Samuel “Bud” Shorstein Writing Awards in Jewish Studies

The Center for Jewish Studies and the Department of Religion announce three undergraduate awards for Excellence in Jewish Studies.

Entries for awards should be submitted to the Center for Jewish Studies (Center@portal.clas.ufl.edu/jst–v2) by Wednesday, March 27, 2024*.

* Papers/Projects from spring 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024 are eligible for this year’s awards.

Academic Essay Category:

An award of up to $500 will go to the best academic essay (approx. 1000-1600 words) written by a current UF undergraduate (regardless of major) on any topic relating to Jews and Judaism, during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Essays may come from any UF course
Essays may be in the form of responses to classroom “prompts”

Creative Submission Category:

An award of up to $1000 award will go to the best creative submission by a current UF undergraduate (regardless of major) on any topic relating to Jews and Judaism, during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Submissions may come from any UF course
Submissions may be in the form of responses to classroom “prompts”
Creative projects may include but are not limited to compositions of music, photography, video, visual arts, multi-media projects or exhibits, creative writing

Research Paper Category:

An award of up to $1000 award will go to the best research paper (approx. 1800-4000 words) written by a current UF undergraduate (regardless of major) on any topic relating to Jews and Judaism, during the 2023-2024 academic year.