:00 a.m.
Sarit Kattan Gribetz | “A Queen in Jerusalem: Helena of Adiabene and the Malleability of Memory”
Monday, December 1 2025, 4:00 pm
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Room 201
Monday, December 1 2025, 4:00 pm
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Room 201
Sarit Kattan Gribetz | “A Queen in Jerusalem: Helena of Adiabene and the Malleability of Memory”
Sarit Kattan Gribetz | “A Queen in Jerusalem: Helena of Adiabene and the Malleability of Memory” Monday, December 1 2025, 4:00 pm Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Room 2016 Divinity Ave, Cambr...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sarit Kattan Gribetz | “A Queen in Jerusalem: Helena of Adiabene and the Malleability of Memory”
Monday, December 1 2025, 4:00 pm
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Room 201
Monday, December 1 2025, 4:00 pm
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Room 201
The CJS 2024-2025 Annual Review is available online!
The issue highlights academic scholarship and activities in the Center over the past year:
A NEW message from Director Penslar
Faculty News
Visitor News
Alumni News
Lectures and Events
Academics
Student News and Prizes
Student activity Reports
The issue highlights academic scholarship and activities in the Center over the past year:
A NEW message from Director Penslar
Faculty News
Visitor News
Alumni News
Lectures and Events
Academics
Student News and Prizes
Student activity Reports
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The CJS 2024-2025 Annual Review is available online!
The issue highlights academic scholarship and activities in the Center over the past year:
A NEW message from Director Penslar
Faculty News
Visitor News
Alumni News
Lectures and Events
Academics
Student News and Prizes
Student activity Reports
The issue highlights academic scholarship and activities in the Center over the past year:
A NEW message from Director Penslar
Faculty News
Visitor News
Alumni News
Lectures and Events
Academics
Student News and Prizes
Student activity Reports
Spring 2026 Course Registration is Now Open!
Check out ALL Jewish studies courses for the Spring 2026 semester in one place.
Check out ALL Jewish studies courses for the Spring 2026 semester in one place.
Spring 2026 Course Registration is Now Open
Dear Students and Visitors: The Registration period for the Spring 2026 semester is now open. Please visit the CJS’ Courses page to view a list of courses in Jewish studies offered across the Universi...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Spring 2026 Course Registration is Now Open!
Check out ALL Jewish studies courses for the Spring 2026 semester in one place.
Check out ALL Jewish studies courses for the Spring 2026 semester in one place.
Congratulations to Noah Feldman, named Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor!
Professor Feldman is Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, chair of the Society of Fellows, founding director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law, and a member of the CJS Executive Committee.
Professor Feldman is Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, chair of the Society of Fellows, founding director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law, and a member of the CJS Executive Committee.
Harvard appoints four University Professors — Harvard Gazette
Catherine Dulac, Noah Feldman, Claudia Goldin, and Cumrun Vafa honored with highest faculty distinction.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Congratulations to Noah Feldman, named Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor!
Professor Feldman is Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, chair of the Society of Fellows, founding director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law, and a member of the CJS Executive Committee.
Professor Feldman is Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, chair of the Society of Fellows, founding director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law, and a member of the CJS Executive Committee.
On October 16 the CJS hosted New York Times Opinion Columnist Michelle Goldberg for a conversation with our Director, Professor Derek Penslar.
Read The Harvard Gazette’s coverage of the event.
Read The Harvard Gazette’s coverage of the event.
Gazette Coverage: Michelle Goldberg in Conversation with Derek Penslar
The Harvard Gazette covers the CJS’ Doft Lecture:“Authoritarianism, Antisemitism & the Future of America” | Michelle Goldberg in Conversation with Derek Penslar On October 16 the CJS hosted New Yo...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
On October 16 the CJS hosted New York Times Opinion Columnist Michelle Goldberg for a conversation with our Director, Professor Derek Penslar.
Read The Harvard Gazette’s coverage of the event.
Read The Harvard Gazette’s coverage of the event.
The CJS @ Harvard 2026-2027 Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellowship application process now open
Applicants must be active members of the clergy who have demonstrated intellectual and academic ability, interest and energy in pursuit of Jewish studies scholarship
Application Deadline: January 15, 2026
Applicants must be active members of the clergy who have demonstrated intellectual and academic ability, interest and energy in pursuit of Jewish studies scholarship
Application Deadline: January 15, 2026
2026-2027 Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellowship application process now open
The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies invites applications for the 2026-2027 Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellowship Applicants must be active members of the clergy who have demonstrated serious in...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The CJS @ Harvard 2026-2027 Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellowship application process now open
Applicants must be active members of the clergy who have demonstrated intellectual and academic ability, interest and energy in pursuit of Jewish studies scholarship
Application Deadline: January 15, 2026
Applicants must be active members of the clergy who have demonstrated intellectual and academic ability, interest and energy in pursuit of Jewish studies scholarship
Application Deadline: January 15, 2026
The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies invites applications for the 2026-2027 Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica
The Starr fellowships for 2026-27 will be available to scholars working on topics related to Jewish Philosophy.
