Ten doctoral scholarships on German-Jewish history and culture to be awarded in the Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme

For the academic year 2025/26, the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes is once again awarding up to ten doctoral scholarships to doctoral students working on a dissertation in the field of German-Jewish Studies. The Leo Baeck Programme is run in cooperation with the Leo Baeck Institute London and the Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow. Applications can be submitted from now until April 21st, 2025.

The internationally oriented scholarship programme has been in existence since 2006 and is aimed at doctoral students working on a dissertation in the field of German-Jewish history and culture. Dissertation projects from all eras and disciplines can be submitted. The programme is financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), which is providing funding for a further five years until 2029/30.

Press release of the Studienstiftung (PDF)