The Association for Jewish Studies is pleased to again offer its Jordan Schnitzer First Book Publication Awards. This program is designed for current AJS members who already have secured publishing contracts, but who require subventions to ensure publication of their first books. The AJS will grant awards up to $5,000 each. The subvention will support items including but not limited to indexing, photo and image permissions, or other items that are typically the responsibility of the author to cover. A multidisciplinary committee of scholars will evaluate applications. In deciding how to allocate these funds, the committee will consider both the scholarly significance of the book to the field of Jewish Studies and the demonstrated need for subvention support. Applications are invited from AJS members in all research disciplines. In 2026, there will be two award cycles: Applicants can either submit an application during the first cycle, which closes on July 15, or they can submit an application during the second award cycle, which closes on December 31. Notifications will follow within roughly eight weeks of each application deadline. Contact Amy Weiss at aweiss@associationforjewishstudies.org with any questions.
Documents to Include as Part of Your Application (they should be converted into one PDF document, in the following order):
Due date: July 15, 2026 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time
