Undergraduate and Graduate students touring the Post-Holocaust American Judaism Collections with Professor Nan Goodman

Open to CU听Boulder Undergraduate Students

The Program in Jewish Studies and the University Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections and Archives annually hold a competition for an Innovations in Jewish Life Undergraduate Research Fellowship, which provides a $1,000 research scholarship听to a CU Boulder undergraduate student over the course of a semester. The scholarship requires 60 hours of research over the spring semester (or approximately 4 hours per week) in the CU Innovations in Jewish Life Collections (IJL), housed in the University Libraries鈥� Rare and Distinctive Collections. All undergraduate students from the University of Colorado Boulder, from all backgrounds and majors, are eligible to receive this scholarship.听听 Research will be conducted in the Rare and Distinctive Collections Reading Room in Norlin Library during the room鈥檚 open hours, Monday - Thursday, 10:00am - 4:00pm.

The student who is selected to receive this scholarship for Spring听2025听will be named the David Shneer Undergraduate Archival Reseach Fellow, and will be expected to:

  • Undertake an original research project, with the support and mentorship of a faculty member, using archival materials in one or more of the IJL collections
  • Consult with an archivist in Rare and Distinctive Collections to determine which IJL collections best fit their research topic
  • Independently conduct research in these collections in the Rare and Distinctive Collections Reading Room in Norlin Library, within their public hours and following their policies
  • Present their project at a research showcase in April.

The Scholar can听choose to explore one (or more) of the following research topics, all of which can be found in the collections:

  • Political activism
  • Feminism
  • Links between Judaism and other religious traditions
  • Poetry and creative expression (dance, art, music, poetry, etc.)
  • Jewish ritual innovation
  • Jewish music
  • The Renewal movement
  • The Holocaust
  • A topic of their own choosing: if there is an alternative topic you would prefer to explore, please let us know.

Submission Guidelines:

CU Boulder undergraduate students from all disciplines and backgrounds are welcome to apply. Applications should be submitted to CUJewishStudies@colorado.edu by the Nov. 1 deadline and include the following听information:

  • Current CV or resume.
  • A brief letter of application (no more than a single page) that describes your interests in conducting research in the Innovations in Jewish Life Collections. Please choose one of the topics above and describe why you are interested in researching this particular topic.听 Please indicate which of the IJL collections you intend to use in your research.
  • A letter of support from a faculty member willing to advise and mentor you during your research project.

Submission Deadline EXTENDED:

November 15, 2024

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