Rennert Research Fund Award & Senior Thesis Prize

Congratulations to Hannah Cohen, 2025 winner of the 2025 Ingeborg, Tamara, and Yonina Rennert Research Award, and to Judith Goldstein, winner of the 2025 Ingeborg, Tamara, and Yonina Rennert Senior Thesis Prize in Jewish Studies!

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The Ingeborg, Tamara, and Yonina Rennert

Research Fund in Jewish Studies

This fund supports travel or other research expenses related to Barnard College senior thesis work in Jewish Studies. Candidates are encouraged to apply in either the fall or spring of junior year. Awards range from $2,500–$7,500. To apply, submit a proposal of approximately 500 words to Professor Beth Berkowitz at bberkowi@barnard.edu that describes the research project, the purpose to which you plan to put the fund, and an anticipated budget of expenses. The recipient(s) will be selected by Beth Berkowitz and the Rennert Faculty Advisory Board. The recipient(s) will be required to submit a brief report after using the fund that describes the research benefit it provided.

Submission deadlines for the 2025-2026 award cycle will be announced in fall 2025.

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The Ingeborg, Tamara, and Yonina Rennert

Senior Thesis Prize in Jewish Studies

A $5,000 prize will be awarded to a graduating Barnard senior whose senior project displays the highest standards of scholarship in Jewish Studies. Please send submissions to Professor Beth Berkowitz at bberkowi@barnard.edu. The recipient (or recipients, if more than one is chosen, in which case the prize will be divided) will be selected by Beth Berkowitz and the Rennert Faculty Advisory Board. If your thesis is not finished by the deadline, it can still be considered if you submit it with an explanation of the work that remains to be completed.

Submission deadlines for the 2025-2026 award cycle will be announced in fall 2025.