Each year students in Jewish Studies earn awards, fellowships, and other forms of recognition. The Greenberg Center for Jewish Studies also grants thousands of dollars in research and travel grants, dissertation year fellowships, and essay awards. Recipients of our grants and prizes can be found below. You can also learn more about our Past Dissertation Fellows.
Undergraduate Essay Prizes
| Year | Best B.A. Thesis | Best Course Essay |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Elena Eisenstadt | Elias Widawsky |
| 2025 | Talia Fader Idelson | Noa Lotan |
| 2024 | Sydney Ginsburg & Daisy Maslan Honorable Mention: Spencer Scott | Talia Fader Idelson |
| 2023 | Eyshe Beirich | Daisy Maslan |
| 2022 | — | Zachary Garai & Harry Weinstein |
| 2021 | Dikla Taylor-Sheinman | Jonah Lubin |
| 2020 | Alexis Wolf | Nicholas O'Donnell |
| 2019 | Zachary Spitz | Olivia Rosenzweig |
| 2018 | Dahlia Leffell | Benjamin Donvan |
| 2017 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | Elior Katz & Rivka Baker Keusch |
| 2015 | Noam Margalit | Austin Sarfan |
| 2014 | Jonathan P. Katz | Grace Gleason |
| 2013 | Dory Fox | Jonathon Catlin |
| 2012 | Ethan Schwartz | Dory Fox |
2011 – Maura Jayne DeBattista
2010 - Miriam Englander, Samuel Casper
Graduate Summer Research and Travel Grant
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Benjamin Arenstein, Tommaso Bacci, Elena Hoffenberg, Parker Robbins, Catherine Rouvinov-Kats, Quentin Vaganay, Dan Walfisch, Olivia Young |
| 2025 | Benjamin Arenstein, Elena Hoffenberg, Seth Joachim, Sophia Lipkin, Olena Tsykynovska, Quentin Vaganay, Dan Walfisch, Abdussamet Yilmaz, Olivia Young |
| 2024 | David Leitner Cohen, McKinsey Crozier, Tahel Goldsmith, Elena Hoffenberg, Julia Kulon, Chana Toth-Sewell, Quentin Vaganay, Dan Walfisch, Olivia Young, Galina Zhuravleva |
| 2023 | McKinsey Crozier, Ranana Dine, Elena Hoffenberg, Daisy Maslan, Parker Robbins, Melani Shahin, Ido Telem, Olivia Young |
| 2022 | McKinsey Crozier, Elena Hoffenberg |
| 2021 | Tahel Goldsmith, Elena Hoffenberg, Adi Shiran |
| 2020 | Naomi Kurtz |
| 2019 | Tahel Goldsmith, Andrew Katzenstein, Mendel Kranz, Stephanie Kraver, Michal Peles-Almagor, Ido Telem, Zachary Winters |
| 2018 | Kirsten Collins, David Harris, Naama Maor, Chelsie May, Jacob Merlin, Pelle Valentin Olsen, Emily Thomassen |
| 2017 | Anna Band, Chloe Blackshear, Yael Flusser, Jacob Merlin, Michal Peles-Almagor, Yonatan Shemesh, Ori Werdiger |
| 2016 | Sun Bok Bae, Chloe Blackshear, Cathleen Chopra-McGowan, Erik Dreff, Matthew Johnson, Young Bok Kim, Rachel Schine, Alexander Wolfson, Alexandra Zirkle |
| 2015 | Erik Dreff, Annie Greene, Mili Leitner, Jacob Merlin, Pelle Valentin Olsen, Danielle Schwartz, Yonatan Shemesh, Ori Werdiger |
Graduate Conference Presentation Grant
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Abi Beech, Rose Gotlieb, Yeti Kang, Jake Sirota |
| 2025 | Benjamin Arenstein, Rebekah Rosenfeld, Ido Telem, Karl von der Luft |
| 2024 | Ido Telem, Andrew Atwell, Avidan Halivni |
| 2023 | Aslan Cohen Mizrahi, Kirsten Collins, Yael Flusser |