Application Deadline: Thursday, January 15, 2026
The Starr fellowships for 2026-27 will be available to scholars working on topics related to Jewish Philosophy.
Application Deadline: Thursday, January 15, 2026
2026-2027 Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica application process now open
The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies invites applications for the 2026-2027 Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica The Starr fellowships for 2026-27 will be available to scholars working on top...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies invites applications for the 2026-2027 Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica
The Starr fellowships for 2026-27 will be available to scholars working on topics related to Jewish Philosophy.
Application Deadline: Thursday, January 15, 2026
The Starr fellowships for 2026-27 will be available to scholars working on topics related to Jewish Philosophy.
Application Deadline: Thursday, January 15, 2026
Dr. Ani Avetisyan | “Between Script and Community: Judaeo-Arabic Medical Manuscripts of the Matenadaran Collection (Republic of Armenia)”
November 11, 2025
5:30-7:00 pm
HMANE (formerly the Semitic Museum) room 201, 6 Divinity Ave.
November 11, 2025
5:30-7:00 pm
HMANE (formerly the Semitic Museum) room 201, 6 Divinity Ave.
Dr. Ani Avetisyan | “Between Script and Community: Judaeo-Arabic Medical Manuscripts of the Matenadaran Collection (Republic of Armenia)”
Dr. Ani Avetisyan | “Between Script and Community: Judaeo-Arabic Medical Manuscripts of the Matenadaran Collection (Republic of Armenia)” Dr. Ani Avetisyan is a Rothschild Postdoctoral Fellow in Jewis...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Dr. Ani Avetisyan | “Between Script and Community: Judaeo-Arabic Medical Manuscripts of the Matenadaran Collection (Republic of Armenia)”
November 11, 2025
5:30-7:00 pm
HMANE (formerly the Semitic Museum) room 201, 6 Divinity Ave.
November 11, 2025
5:30-7:00 pm
HMANE (formerly the Semitic Museum) room 201, 6 Divinity Ave.
To Harvard Students:
Jewish Studies Spring 2026 Courses Page is Live!
Not sure which Jewish studies course to take? Can’t find what’s available? Looking for a language class?
Browse our Spring 2026 Courses webpage for a complete list of Harvard’s Jewish studies course offerings.
Jewish Studies Spring 2026 Courses Page is Live!
Not sure which Jewish studies course to take? Can’t find what’s available? Looking for a language class?
Browse our Spring 2026 Courses webpage for a complete list of Harvard’s Jewish studies course offerings.
Courses – Spring 2026
Course listings as of October 15, 2025. Course offerings and times may change.Please check the Website of the Registrar’s Office of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for updated information. Jump to co...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
To Harvard Students:
Jewish Studies Spring 2026 Courses Page is Live!
Not sure which Jewish studies course to take? Can’t find what’s available? Looking for a language class?
Browse our Spring 2026 Courses webpage for a complete list of Harvard’s Jewish studies course offerings.
Jewish Studies Spring 2026 Courses Page is Live!
Not sure which Jewish studies course to take? Can’t find what’s available? Looking for a language class?
Browse our Spring 2026 Courses webpage for a complete list of Harvard’s Jewish studies course offerings.
Congratulations to Professor Paul Kosmin
for winning the American Historical Association 2025 Prize in History Prior to CE 1000 for his book The Ancient Shore (Harvard University Press, 2024).
for winning the American Historical Association 2025 Prize in History Prior to CE 1000 for his book The Ancient Shore (Harvard University Press, 2024).
Paul Kosmin Wins AHA Award
Paul Kosmin has been awarded the American Historical Association 2025 Prize in History Prior to CE 1000 Professor Kosmin, the Philip J. King Professor of Ancient History and Interim Chair of the Depar...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Congratulations to Professor Paul Kosmin
for winning the American Historical Association 2025 Prize in History Prior to CE 1000 for his book The Ancient Shore (Harvard University Press, 2024).
for winning the American Historical Association 2025 Prize in History Prior to CE 1000 for his book The Ancient Shore (Harvard University Press, 2024).
Unabridged 2026 – A Library Research Intensive for graduate students post-docs, fellows, and faculty is now accepting applications.
