The Leo Baeck Institute is a research, study, and lecture center whose library and archives offer comprehensive documentation for the study of the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry. Fellowships are awarded for research in New York or Germany on the social, communal, and intellectual history of German-speaking Jewry. Financial assistance is provided to doctoral students for dissertation research and to young academics for the preparation of a scholarly essay or book. Applicants must be PhD candidates or recent PhDs (degree awarded within the last four years). A complete application consists of the completed application form; curriculum vitae; and full description of the research project. Doctoral students must submit official transcripts (graduate and undergraduate work); evidence of enrollment in a PhD program; and two letters of recommendation from their doctoral adviser and another scholar familiar with their work. PhD holders must submit evidence of their degree (transcripts not required) and two letters of recommendation from two colleagues familiar with their research. There are two application deadlines for the New York grant: May 1st and November 1st. For research in Germany, please refer to the deadlines for the DAAD German Studies Research Grant (PhD candidates) or DAAD's Research Grant in Germany (recent PhDs). Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.