Irene Kronhill Pletka YIVO Research Fellowship
Irene Kronhill Pletka YIVO Research Fellowship
2024-2025
The Department of Germanic Languages and the Yiddish Studies Program proudly present the Irene Kronhill Pletka YIVO Research Fellowship: a semester-long research fellowship for students who have taken at least two semesters of Yiddish at Columbia.
Open to: CC, Barnard, GS, SEAS, SOA, SIPA, TC, JTS, and GSAS
Thanks to the generous funding from the Kronhill Pletka Foundation, the Department of Germanic Languages and the Yiddish Studies Program are pleased to announce up to five Irene Kronhill Pletka YIVO Research Fellowships for CC, Barnard, GS, SEAS, SOA, SIPA, TC, JTS, and GSAS students who have completed at least two semesters of Yiddish language in Columbia’s Yiddish Language Program prior to commencing the Fellowship.
The Irene Kronhill Pletka YIVO Research Fellowship seeks to enhance the student participation in Yiddish language learning and culture at Columbia University via a research fellowship at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, which will allow students to conduct research at YIVO and thus acquire the necessary skills for future Yiddish scholars and researchers.
A semester-long fellowship will entail the minimum of 45 hours spent at YIVO archives (approximately 3 hours per week). 40 hours of the researcher’s time will be dedicated to tasks determined by YIVO, and 5 hours will be spent on the researcher's own research. The fellowship includes 10 hours of training (in addition to the 45 hours in the archives) preceding the commencement of the fellowship. Upon the completion of the fellowship, the researcher will deliver a short presentation (15-20 minutes) on their findings either at Columbia or at YIVO, and will submit a blog post about the experience. The fellowship is renewable (space permitting).
The stipend amounts to 1,500 USD per fellowship.
The Irene Kronhill Pletka YIVO Research Fellowship will be awarded on the basis of academic achievement and Yiddish language aptitude.
To apply, please submit:
1) Application (This is a fillable form. Please be sure to save the completed form: choose File > Save As and rename the file.)
2) College transcript
Deadline for completed applications for the Fall semester is September 30, and for the Spring semester, space permitting, is January 31. Please email completed applications to Dr. Agnieszka Legutko.