Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies Scholarships

Leve Center Fall/Winter 2025 Scholarship Applications

The UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies invites UCLA students to submit an application for research, language study, and conference support. Leve Center grants (up to $3,000 / $10,000 for the Halem) can be used for research, conference travel, necessary equipment, and conference registration for students associated with research or study in the field of Jewish Studies, including Jewish history, Holocaust studies, archaeology, Sephardic studies, Moroccan Jewish studies, and more.

Leve Center scholarship applications will now be processed through UCLA’s scholarship system. This means that you will have to register and create your profile, which can be used to apply to current and future opportunities. For questions, please contact levecenter@humnet.ucla.edu

Deadline: 11/14/2025

REQUIREMENTS:

• submit online application by due date
• description of research, conference, or project (up to 500 words)
• general budget
• names and contact info for 2 recommenders (UCLA Professors)
• disclosure about other sources of support
• home department contact info

NEW APPLICATION PROCESS

The Leve Center has adopted UCLA’s scholarship portal to manage its grants and scholarships so that it aligns with the university’s scholarship application process.

Please note that the initial process of creating a profile (general application) is lengthy. Please set aside 30-60 minutes to complete it. Having said that, answers can be brief in the general application as the selection committee will only be looking at information provided in the specific applications.

By creating this profile, you will be able to see all Leve Center scholarships and other opportunities across campus at ucla.academicworks.com

Please feel free to contact the Leve Center if you have any questions about the process: levecenter@humnet.ucla.edu

REQUIREMENTS:

• submit online application by due date
• description of research, conference, or project (up to 500 words)
• general budget
• names and contact info for 2 recommenders (UCLA Professors)
• disclosure about other sources of support
• home department contact info

NEW APPLICATION PROCESS

1. The Leve Center has adopted UCLA’s scholarship portal to manage its grants and scholarships so that it aligns with the university’s scholarship application process.

2. Please note that the initial process of creating a profile (general application) is lengthy. Please set aside 30-60 minutes to complete it. Having said that, answers can be brief in the general application as the selection committee will only be looking at information provided in the specific applications.

3. By creating this profile, you will be able to see all Leve Center scholarships and other opportunities across campus at ucla.academicworks.com

4. Please feel free to contact the Leve Center if you have any questions about the process: levecenter@humnet.ucla.edu

UCLA Graduate Students

• Alan D. Leve Research and Travel Grants (Graduate, max $3,000)
• Bluma Appel Research Travel Grant (Graduate, max $3,000)

UCLA Undergraduate Students

IMPORTANT: Due to UCLA’s new rules for undergraduate scholarships, award will only be disbursed once a year in the fall. Those who are awarded during this cycle will receive the funds in Fall 2025 and must be a registered student in Fall 2025 (and will have to enter the application in the fall through the academic works website).

• Alan D. Leve Research and Travel Grants (Graduate, max $3,000)
• Dr. Sigmund and Hermine Frey Undergraduate Scholarship (Undergraduate, max $3,000)
• Ted & Kathleen Buchalter Centennial Scholars Award in Jewish Understanding (Undergraduate, max $3,000)
• Robert and Maxine Halem Jewish Studies Scholarship (Undergraduate, max $10,000). To apply for the Halem scholarship, you must complete both the general application as well as the qualification questions forms.
• Maurice Amado Research Grant in Sephardic Studies (Undergraduate, max $3,000)
• Sarah and Eugene Zinn Memorial Scholarship for Holocaust Studies & Social Justice (Undergraduate, max $3,000)

Additional funding opportunities available at the Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.