[Discussion] Research Fund in Sephardic Studies 2004-2005

[Gonul Pultar]

*UCLA, Maurice Amado Foundation Research Fund in Sephardic Studies 
2004-2005 (UCLA Center for Jewish Studies)*

*Fellowship Date:* 	2004-02-27 (in 3 days)
*Date Submitted:* 	2004-01-27
*Announcement ID:* 	136737

The UCLA Center for Jewish Studies, in the UCLA College of Letters and 
Science, is pleased to announce the Maurice Amado Foundation Research 
Fund in Sephardic Studies for the academic year 2004 - 2005.

The purpose of the Research Fund is to support innovative and important 
research in the many diverse areas of Sephardic studies, including 
religion, philosophy, history, language, literature, anthropology, 
sociology, and musicology.

Grants of up to $5,000.00 each will be made to exceptionally promising 
graduate students, junior faculty (pre-tenure), or senior faculty in the 
process of shifting into Sephardic Studies from some other area of 
specialization to help support research and writing leading to 
publication in the field of Sephardic Studies. Awards will be made on 
the basis of a well-developed research plan that promises to make a 
fundamental contribution to a particular area of Sephardic Studies or to 
the conceptualization and elaboration of some aspect of the larger field 
of Sephardic Studies as such.

The aim of the Maurice Amado Research Fund is to encourage the 
development of Sephardic Studies as both an independent field of study 
and research and as part of the larger world of Jewish culture and 
civilization.

Eligibility:
The Research Fund is open to faculty and graduate students throughout 
the world, who will become UCLA visiting scholars by accepting the 
award. Visiting scholars in the Humanities at UCLA are non-stipendiary 
appointments, who need not be in residence at UCLA. Scholars who receive 
support from the Maurice Amado Foundation Research Fund will be 
affiliated with the Center for Jewish Studies for the duration of the 
award.

Submission deadline and Information:
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that completed reference forms 
are returned by the referees directly to the Research Fund Office. All 
materials that form part of the application must be postmarked by 
February 27, 2004.

Applicants are required to provide a detailed prospectus of the research 
proposal (up to three pages long), including an account of the existing 
scholarship in the area and the contribution it will make to the field 
of Sephardic Studies. An itemized budget, a Curriculum Vitae, an 
abstract of the research proposal (limit 500 words), and two letters of 
recommendation are also required.

For further information and to obtain an application, access the CJS 
website at:
www.cjs.ucla.edu or contact the Center.

	The Research Fund Coordinator
UCLA Center for Jewish Studies
302 Royce Hall, Box 951485
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1404

Telephone: (310)825-5387
Fax: (310)825-9049

Email: cjs@humnet.ucla.edu <mailto:cjs@humnet.ucla.edu>
Visit the website at http://www.cjs.ucla.edu/Fellow/Amado_Fellowships.htm