The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University is pleased to announce conference funding available to Jewish Studies major, certificate, minor, and Hebrew minor students. Note: We follow university guidelines on travel. .

Funding of up to $750 is available to defray the costs associated with attending conferences or extracurricular professional development programs related to Jewish Studies. Students are eligible for one conference funding award per academic year.  In order to promote a diversity of experiences, the Borns Jewish Studies Program supports one-time conference visits only. Students who wish to return to the same conference the following year should seek other resources.

To apply

Submit a conference program or letter of invitation; a letter of reference from a Jewish Studies faculty member; a budget; and cover letter indicating the significance of the conference to your course of study, dates of travel, and method of travel. If you have applied for other funding for the conference, please include details.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and must be submitted at least six weeks prior to the conference. The university requires that we post conference funding awards directly to a student’s Bursar account. Providing you don’t have any outstanding charges on your Bursar account, it’s their practice to forward any credit balance on the account directly to you (via check or direct deposit to your bank account, depending on how your account is set up). If you have any questions about how this award might affect your financial aid package (if any), please contact OSFA directly at http://studentcentral.indiana.edu/financial-aid/index.shtml ; visit/call their office (Student Central at 408 N. Union Street / 812.855.6500) ; or contact them via the Secure Contact Form: Student Central: Indiana University Bloomington.

Applications should be submitted to the Borns Jewish Studies Program, Indiana University, Global & International Studies Building 4004a, 355 N. Jordan Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-1105; iujsp@indiana.edu.

Funds are limited. Applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Jewish Studies conference funding is made available through The Gurin Family Fund.