CHAVAH RUTH Graduate Award in Arts

Award descriptionAwards totalling $10,000 have been made available annually through a gift from an anonymous donor for graduate students in the Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies studying Jewish Studies. Preference will be given to students who are primary caregivers to children. Conditional on the recipients' continued satisfactory academic progress, the awards may be renewed until the recipients complete their degree requirements. Having pursued graduate degrees while raising four young children, the donor understands the financial and time pressures faced by graduate students who are parents. She hopes that this award will provide significant additional financial support to make it easier for the recipients to complete their degree. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.