Stipends ****************************************************************************************** * A Call for MA Scholarships ****************************************************************************************** The Herzl Center of Israel Studies (HCIS) at Charles University announces a call for schol the amount of 2,000 USD for students of Master’s degree programmes at Charles University w Israel. Supported Topic Areas: • Israel’s politics • Israel’s society • International relations • Security • History • Culture • Literature The applicant may be a student enrolled in the Master’s degree programme at the Faculty of at Charles University whose project falls within the above-defined topic areas. When award scholarships, the applicant’s ongoing study results are also taken into account. The proje not exceed the applicant’s duration of study. Supported Types of Projects: • Field research associated with a Master’s thesis or an academic article. • Participation in educational activities in Israel (e.g. a study stay at academic workpla course). • Stay in the library associated with research for a Master’s thesis or an academic articl Applications (all materials must be submitted in English): • Description of the project explaining how the stay in Israel will contribute to the acad of the applicant, including the proposed budget (no more than 2 pages) • Structured CV (no more than 2 pages) • Letter of recommendation from the supervisor Awarding of the scholarship may not be claimed. Applications are reviewed by members of th for Israel Studies Board. Application Deadline: • April 29, 2022 • The results will be announced during May 2022. • Send your applications to the following email: irena.kalhousova@fsv.cuni.cz • Put the following in the subject line of the email: HCIS: stipendiumMA The Herzl Center of Israel Studies Contact person: Irena Kalhousová ****************************************************************************************** * The 2020 Herzl Center Travel Grant Recipients ****************************************************************************************** Adam Suk I am currently an MA student of German and Austrian Studies at the Faculty of Social Scien University in Prague. I love to travel and discover new places and cultures. Therefore, I a keen interest in Israel, mostly thanks to its remarkable history and its unique position I also wanted to connect this interest with my study specialization. Thus, I decided in my explore the development of German-Israeli relations after the German unification. 1) How do you plan to spend your time in Israel? I would like to spend approximately 4-5 weeks in Israel. My primary focus will be on the c for my MA thesis. Apart from that, I want to travel around Israel, especially to those pla yet visited, and to get to know better the people and the culture. If I have enough spare also like to start learning at the least the basics of Hebrew or Arabic. 2) How is your stay in Israel going to contribute to your academic research? The stay will allow me to acquire a better perspective of topics I am going to discuss in also offers an opportunity to collect some unique data for my research. I would like to fi in local libraries and possibly to make a few interviews with people from the German Embas and with Israeli politicians and diplomats who deal with the mutual relationship between G Israel. 3) Will this be your first time visiting Israel? No, I already visited Israel three years ago with my girlfriend. We stayed in Jaffa, Tel A Jerusalem and also traveled to the Dead Sea and to the south of Israel. We had a truly ama can't wait to visit Israel again. 4) Did you watch Fauda? Did you like the series? Yes, I actually started to watch Fauda a few weeks ago and so far have seen only the first enjoyed it. It has a suspenseful plot and it shows several points of view, which makes it interesting for the non-Israeli and non-Palestinian audience. Pavla Vavrečková I am a law student at Charles University in Prague. Since the beginning of my studies, I h interested in state security and humanitarian law. I got to explore my interest further du year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where I focused mainly on Terrorism & Antiterro I am finishing up my law degree and I am writing my thesis on the principle of distinction Law with a focus on Israel and its military actions against terrorist groups. 1) How do you plan to spend your time in Israel? I plan to take advantage of a research fellowship program offered by the Rothberg Internat the Hebrew University of Jerusalem). This program allows international students to do rese supervised by an Israeli professor. It will enable me to broaden and deepen my research in 2) How is your stay in Israel going to contribute to your academic research? I am writing my thesis on a relatively specific topic concerning Israel and its military p Therefore, I hope to get guidance from an Israeli professor who is a specialist in this pa I hope my stay in Israel will significantly elevate the level of my thesis and allow me to graduate at the university here, in the Czech Republic. 3) Will this be your first time visiting Israel? I was fortunate enough to already spend some time in Israel. I did an exchange year at the at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Furthermore, I have interned for three months at an specializing in advocating for Israel in the field of international law. 4) Did you watch Fauda? Did you like the series? I have seen the first season and I have really enjoyed it. However, I prefer to watch a se evening to unwind after the whole day. Being such an action movie, watching Fauda is defin best way how to relax at the end of my day. ? ****************************************************************************************** * ******************************************************************************************