Non-Residential Fellowship Academic Year 2025-2026
Call for Applications
The Programs Division at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for its Non-Residential Fellowships for the academic year 2025-2026. This program is open to scholars from any discipline who do not have access to the USC Shoah Foundation archives through their home institutions.
Scholars will be chosen for participation based on the quality of their work and demonstrated need for access to the USC Shoah Foundation’s archive, which currently holds over 59,000 video testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides and episodes of mass violence.
Eligibility requirements: Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited graduate program or hold a PhD and be pursuing original research that uses testimonies. They may be affiliated with a research institution or independent scholars.
Acceptance into the Non-Residential Fellowship program is awarded on a competitive basis. Applications must be submitted to Non-Residential Fellowship Program Application no later than 11:59pm PT on October 7, 2025. Please upload a single pdf consisting of:
- Cover Letter (one page)
- CV
- Project Proposal (1000 words or less)
Applicants will be notified of the outcome by October 15, 2025.
Please direct questions to [email protected]