Find out more:
Find out more:
Unabridged 2026 – now accepting applications
Unabridged – A Library Research Intensive for graduate students post-docs, fellows, and faculty The Harvard Libraries are now accepting applications for the January 2026 cohort of Unabridged: A Libra...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Unabridged 2026 – A Library Research Intensive for graduate students post-docs, fellows, and faculty is now accepting applications.
Find out more:
Find out more:
Fall events at the CJS:
10.16, 4:00 pm
Michelle Goldberg
10.20, 5:30 pm
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
11.4, 4:15 pm
Steven J. Zipperstein
11.12, 6:00 pm
Etgar Keret
10.16, 4:00 pm
Michelle Goldberg
10.20, 5:30 pm
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
11.4, 4:15 pm
Steven J. Zipperstein
11.12, 6:00 pm
Etgar Keret
Upcoming Events at the CJS
We invite you to join us for these exciting talks: October 16, 4:00 pmAdolphus Busch Hall, Lower Level Conference Room Michelle Goldberg in Conversation with Derek Penslar October 20, 5:30 pmThe Plimp...
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October 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Fall events at the CJS:
10.16, 4:00 pm
Michelle Goldberg
10.20, 5:30 pm
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
11.4, 4:15 pm
Steven J. Zipperstein
11.12, 6:00 pm
Etgar Keret
10.16, 4:00 pm
Michelle Goldberg
10.20, 5:30 pm
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
11.4, 4:15 pm
Steven J. Zipperstein
11.12, 6:00 pm
Etgar Keret
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 HARRY AND CECILE STARR PRIZES IN JEWISH STUDIES!
Read the abstracts on our website.
Read the abstracts on our website.
2025 Harry and Cecile Starr Prize Winning Theses
This year, the Center for Jewish Studies awarded three students with the Harry and Cecile Starr Prize in Jewish Studies. The Prize is by faculty member nomination only, for an outstanding senior thesi...
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August 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 HARRY AND CECILE STARR PRIZES IN JEWISH STUDIES!
Read the abstracts on our website.
Read the abstracts on our website.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 SELMA AND LEWIS WEINSTEIN PRIZE IN JEWISH STUDIES!
Read the abstracts on our website.
Read the abstracts on our website.
2025 Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize Winners and Essay Abstracts
The Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University is pleased to share the abstracts for the winning essays of the 2025 Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize in Jewish Studies: Sage Segal Lattman, ’25 “Des...
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August 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 SELMA AND LEWIS WEINSTEIN PRIZE IN JEWISH STUDIES!
Read the abstracts on our website.
Read the abstracts on our website.
Please join us in welcoming our Fall 2025 academic visitors.
Visiting Faculty, Harry Starr Fellows, and other academic visitors can be found on our website:
Visiting Faculty, Harry Starr Fellows, and other academic visitors can be found on our website:
Academic Visitors 2025-2026
This page will be updated periodically during the academic year. The Center for Jewish Studies sponsors Visiting Professors and Lecturers in a variety of academic disciplines to supplement our course ...
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August 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Please join us in welcoming our Fall 2025 academic visitors.
Visiting Faculty, Harry Starr Fellows, and other academic visitors can be found on our website:
Visiting Faculty, Harry Starr Fellows, and other academic visitors can be found on our website:
Upcoming Events at CJS
September 16, 2025
Michelle Goldberg in Conversation with Derek Penslar
October 20, 2025
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen | “The Healing Power of Stories”
November 4, 2025
Steven J. Zipperstein | “Philip Roth: Stung by Life”
November 12, 2025
Etgar Keret | “Words without Borders”
September 16, 2025
Michelle Goldberg in Conversation with Derek Penslar
October 20, 2025
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen | “The Healing Power of Stories”
November 4, 2025
Steven J. Zipperstein | “Philip Roth: Stung by Life”
November 12, 2025
Etgar Keret | “Words without Borders”
Upcoming Events at the CJS
Mark your Calendar | Upcoming Events The CJS will host some exciting events in the fall of 2025. We look forward to sharing more details with you as they become available...
