Leve Center Spring/Summer 2026 Scholarship Applications

The UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies invites UCLA students to submit an application for research, language study, and conference support. Leve Center grants (up to $3,000 / $10,000 for the Halem) can be used for research, conference travel, necessary equipment, and conference registration for students associated with research or study in the field of Jewish Studies including Jewish history, Holocaust studies, archaeology, Sephardic studies, Moroccan Jewish studies, and more.

Deadline: 4/10/2026

UCLA Graduate Students

Alan D. Leve Research and Travel Grants in any area of Jewish Studies (Graduate, max $3,500)

Roter Research Travel Grant for Graduate Students in any area of Jewish Studies (Graduate, max $3,500)

The Marjorie Marks Fond, PhD and Richard Z. Fond, PharmD Graduate Award in Yiddish Studies (Graduate, max $3,500)

Sarah & Eugene Zinn Memorial Scholarship for Holocaust Studies and Social Justice (Graduate, max $3,000)

Maurice Amado Research and Travel Grant in Sephardic Studies (Graduate, max $3,500)

UCLA Fritz, Jenny and Gustav Berger Fellowship in Holocaust Studies (Doctoral Students, $20,000)

The UCLA Leve Center invites UCLA doctoral students engaged in Holocaust-related research including, but not limited to:

– Comparative literary and cultural approaches to Holocaust memory and representation.
– The evolution of knowledge of, and disciplinary approaches to, the Holocaust.
– The near destruction and revival of Yiddish language, literature, and historiography.
– The “universalization” of the Holocaust and its relation to other instances of genocide.
– Understudied areas of research on the borders of the Holocaust.

FELLOWSHIP AMOUNT: stipend of $20,000 plus resident tuition and fees for the 2026-27 Academic Year

UCLA Undergraduate Students

IMPORTANT: Grant will be awarded in the form of reimbursements of travel related costs only.

Alan D. Leve Graduate Research Travel Grant for Student Excellence (Undergraduate, max $3,500)

The Sigmund and Hermine Frey Scholarship for Civic Engagement and Jewish Studies (Undergraduate, max $3,500)

Robert and Maxine Halem Jewish Studies Scholarship (Undergraduate, max $10,000)

Funds for this award will be disbursed in 2026-2027 AY. Please check with Financial Aid to confirm that receipt of these funds will not affect your aid for the 2026-27 AY.

Sarah and Eugene Zinn Memorial Scholarship for Holocaust Studies & Social Justice (Undergraduate, max $3,000)

Additional funding opportunities available at the Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies