Research Grants

Call for Applications

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is pleased to announce research grants for travel to and research at the David and Fela Shapell Family Collections, Conservation and Research Center, which houses the Museum’s permanent collection and archive.

This competitive grant program is part of the Broadening Academia Initiative, a larger initiative designed to support the production of scholarship on the Holocaust and to provide access to the USHMM’s world-class collections to scholars who are untenured, contingent, or working outside of academia. Selected researchers will be reimbursed for travel, lodging, and miscellaneous expenses up to $3,000 for one research week at the Shapell Center. Please note that while the Museum is not a grant-making institution, we do offer funded research opportunities for Holocaust scholars.

This program is made possible by the generous support of The Marcus Foundation.

Grant recipients will have one year from the award of the grant to complete their funded research week. Recipients are expected to request archival materials and reserve research space at the Shapell Center per the Museum’s procedure and are responsible for scheduling their travel and accommodations. Library staff will be available for virtual research consultations in advance of the research visit.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have earned a PhD. 

• Applicants must be North American-based Holocaust scholars who are untenured, contingent, or working outside academia.

• Applicants must propose an original research project related to the field of Holocaust studies.

Application Instructions

Competitive applications will include proposals demonstrating a clear understanding of existing research and where the proposed project contributes to the field.

Applications must be submitted in English via our online application and consist of the following:

• An online application form

• A current CV

• A summary (no more than four double-spaced pages) of the research project and justification

• A list of specific collections that the applicant plans to access at the Shapell Center

Application deadline: January 29, 2025

Contact Information

Broadening Academia Initiative Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Washington, DC 20024-2126 BAI@ushmm.org