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Undergraduate Funding Opportunities

2021-2022 Scholarships and Internship for Continuing Jewish Studies Undergraduates

2013-2014 scholarship winners

Robert Borns (middle) with 2015-2016 Borns Scholarship recipients (l-r) Hannah Iskow, Bari Goldman, Shayna Plotnik, Julia Laibstain, Hannah Morris, and David Solkowitz.

The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University is pleased to announce its 2021-2022 scholarship and internship competition for continuing Indiana University Jewish Studies undergraduates. Eligible Jewish Studies major, Jewish sacred music, certificate, minor, and Hebrew minor students may apply for funding for the 2021-2022 academic year. The scholarships and administrative internship were established to assist Jewish Studies students with financial need and to recognize outstanding student performance.

  • Bicentennial Jewish Studies Scholarships
  • Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Scholarships & Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Merit Scholarships
  • Edward M. Dayan Scholarship - preference given to a student planning to teach Hebrew or Jewish Studies
  • 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 2021-2022 year
  • Leonard Goldstein Scholarships
  • Irving Katz Scholarship - preference may be given to students studying Jewish history
  • The Percy Family Scholarship - to support study in Israel
  • Erna Rosenfeld Scholarship - preference for students interested in study of antisemitism or the Holocaust
  • Erna B. Rosenfeld Scholarship - for Jewish Studies students committed to enrolling in at least one antisemitism-related course or (a minimum of 1 credit) directed readings course in 2021-2022. Applicant must request a recommendation from either Professor Günther Jikeli or Professor Alvin Rosenfeld. Graduate students will find instructions on how to apply for the Erna B. Rosenfeld Scholarships here.
  • Sandra and Stanley Trockman Scholarship
  • Paulina and Dr. Alberto Waksman Scholarship
  • Weinberger Family Scholarships
  • Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Administrative Internship in Jewish Studies

ELIGIBILITY: Scholarships and the internship are open to Indiana University Bloomington students with a minimum GPA of 3.2 who are either majoring in Jewish Studies or pursuing the Jewish sacred music curriculum, the Jewish Studies certificate, the minor, or the minor in Hebrew. Students with significant financial need and a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher may also apply. Students graduating in December 2021 will be eligible for fall 2021 scholarship funding only, i.e., half of a full year of scholarship funding.

Recipients must be full-time students and maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA and continue as Jewish Studies students during the funding period. Recipients are expected to enroll in at least one Jewish Studies course per semester during the funding period.

Students may use scholarship funding toward study abroad programs that allow them to continue normal academic progress toward graduation or to pursue full-time, unpaid Jewish Studies-related internships away from the Indiana University Bloomington campus in the fall or spring when registered for ASCS-X 373 or ASCS-X 375.

Note that scholarships are awarded through credit on fall 2021 and spring 2022 Indiana University bursar’s bills (divided equally between the two semesters).

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 certificate, then minor, and Hebrew minor students.

*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, and other Jewish Studies Program staff, to assist with recruiting students, alumni relations, career support for current students, various clerical duties, data entry, mailings, and miscellaneous projects. Students applying for the administrative internship must plan to be in residence at Indiana University Bloomington for both the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters. The work week will average 10-12 hours per week during the 2021-2022 academic year. Excellent career experience. Non-resident aliens need appropriate work authorization.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS & THE INTERNSHIP: Please submit:

  • An application form which includes a one page statement explaining the significance of Jewish Studies in your academic and/or professional goals.
  • Recommendations from two IU faculty. It is preferable that at least one reference be written by a Jewish Studies faculty member/Hebrew lecturer. 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 8) prior to the application deadline of Friday, February 19, 2021
  • If applying for the administrative internship, fill out section IV of application.
  • If applying based on financial need, please submit your current College Financing Plan.

Email your completed application and all documents as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, February 19, 2021 to iujsp@indiana.edu with subject line: Continuing Scholarships.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS: Recipients will be notified in late March-early April, 2021.