The Tikvah Academic Fellowship is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of exceptional scholars engaged in teaching and research that bolsters Jewish and Western Civilization while renewing academic institutions. The Fellowship supports aspiring academics pursuing research in Jewish texts and ideas, Jewish history, modern Israel/Zionism, and related topics within a broad range of disciplines, including religion, history, the social sciences, area studies, philosophy, law, literature, and the arts. This program provides talented doctoral candidates and recent PhD graduates with modest financial assistance, community-building conferences and events, mentorship, and structured support to enable them to produce the peer-reviewed publications necessary to secure competitive tenure-track positions.
September 2025-August 2026. The Fellowship is a one-year commitment with potential for renewal based on individual success.
Applications for the 2025-2026 Fellowship open on June 25th, 2025. The application deadline is 12:01 AM ET on August 1st, 2025. Apply here.
Applications are open to exceptional aspiring academics oriented towards careers in Anglophone institutions. ABD doctoral candidates and PhD graduates who received their degrees within the last two years can apply.
$5,000 in two installments. The first installment will be paid upon the approval by Tikvah of a written proposal for one peer-reviewed academic article, book chapter, or book manuscript in a recognized scholarly venue. The second installment will be paid upon the acceptance for publication of the proposed work.