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August 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Upcoming Events at CJS
September 16, 2025
Michelle Goldberg in Conversation with Derek Penslar
October 20, 2025
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen | “The Healing Power of Stories”
November 4, 2025
Steven J. Zipperstein | “Philip Roth: Stung by Life”
November 12, 2025
Etgar Keret | “Words without Borders”
September 16, 2025
Michelle Goldberg in Conversation with Derek Penslar
October 20, 2025
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen | “The Healing Power of Stories”
November 4, 2025
Steven J. Zipperstein | “Philip Roth: Stung by Life”
November 12, 2025
Etgar Keret | “Words without Borders”
“The Jewish Problem, Then and Now: Rethinking Louis Brandeis’s Liberalism”
a symposium sponsored by the
Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at the Harvard Law School
*September 16, 2025*
a symposium sponsored by the
Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at the Harvard Law School
*September 16, 2025*
“The Jewish Problem, Then and Now: Rethinking Louis Brandeis’s Liberalism” | A Symposium
“The Jewish Problem, Then and Now: Rethinking Louis Brandeis’s Liberalism” a symposium sponsored by theJulis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at the Harvard Law School *September 16, 2025*...
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August 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“The Jewish Problem, Then and Now: Rethinking Louis Brandeis’s Liberalism”
a symposium sponsored by the
Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at the Harvard Law School
*September 16, 2025*
a symposium sponsored by the
Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at the Harvard Law School
*September 16, 2025*
Professor Shaye Cohen has retired.
Read a tribute from his colleague, Jay Harris, Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies.
Read a tribute from his colleague, Jay Harris, Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies.
DR. SHAYE COHEN, NATHAN LITTAUER PROFESSOR OF HEBREW LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY, RETIRES
On September 27, 2024, the Department of Near Eastern Languages and the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard invited colleagues, friends, and family to honor Shaye J. D. Cohen, Nathan Littauer Pr...
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July 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Professor Shaye Cohen has retired.
Read a tribute from his colleague, Jay Harris, Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies.
Read a tribute from his colleague, Jay Harris, Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies.
The CJS congratulates Rachel Rockenmacher, our Executive Director, for being recognized a 2025 Harvard Hero!
Rachel Rockenmacher: 2025 Harvard Hero!
The CJS congratulates Rachel Rockemacher, our Executive Director, for being recognized a 2025 Harvard Hero! In June, we were joined by Rachel’s family, friends, neighbors and colleagues to celebrate t...
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July 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The CJS congratulates Rachel Rockenmacher, our Executive Director, for being recognized a 2025 Harvard Hero!
The CJS congratulates Prof. Hannah Marcus on receiving the Dan David Prize!
Hannah Marcus Awarded the Dan David Prize
The CJS extends its congratulations to Professor Hannah Marcus for this wonderful achievement! Hannah Marcus is Professor of the History of Science in the Department of the History of Science and the ...
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June 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The CJS congratulates Prof. Hannah Marcus on receiving the Dan David Prize!
The CJS extends its CONGRATULATIONS to Professor Annette Yoshiko Reed for winning the Guggenheim Fellowship!
Annette Yoshiko Reed Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
The CJS extends its congratulations to Professor Annette Yoshiko Reed for this wonderful achievement! Professor Reed, Krister Stendahl Professor of Divinity and Professor of New Testament and Early Ch...
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April 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The CJS extends its CONGRATULATIONS to Professor Annette Yoshiko Reed for winning the Guggenheim Fellowship!
Congratulations Julia Tellides '24 for the publication of your thesis in the the Harvard Judaica Collection Student Research Papers Series.
Julia's paper is available digitally and in print upon request.
Julia's paper is available digitally and in print upon request.
Harvard Judaica Publishes New Undergraduate Thesis
The CJS congratulates Julia Tellides ’24 for the publication of her thesis in the the Harvard Judaica Collection Student Research Papers Series. Julia’s paper, Defending “The Jerusalem of the Balkans”...
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April 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Congratulations Julia Tellides '24 for the publication of your thesis in the the Harvard Judaica Collection Student Research Papers Series.
Julia's paper is available digitally and in print upon request.
Julia's paper is available digitally and in print upon request.
Azrieli International Fellowships: Call for Applications
The online application for the Fall 2025 cohort is open now and closes April 22, 2025.
The 2026–27 Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship
Applications will open on September 1, 2025, and close on November 19, 2025
The online application for the Fall 2025 cohort is open now and closes April 22, 2025.
The 2026–27 Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship
Applications will open on September 1, 2025, and close on November 19, 2025
Azrieli International Fellowships: Call for Applications
Azrieli International Fellowships: Call for Applications Fall 2025 Azrieli International Visiting PhD Fellowship The online application for the Fall 2025 cohort is open now and closes A...
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March 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Azrieli International Fellowships: Call for Applications
The online application for the Fall 2025 cohort is open now and closes April 22, 2025.
The 2026–27 Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship
Applications will open on September 1, 2025, and close on November 19, 2025
The online application for the Fall 2025 cohort is open now and closes April 22, 2025.
The 2026–27 Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship
Applications will open on September 1, 2025, and close on November 19, 2025