The winners will speak, as will Academy members Profs. He will be engaged in research in Toronto during the coming academic year. In informal seminar settings, participants will hear and discuss presentations by faculty and students. Student presentations will be based on participants' dissertation plans and research, and will provide an opportunity for students to receive constructive feedback from fellow participants and faculty members. Sessions will be held at the University of Pennsylvania and at its Center for Advanced Judaic Studies where students will have opportunities to visit the Center's rare book collection and archives and the University Museum's collection of artifacts from Israel and the ancient Near East.
Enrollment is competitive and limited to fifteen students.
Applications are encouraged from all areas of Jewish Studies in both the humanities and social sciences. Applicants must have completed at least one year of doctoral study and possess a reading knowledge of Hebrew. Housing will be provided on the University of Pennsylvania campus. The AAJR will provide free housing, meals and tuition for successful candidates. Those who are accepted are encouraged to apply to their own universities for transportation expenses.