The Scholars of Color Fellowship invites applications for its 2025 – 2026 academic year cohort. The mentorship program pairs scholars who have made or will make contributions to Jewish Studies scholarship with experienced mentors, while also building a community among the cohort. The program is focused on finding racialized scholars who are underrepresented in the academy and/or directly impacted by racialization due to their lived experience as a person of color. Mentorship, networking, and professional development sessions will take place on Zoom. Attendance at the 57th Annual Conference, taking place in Washington, DC from December 14 – 16, 2025, is required. The AJS will cover AJS membership fees and conference registration costs for the fellows.
Application Deadline: March 7, 2025
The Association for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024–2025 AJS Scholars of Color Fellowship:
Laura Auketayeva
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ziva Gunther
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Rachel Ko
University of Toronto
Sayan Lodh
Presidency University
Shiyong Lu
New York University
Mar Martinez
University of Central Florida
Manjari Mukherjee
Tufts University
Ludwig Beethoven J. Noya
Valparaiso University
Rhoda Terry-Seidenberg
Touro University
Cheuk Him Ryan Sun
University of British Columbia
