Other Scholarships
Available
Albany (Northeast New
York)
Administered by the
Federation.
Contact: Jewish Federation of Northeast New York
(518) 783-7800 info@jewishfedny.org
Atlanta
Administered through the
federation for community members age 15-26. Both incentive and need-based
scholarships available. Those that accept scholarships must perform 20 hours of
community service in the community.
Contact: Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Israel Experience Program
(404) 870-7686 go2israel@jfga.org
Atlantic County, NJ
Administered through
the Federation and the Bureau of Jewish Education and available for students who
travel on congregational trips.
Contact: Jewish Federation of Atlantic and Cape May County
(609) 653-3030
jfedacm@cyberenet.net
Baltimore
Established by the
ASSOCIATED Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore and administered through the
Center for Jewish Education’s Community Fund for Israel Experiences. Baltimore
area Jewish teens in grades eight through twelve whose legal guardian resides in
the greater Baltimore area qualify to receive CFIE stipends if they are
traveling to Israel on an educationally validated program, as determined by CJE
at least 2 weeks in duration. CFIE stipends may be used for school break,
summer, semester or year-long travel to Israel. Students are limited to one CFIE
stipend per year. CFIE stipends may not exceed 50% of the total cost of any
Israel experience. A student may receive a lifetime maximum of $1800. The
average stipend amount is $500. An extra bonus of $500 is given to high school
students and graduating seniors who are traveling to Israel for over four weeks
and have demonstrated a commitment to continued Jewish education or to students
who spend a semester or a year in Israel. Students are also eligible for up to
$1,000 from the Hebrew Free Loan Association of Baltimore. Applications are due
by February 2 and are funded on a first come, first served basis. CFIE stipends
are sent directly to the Israel trip providers when proof of registration and
trip cost is received. CFIE recipients attend a pre-trip and post-trip
programming and complete 10 hours of community service upon return.
CFIE applicants are invited
to apply for the Kuntz and Kaplan Israel Experience Scholarships. Applications
are available in February and due in April. Qualified applicants must submit a
nomination, 3 letters of recommendation, an essay and fill out an application
that details the family’s financial need. Once student is chosen to receive the
Kuntz Israel Experience Scholarship in the amount of $1000 and one student is
chosen to receive the Kaplan Israel Experience Scholarship in the amount of
$800.
Contact: Center
for Jewish Education, Community Fund for Israel Experiences,
Shayna Levine-Hefetz
5708 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 735-5016
slevine-hefetz@cjebaltimore.org
Bergen County
Administered by the
Federation, UJA Federation of Bergen County & North Hudson offers both need
based and merit scholarships. Need based scholarships are available to young
adults wishing to go on an Israel Experience. They are available to any student
living in the Federation catchment area and the amount varies based on the needs
of each individual family and is subject to review by the Scholarship Committee
of the Israel Programs Center. Merit based scholarships of $200 are awarded to
teens participating in approved Israel Experience programs of at least 4 weeks
duration. They are available to any students living in the Federation catchment
area between the ages of 15-18 and has never participated in an Israel
Experience Program. Merit based scholarships are not to be combined with any
other scholarship given by the UJA Federation. All scholarships are paid
directly to the program vendor. Scholarships are limited and applications are
considered on a first come first serve basis.
Contact: UJA
Federation of Bergen County & North Hudson
Elana Maman-Shapiro, Israel Programs Center Associate
201-488-6800, ext. 235
Boca Raton (So. Palm
Beach County)
Administered by the
Federation and available to P2K agencies, college and high school students who
study in Israel and students who participate in congregational trips.
Scholarships given are either $500 or $1000.
Contact: South
Palm Beach Federation, Jewish Education Commission Leon
Weissberg, JEC Executive Director
9901 Donna Klein Blvd. Boca Raton, Fl. 33426
(561) 852-6013
Boston
Administered by the
Federation, scholarships are available to residents of the greater Boston
community. Applicants must be enrolled in an organized Israel program, personal
trips will not be funded. Once enrolled in an Israel program the program
provider is asked to send a letter to the CJP Israel Experience Desk with the
name of applicant, official statement of acceptance into program, name of
program, dates of program, cost of program, applicant contact information,
address where scholarship can be mailed, statement that the applicant is in need
of financial assistance. If it is not possible to apply to a program without the
assurance that scholarship money will be available, applicants should first
contact the Israel Program’s Desk. Funds are sent directly to the program.
Under development: Students will now be expected to commit to recruiting for
their Israel Experience program several hours per month in exchange for
scholarship money.
