Research : History of Anti-Semitism and the Shoah Committee

Objectives

To fund research and dissemination of knowledge on anti-Semitic persecution, the Holocaust and other 20th-century genocides.

Types of projects funded

Doctoral, post-doctoral and research travel grants
National or international symposia and seminars
Publications and translations
Collection and preservation of archives
Aid to libraries

Research topics funded

The implementation of the "Final Solution":
Collective history
Individual destinies
Connections with other genocides: specificities, differences and analogies
Origins and consequences until the present
Other genocidal phenomena of the 20th century
Anti-Semitism since the 19th century
The Foundation also launches calls for projects in partnership with other institutions.

Application guidelines

The Foundation only funds projects within its areas of competence.
The application must involve a specific project. The Foundation does not grant any funding for an organization’s ordinary operating expenses.
All applicants must conduct a search for co-funding (except in the case of research grants).
A project cannot be retroactively funded.
A firm commitment from a French publisher is required for publishing and translation projects.
Academic supervision is indispensable for research projects involving travel.
 

Assessment guidelines

The project’s consistency with the Foundation’s priorities
The project organizer’s competence and involvement
The project’s groundbreaking character
The project’s timeliness, planned dissemination and expected impact
The relevance of the project’s budget and justification of the amount requested from the Foundation
 

Priority projects

Projets opening up new fields of knowledge and taking a groundbreaking approach (in particular in the area of comparative history)
Projets focusing on French aspects of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust
Projets by young researchers
Projects involving interdisciplinary research
The international dimension of the research

The project organizers

Any public or private for-profit or non-profit organization is eligible to apply. No project proposals from individuals will be accepted (except research and travel grants).

For research and travel grants : young or experienced French or foreign researchers
For publishing projects: publishing companies
For symposia, panel discussions, seminars, archives preservation, etc.: the organizing institution

Funding arrangements

If funding is granted, a partnership agreement will be signed.
The Foundation usually releases its funds in installments.
Payment of the balance is subject to a project assessment. The project organizer agrees to provide the Foundation with the required administrative and accounting documents and to let it monitor the use of the funds granted.
The project organizer agrees to mention the Foundation’s support on all its communication materials.

Applying for funding

Applications must be received at least three months before the project starts (except research and travel grants applications).

Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Barring exceptions, the Foundation announces its decision three to six months after receiving the complete application.

Contacts

Project manager
Mr Dominique Trimbur
Assistant
Mrs Léna Talvy
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 42 63 20
Email: histoire@fondationshoah.org

The Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah offers doctoral, post-doctoral and research travel grants.

The Foundation funds research on Holocaust-related topics, including its roots and its consequences to the present day, and the study of contemporary anti-Semitism. It also backs research on other 20th-century genocides.

The Foundation gives precedence to projects that open up new fields of knowledge and take an original approach, especially if it draws upon comparative history.

It also attaches importance to European, international and interdisciplinary perspectives that combine historical, anthropological, sociological, legal, philosophical, psychological or literary analyses.

Projects involving the French aspects of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust and/or young researchers will receive particular attention.

Aid offered

Doctoral grants: €1,450 a month for 12 months maximum. Renewable once on request.
Post-doctoral grants: €1,850 a month for 12 months maximum. Renewable once on request.
Research travel grants: on a case-by-case basis
 

Application guidelines

Academic supervision

• Doctoral grant applicants must be enrolled in a thesis program when they apply.
• Post-doctoral grant applicants must be connected to an academic institution.
• Academic supervision is also required for applicants requesting research aid.
• Two letters of recommendation from academics are required.

Limitation of the number of grants awarded to the same individual

• Grants may be renewed once. Grant renewal applications have the same requirements as the first request and must be accompanied by a detailed report on the work’s progress.
   

Applying for a grant

Before applying, please read the complete procedure and contact us to make sure your project is eligible.

Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Barring exceptions, the Foundation announces its decision three to six months after receiving the complete application.

Application form to be sent to :

Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah
Programme "Histoire de l’antisémitisme et de la Shoah"
10 avenue Percier
75008 Paris

Contact

Project manager
Mr Dominique Trimbur
Assistant
Mrs Léna Talvy
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 42 63 20
Email: histoire@fondationshoah.org