Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration 

For more information on the doctoral program please contact Dr. Scott Goldberg, Director, Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Division of Doctoral Studies, at (212)-960-0186.

About the program

Select this link to view the Doctoral studies brochure.

NEW:  Select this link to view the Doctoral student handbook

Doctoral application

You can fill out and submit the following forms online or print them out and mail them in.  To process your application, the form, fee, and letters of recommendation must all be submitted by the deadline. 

Application instructions

Doctoral application form

Application fee form

Request for letter of recommendation

Other Forms

Dissertation committee form - to form a committee

Dissertation Proposal Cover Sheet -  when committee approves proposal

Final Review of the Doctoral Dissertation - when committee approves dissertation for oral defense

Important Dates

Doctoral Program Application Deadlines

For Spring semester (2009) admittance: 

• Applications due November 30, 2008
• Acceptance decisions by January 1, 2009

 For Fall semester admittance: 

• Applications due February 27, 2009

• Acceptance decisions by April 3, 2009

  Dissertation Filing Deadlines

The deadlines below are for filing dissertations with the Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Division of Doctoral Studies office in order to schedule your final oral examination. Please discuss your anticipated filing date with your committee chairperson and members well in advance of the deadlines listed here.  Required forms with instructions on the procedures for filing your dissertation are available on the Azrieli website. Each deadline date below corresponds to one of the three degree conferral dates (January, May, or September).