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Application Form
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Recommendation Form
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The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University is pleased to announce its 2008-2009 scholarship and internship competition for continuing Indiana University Jewish Studies students. Eligible Jewish Studies major, area certificate, and Hebrew minor students may apply for funding for the 2008-2009 academic year. The scholarships and internships were established to assist Jewish Studies students with financial need and to recognize outstanding student performance.
ELIGIBILITY:
Scholarships and internships are open to Indiana University Bloomington students with a minimum GPA of 3.3 who are either majoring in Jewish Studies or pursuing the Jewish Studies area certificate or Jewish Studies minor in Hebrew. Students graduating in December 2008 will be eligible for fall 2008 scholarship funding only, i.e., half of a full year of scholarship funding.
The Fort Wayne Jewish Federation Scholarship is available only to a Jewish Studies major who has junior or senior standing during the 2008-2009 year. The Sara and Albert Reuben Scholarships are awarded for the further study of the Holocaust and are open to all Indiana University Bloomington graduate and undergraduate students.
Recipients must be full-time students (full-time can be defined as less than 12 hours for undergraduates in their final semester) and maintain a good scholarly standing through the funding period. Except for Reuben Scholarship recipients, awardees must also be Jewish Studies major, area certificate, or Hebrew minor students. Students applying for the research or administrative internship must plan to be in residence at Indiana University Bloomington for both the fall 2008 and spring 2009 semesters.
Students may use scholarship funding toward fall or spring study at Hebrew University, Ben-Gurion University, Haifa University, or Tel Aviv University in Israel. Students studying in Israel during the 2008-2009 year must be registered in either OVST-Y 496 or OVST-Y 498, or OVST-A 496. Subject to the approval of the Jewish Studies advisor, funding may be extended to Jewish Studies students studying at a predominantly Jewish Studies academic program abroad (i.e., Prague Jewish Studies CET Program). Subject to the approval of the Jewish Studies advisor, Jewish Studies students planning to pursue full-time, unpaid Jewish Studies-related internships away from the Indiana University Bloomington campus in the fall or spring (and registered for ASCS-W 499) are also eligible for scholarship funding. Note that scholarships are awarded through credit on fall 2008 and spring 2009 Indiana University bursar's bills (divided equally between the two semesters).
For more information about scholarships and taxability, you may see http://www.irs.gov/publications/p970/index.html .
SELECTION CRITERIA:
Candidates will be considered on the basis of a combination of academic and personal achievement, and financial need, if applicable. Preference will be given to applicants with records of both financial need and academic/personal achievement. In cases where all is equal, majors will receive priority over area certificate and Hebrew minor students.
SCHOLARSHIPS will include:
Fort Wayne Jewish Federation Scholarship (for incoming junior and senior majors only. Funding pending)
Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Scholarships; Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Merit Scholarships
Irving Katz Scholarship-- (preference may be given to students studying Jewish history)
Henry Fischel, Ph.D., Scholarship (for incoming juniors and seniors who will study in Israel on an approved overseas study program or volunteer in an organized nonprofit program during the 2008-2009 year)
The Percy Family Scholarship
Sandra and Stanley Trockman Scholarship
Edward M. Dayan Scholarship - preference given to a student planning to teach Hebrew or Jewish Studies; and other Jewish Studies scholarships.
Sara and Albert Reuben Scholarships - Two $1,000 scholarships to support the study of the Holocaust. Students must submit a one page proposal setting forth how funding will further their study of the Holocaust. The scholarships may support conference funding, research in archives, a subsidy for Holocaust-related internships, research and support for honors theses, etc. They can only be awarded in fall and/or spring when the recipient is a full-time student. These scholarships are open to all IUB students. Awards will not be based on financial need.
INTERNSHIPS *:
Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Research Internship in Jewish Studies - This internship is an opportunity for an outstanding incoming junior or senior to develop specific research skills and techniques while working 12 hours per week (up to $2,000 in wages) during the academic year with a Jewish Studies faculty member or members. This internship is intended for students who enjoy assisting with research and are interested in pursuing an academic career. The application must include a nomination from the Jewish Studies faculty member for whom the student wishes to work. Outstanding juniors and seniors are encouraged to contact a Jewish Studies professor to be nominated.
Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Administrative Internship in Jewish Studies - This intern will serve a professional apprenticeship with Dr. Carolyn Lipson-Walker, Assistant Director, to assist with arrangements for lectures, conferences, recruiting of students, and other Jewish Studies programs and events as well as alumni relations and career support for current students. The work week will average 10-12 hours per week during the 2008-2009 academic year (with maximum wages of $2,000). Students interested in a career in communal service are encouraged to apply. Excellent career experience.
*Non-resident aliens need appropriate work authorization to be interns.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE :
Please submit:
(1) an application form which includes a one page statement explaining the significance of the study of Judaism in your academic and/or professional goals.
(2) two recommendation forms from IU faculty. It is preferable that at least one reference be written by a Jewish Studies faculty member (not an instructor). Faculty members will write better letters of recommendation for you and will appreciate your thoughtfulness concerning their many commitments if you ask them to write letters and provide them with recommendation forms and your resume at least 6 weeks (Friday, January 18) prior to the application deadline of Friday, February 29, 2008 .
(3) if applying for the research internship, a nomination form from the Jewish Studies faculty member for whom you wish to work.
(4) if applying for the Reuben Scholarship, a one-page proposal setting forth how funding will further your study of the Holocaust.
Hand deliver or mail your completed application and all documents as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, February 29, 2008 to: Jewish Studies Program, Indiana University , Goodbody Hall 326, 1011 E. 3 rd Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7005 ; Phone (812) 855-0453; FAX (812) 855-4314. All applications received after Friday, February 29, 2008 will be waitlisted.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS:
Recipients will be notified in late March, 2008, and will be recognized at the annual Jewish Studies Student-Faculty dinner on Tuesday, April 15, 2008.
ADDITIONAL IU FINANCIAL AID:
Students who would like to be considered for other types of financial aid are encouraged to fill out FAFSA forms and submit them to the Office of Student Financial Aid before March 1, 2008. (FAFSA forms are available in the Office of Student Financial Aid in early January.) Find more information on IU scholarships at the Office of Scholarships (http://scholarships.indiana.edu/)
The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University offers an outstanding interdisciplinary curriculum under the guidance of a distinguished faculty.
