Prizes and Cooper Fellows

Students of Hebrew at Hunter College have various opportunities to become part of the Cooper Fellowship program or to receive merit-based prizes to support their studies at Hunter, as well as in Israel.

In addition, the College offers financial prize and recognition each year to students who have prepared exemplary essays or writing for a professor teaching courses in Hebrew, Hebraic or Jewish Studies.

For more information on the Cooper Fellowship program, contact jenniehcjs@gmail.com.

Please see the application instructions for:

• Cooper Fellows
• Prizes and Financial Assistance

Learn about the history of antisemitism and how to combat it in a series of stimulating seminars that culminate in a free trip to Washington DC to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

We are seeking students from a broad range of majors. It is not necessary to have any background in Jewish Studies or the history of antisemitism to become a member of the prestigious “Cooper Fellows.”

The application process is easy! Just a short statement about who you are and why you want to be part of the Cooper Fellowship program.

For those selected:

• Participation in three workshops at Hunter on the history of antisemitism. The workshops will be in the Spring Semester 2024 on Tuesdays from 2:30-3:45 and a free catered vegetarian lunch will be served.At the end of the program, students will complete a group project on fighting hatred. The dates for the workshops are:
  •  Feb. 6, 2:30-3:45pm
  • Feb. 13, 2:30-3:45pm
  • Feb. 27, 2:30-3:45pm
  • March 12, 2:30-3:45pm
  • March 19, 2:30-3:45pm
• Free, all-expense paid trip to Washington DC that includes:
  • A night at a local hotel and all meals
  • Guided tour of the Holocaust Museum
  • Tour of Washington DC
  • A wonderful opportunity (that you can put on your resume)!
• If permitted under the CUNY COVID Travel Policy in effect, the group will travel to Washington, DC February 18-19, 2024. Alternatively, we will visit museums and do tours in NYC.

Deadline: Applications will close on December 10, 2023. Students will be notified if they have been selected by January 10, 2024.