The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is pleased to announce a virtual writing group oriented towards North American-based Holocaust scholars who are untenured, contingent, or working outside of academia. This application-only writing group is designed to support production of scholarship on the Holocaust and to build an intellectual community, including increased networking opportunities and access to fellow scholars and experts in the field of Holocaust Studies. Participants will receive a $500 stipend for taking part in this writing group. This program is made possible by the generous support of The Marcus Foundation.
Participants will meet monthly via Zoom for seven months between December 2026 and June 2027. All group sessions will take place via Zoom for two hours on Fridays from 11 AM EST to 1 PM EST on December 11, 2026; January 22, 2027; February 19, 2027; March 19, 2027; April 16, 2027; May 14, 2027; and June 11, 2027. Please note: the December meeting is introductory and requires no written work. Please ensure those meetings fit your schedule before applying.
Participants will take turns sharing written work, which should be provided two weeks in advance of their assigned sessions. That written work may include conference papers, drafts of scholarly articles, book proposals, or chapters of a book manuscript. Each participant is also expected to read each other’s work and provide substantive feedback. While the focus of the group will be on the monthly meetings and review of participant work, the program will also facilitate optional weekly virtual co-writing sessions to provide the space and structure for communal writing.
Qualifications
Applicants must have earned a PhD. Applicants must be North American-based Holocaust scholars who are untenured, contingent, or working outside of academia. Applicants must propose a writing project based on original research related to the field of Holocaust studies.
Application Instructions
Applications must be submitted in English via our online application and consist of the following:
- an online application form
- a current CV
- a short summary (no more than 3 double-spaced pages) of the writing project or manuscript
- a personal statement (no more than 2 double-spaced pages) that indicates why the applicant wishes to join the writing group and how the group would advance the applicant’s scholarship or publication agenda
Application deadline: 30 October 2026
Contact Information
Beyond Academia Initiative
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2126
Contact Email: bai@ushmm.org
Virtual Writing Group
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is pleased to announce a virtual writing group oriented towards North American-based Holocaust scholars who are untenured, contingent, or working outside of academia. This application-only writing group is designed to support production of scholarship on the Holocaust and to build an intellectual community, including increased networking opportunities and access to fellow scholars and experts in the field of Holocaust Studies. Participants will receive a $500 stipend for taking part in this writing group. This program is made possible by the generous support of The Marcus Foundation.
Participants will meet monthly via Zoom for seven months between December 2026 and June 2027. All group sessions will take place via Zoom for two hours on Fridays from 11 AM EST to 1 PM EST on December 11, 2026; January 22, 2027; February 19, 2027; March 19, 2027; April 16, 2027; May 14, 2027; and June 11, 2027. Please note: the December meeting is introductory and requires no written work. Please ensure those meetings fit your schedule before applying.
Participants will take turns sharing written work, which should be provided two weeks in advance of their assigned sessions. That written work may include conference papers, drafts of scholarly articles, book proposals, or chapters of a book manuscript. Each participant is also expected to read each other’s work and provide substantive feedback. While the focus of the group will be on the monthly meetings and review of participant work, the program will also facilitate optional weekly virtual co-writing sessions to provide the space and structure for communal writing.
Qualifications
Applicants must have earned a PhD. Applicants must be North American-based Holocaust scholars who are untenured, contingent, or working outside of academia. Applicants must propose a writing project based on original research related to the field of Holocaust studies.
Application Instructions
Applications must be submitted in English via our online application and consist of the following:
- an online application form
- a current CV
- a short summary (no more than 3 double-spaced pages) of the writing project or manuscript
- a personal statement (no more than 2 double-spaced pages) that indicates why the applicant wishes to join the writing group and how the group would advance the applicant’s scholarship or publication agenda
Application deadline: 30 October 2026
Contact Information
Beyond Academia Initiative
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2126
Contact Email: bai@ushmm.org