| 2022 | Rachel Katz, Mendel Kranz, Doren Snoek |
| 2021 | — |
| 2020 | Sun Bok Bae, Sam Catlin, Matthew Creighton, Michael Peddycoart |
| 2019 | Cathleen Chopra-McGowan, Young Bok Kim |
| 2018 | Charles Huff, Liane Marquis |
| 2017 | Benny Bar-Lavi, David Cohen, Matthew Katz, Mili Leitner, Sam Shonkoff, Ori Werdiger |
| 2016 | Chloe Blackshear, Chelsie May, Yiftach Ofek, Michal Peles-Almagor, Jacqueline Vayntrub |
| 2015 | Pelle Valentin Olsen, Tali Winkler, Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg, Alexandra Zirkle |
Undergraduate Summer Research Grant
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Chloe Eimer |
| 2025 | — |
| 2024 | Isabella Rosario-Blake |
| 2023 | Sydney Ginsburg, Alexander Stern |
| 2022 | — |
| 2021 | Aviva Waldman |
| 2020 | Jonah Lubin, Oren Oppenheim, Dikla Taylor-Sheinman |
| 2019 | Isaac Johnston, Jonah Lubin, Sam Mellins, Alexis Wolf |
| 2018 | Dahlia Herzog, Isaac Johnston, Hillel Steinmetz, Noam Tadelis, Max Teplitz |
| 2017 | Max Teplitz |
| 2016 | Haim Ariel Aiash, Eliora Katz |
| 2015 | — |
Student Grants (2010-2014)
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Anna Band, Aidan Beatty, Dreyton Benner, Tracey Jones, Ilana Miller, Yonatan Shemesh, Sam Shonkoff, Jeremy Siegman |
| 2013 | Jessica Andruss, Joshua Connor, Yaqub Hilal, Ruchama Johnston-Bloom, Alexandra Zirkle |
| 2012 | Jessica Andruss, Aidan Beatty, Erik Dreff, Katharine Pflaum, Jordan Skornik, Ori Yehudai, Shayna Zamkanei, Joela Zeller |
| 2011 | Jessica Andruss, Meredith Aska McBride, Natalie Belsky, Samuel Brody, Rachel Feinmark, Ruchama Johnston-Bloom, Uri Shachar, Jordan Skornik, Lillian Wohl, David Wollenberg, Ori Yehudai, Joela Zeller |
| 2010 | Aidan Beatty, Igor De Souza, Rachel Feinmark, Michael Figueroa, Shaul Mitelpunkt, Rebecca Scharbach |
Graduate Student Lecturers
| Year | Lecturer |
|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Stephanie Kraver |
| 2020-21 | Aslan Cohen Mizrahi |
| 2019-20 | Anna Band, Michal Peles-Almagor |
| 2018-19 | Bevin Blaber |
| 2017-18 | David Gottlieb |
Graham School Nominees
| Year | Nominee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Sam Shonkoff |
| 2014 | Aidan J. Beatty |
| 2013 | Joela Zeller, Natalie Belsky, Jessica Andruss |
| 2012 | David Gottlieb |
Other Prizes and Awards
Congratulations to the following Jewish Studies students:
Eyshe Beirich
2022 Beinecke PhD Scholarship for undergraduates
Michal Peles-Almagor
2018–19 University of Chicago Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowship
Ethan Schwartz
The 2012 Millard Pierce Binyon Memorial Prize for Distinction in Humanistic Pursuits in the College Community
Michael Figueroa
The 2012 Targum Shlishi Grant for Dissertations in Jewish Studies
Jonathon Catlin
Honorable Mention in the Jewish Theological Seminary 2013 JTS Excellence in Jewish Studies competition
Second place in the Jewish Theological Seminary 2014 JTS Excellence in Jewish Studies competition
First place in the Leo Baeck Institute-New York 2015 Undergraduate Essay Contest in German-Jewish Studies