Scholarship
The Program in Jewish Studies offers undergraduate scholarships of up to $500 to Jewish Studies minors.
Students who have taken at least two courses toward the minor, or who are currently enrolled in at least their second course, are eligible to apply. Pease apply below by Monday, April 1, 2024.
For more information about the minor, please go the Minor page.
Questions? Please email the Director, Prof. Sven-Erik Rose at serose@ucdavis.edu.
2024 Jewish Studies Minor Scholarship Winners
Jacquie Frouin
I am a third year Viticulture & Enology major that is pursuing a Jewish Studies minor to get a more well-rounded education! Jewish history is a special interest of mine and going through this minor allows me to delve deeper into topics that I can apply in future related studies!
Julia Kuschner
Judaism has always been a core aspect of my life. Pursuing a minor in Jewish Studies has allowed me to study with inspiring professors who have helped me further my Jewish education, as well as develop complex thoughts and opinions on various topics central to Judaism.
2023 Jewish Studies Minor Scholarship Winner
Rebekah Hoolihan
I am pursuing a minor in Jewish Studies because I grew up studying Judaism specifically within the bubble of my family and my synagogue, and I wanted a higher education perspective into my religion to better diversify my own views. I hope that my minor in Jewish Studies can help me connect to my own Judaism, as well provide me with a greater context for religion in general. Many of my Jewish Studies courses have succeeded in doing this.
2022 Jewish Studies Minor Scholarship Winner
Shoshana Fendel
Shoshana is a third year English major at UC Davis. They have studied Yiddish, and are planning to pursue further Jewish studies after college.
2021 Jewish Studies Minor Scholarship Winners
Fiona Heenan
Religious Studies Major and Peer Advisor Fiona Heenan is pursuing a Jewish Studies minor for the intellectual excitement and the vibrant conversations it sparks: “I have my favorite ideas,” she writes, “in Jewish Studies classes.”
Kristen Millstein
Majoring in Political Science, Kristen sees Jewish Studies as crucial preparation for her intended career in advocacy and justice work, pointing both to the diversity of Jewish life and identities and to the rich history of Jewish commitments to social justice.
Megumi Suzuki
A History major, Megumi finds that the global scope of Jewish Studies has helped her deepen her understanding of not only “European, North American, Latin American, Middle Eastern, Asian and African history,” but also current events. She plans to go on to graduate school.
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