The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for its 2018 fellowship program. In 2018, 6 fellowships will be awarded to senior scholars, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and independent researchers to conduct research in the JDC Archives, either in New York or in Jerusalem.

Topics in the fields of twentieth century Jewish history, modern history, social welfare, migration, and humanitarian assistance will be considered, as well as other areas of academic research covered in the JDC archival collections http://archives.jdc.org/search-the-archives//.

To identify relevant materials, please visit http://archives.jdc.org/explore-the-archives/finding-aids/. The fellowship awards are $2,000-$5,000.

To apply or for further information on the fellowships available, please visit http://archives.jdc.org/about-us/fellowships-and-grants-general-information/

Many thanks to Isabelle Rohr at the JDC for bringing this opportunity to the attention of the Network.