Each year, CMES offers fellowships to a limited number of undergraduates for summer research and/or field work in Israel. This project should relate directly to a senior honors thesis. The application for this fellowship is administered by the Office of Careers Services (OCS). Students wishing to apply should use the Common Application for summer grants, and are required to submit:

1. A three- to five-page proposal, outlining the research question, research sites, and the resources to be used, as well as the relevant training of the applicant, including language skills, etc.;
2. An itemized budget;
3. One or two letters of recommendation (one from a faculty advisor who will be supervising the senior honors thesis. If the advisor is not familiar with the student's academic performance, a second letter should be submitted from a faculty member who is familiar with the applicant's academic qualifications); and
4. An official, up-to-date transcript.

The budget should include costs related to travel, materials, and maintenance for the time spent on the project (generally eight weeks). The amount of the award will be approximately $1,500–$2,500.

Applications for the coming academic year are due on Tuesay, February 27, 2007.

Upon the completion of the study sponsored by this grant, students are required to present a two- to five-page report on their study/research to the Fellowships Committee, including an accounting of how the funds were spent.