Grants for the Holocaust
A holocaust is the mass annihilation of a race of people and the ultimate expression of xenophobia. One of the darkest examples of such genocide is the Holocaust, or Shoah, that took place during World War II when Nazi Germany enforced the systematic murder of races they deemed undesirable, with a focused concentration on the Jewish people. To protect again such evil from happening again, it is important to study and remember the past.
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Museum Scholarships
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Museums can be a source of funding for historical studies. Some museum grants consider a broad scope of research topics while others are more specific. The Visiting Scholars Program at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., for example, grants fellowships to scholars to study the Holocaust. The fellowship allows the recipient access to the vast library and archive of the museum and to collaborate with other scholars. Applicants must be associated with a research or academic institution and be working on their dissertation or post doctoral studies. The average award as of 2011 for non-D.C. residents is $3,500 per month.
Nonprofit Organizations
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Organizations dedicated to the memory of Holocaust victims and survivors often support research that encourages education about the Holocaust. The Holocaust Education Foundation, located in Skokie, Illinois, was established in 1980 by Holocaust survivors and their families to preserve an accurate historical record of the event. The foundation awards research fellowships to both graduate students and post-doctoral scholars. In addition, the foundation awards a $500 grant to 25 undergraduate seniors who are accepted into the Eastern European Studies Program, which examines the main sites of the Holocaust.
(Reference: Holocaust Education Foundation)
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Colleges and Universities
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Colleges and universities often fund scholarships and grants to help students meet the financial obligations of their studies. While some awards consider the overall academic success of a student, specific departments also give their own funding to those who excel in a field of study or whose interest is in line with a department goal. The University of Vermont Center for Holocaust Studied awards the David Scrase Research Grant. The grant is a $2,000 award as of 2011 given to students conducting intensive research on the Holocaust. The monies can be used to pay for material, travel and other research-related expenses.
Travel Grants
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As alluded to in previous sections, many grants help cover the cost associated with travel needed to conduct research. Some scholars must travel to major Holocaust sites, interview survivors or utilize the facilities of libraries and archives to complete their work. One of the preeminent institutions for Holocaust studies is the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. Established in 1953, it is a self-described living memorial, archive and place of study. Yad Vashem awards two-week research fellowships to master's and PhD students to conduct work in the archives and meet with institute faculty to complete thesis or dissertation work that examines the Holocaust.
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