Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Sara and Albert Reuben Scholarships to Support the Study of the Holocaust

The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program
at Indiana University

announces the 10th annual

Sara and Albert Reuben Scholarships
To Support the Study of the Holocaust

Two $1,000 Scholarships

Application deadline: Friday, March 6, 2009

The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University is pleased to announce the tenth annual Sara and Albert Reuben Scholarships to support the study of the Holocaust. Two $1,000 scholarships will be announced in the late spring of 2009 to support study of the Holocaust. During the academic year 2009-2010 the scholarships may support funding to attend Holocaust-related conferences, to do research in archives and libraries, to subsidize a Holocaust-related internship, to engage in research and to support honors theses, master’s theses, or a dissertation, and other academic initiatives related to the Holocaust. The monies can only be awarded in the fall and/or spring when the recipient is a full-time student.

REQUIREMENTS: The scholarships are open to all Indiana University Bloomington undergraduate and graduate students from any department or college on campus. Undergraduate students must have a minimum GPA of 3.4. Students must be enrolled at Indiana University Bloomington during the Spring 2009 semester (the semester of application) and continue as enrolled students during the semester or year when the scholarship funding is awarded.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit: (1) a one-page proposal setting forth how funding will further study of the Holocaust; (2) a completed application forms (see: http://www.indiana.edu/~jsp/reuben.html) and (3) two recommendation forms (see: http://www.indiana.edu/~jsp/reuben.html) from IU faculty. Note: Jewish Studies majors, certificate, and Hebrew minor students should apply using the application forms for continuing Jewish Studies student scholarships and internships. Applications should be sent to: Borns Jewish Studies Program, Indiana University, Goodbody Hall 326, 1011 E. 3rd Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-7005; Phone (812) 855-0453; FAX (812) 855-4314. Application deadline is Friday, March 6, 2009.
For information about scholarships and taxability, you may see http://www.irs.gov/publications/p970/index.html

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS: Recipients will be notified in early April, 2009 and will be recognized at the annual Jewish Studies Program Student-Faculty Dinner on Monday, April 20, 2009.

These scholarships are an expression of Indianapolis residents Sara and the late Albert Reuben’s strong commitment to the advancement of learning and research about a crucial dimension of modern history.