Contact: Combined
Jewish Philanthropies, Israel Programs Desk
Jamie Bornstein or Adina Stein
126 High Street, Boston, MA 02110
617-457-8654
Broward County, FL
Administered through the
Orloff Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) Israel Experience Center. Also
participates in the Gift of Israel Savings program and the Gift of Israel Bar
and Bat Mitzvah program.
Contact: Israel
Experience Center
(954) 660-2070
Chicago
Scholarships offered by the
Federation and available for high school, college and graduate students ages
14-23. JUF also offers Gift of Israel and SKIP (Israel Savings Program).
Additional scholarships
given by the Community Foundation for Jewish Education and available to 8th
graders who participate in their Israel trip-Ta’am Israel.
Contact: Jewish United
Fund
(312) 444-2895 or (312) 444-2904
Community
Foundation for Jewish Education
Cincinnati
Administered through the
Federation.
Contact: Jewish
Federation of Cincinnati, Israel Programs Center
Barbara Miller
Cleveland
Administered by the Jewish
Education Center of Clevland and available to high school and undergraduate
college students.
Contact: Cleveland
Israel Experience office
(216) 371-0446 x.122 or (216) 566-9200 x.326
Columbus, OH
The Columbus Jewish
Federation offers teen and college Israel Experience grants. Programs that
qualify for Israel Experience grants are listed on
www.israelexperience.org, The
Ohio State Seminar in Israel and new community-sponsored or national programs a
minimum of two weeks in length and organized by either qualified Jewish
educators, rabbis or teachers. Teen grant amounts are $1,500. To qualify a
college student must reside or have one parent who resides in the Greater
Columbus area or in a location that falls within the boundaries of the Columbus
Jewish Federation’s campaign. All applicants must be currently enrolled in
college OR up to no more than 2 years after their graduation. College student
grant amounts are $500 for two-week programs, $1,000 for one-month programs,
$1,500 semester programs and $2,000 for year-long programs. All students who
receive Israel Experience grants must participate in Israel Experience follow-up
programs as well as participate in a short, evaluative interview upon their
return. Payment of all grants are made directly to the program and not sent to
the recipient of the grant. The Columbus Jewish Federation also offers
need-based scholarships from the Israel Experience Discretionary Fund. The
Columbus Jewish Federation uses are formula incorporating family income and cost
and length of trip on a case-by-case basis not to exceed $2,000.
Contact: The
Columbus Jewish Federation
Lori Fireman
1175 College Ave, Columbus, OH 43209
Dallas
Administered through the
Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas scholarship money is allocated every year
from the annual campaign as well as endowment. All scholarships are need based
and need is determined by the S.S.S., a private scholarship service also used by
the local day schools. To be eligible students must be between the ages of
16-26, from Dallas and participating in a trip of at least 10 days that includes
some education and some touring of Israel. There is no deadline for application.
Dallas also hosts the Gift of Israel program. Families can sign children up at
birth and matching grants begin when the child reaches the 3rd grade.
Matching grants end when the child reached 10th grade. Students have
until 1 year after high school to use the funds. Families put in a minimum of
$200 a year and federations and participating congregational or day schools put
in $50 per year.
Contact:
Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas
Esther Nathan
(214) 750-6461
Denver
Administered by the Colorado
Agency for Jewish Education and available to teens and college students.
Contact: Colorado
Agency for Jewish Education
Daniel Bennett (Executive Director and Israel Trip Consultant)
CAJE Israel Study Tour
303-321-3191
Detroit
Administered by the
Federation and available to all students.
Contact:
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
Tanya Mazor-Posner
Jewish Education Alliance
(248) 203-1456
East Bay, CA
The
Israel Center of the Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay has a
single ongoing (no deadline) scholarship process for high school and college
students. Eligible applicants must be under 30 years of age and live in Alameda
or Contra Costa counties. Awards are need based. Funds are applicable to study
in Israel only and are payable to the specific, recognized program and never to
the applicant. The Israel Center also offers a four-week Israel trip for 10th
and 11th graders.
Contact:
Jewish Community Federation of the East Bay
Marilyn Kinch
(510) 839-2900 x256
www.jed.org/Israelctrschol.htm
Talia Leibler-Gabay
Summer Israel Trip Coordinator
510-839-2900 x255
www.jfed.org/israelteentrips.htm
Greensboro, NC
Administered through the
Federation, scholarships are offered through the Gift of Israel program and the
Israel Grant Program which offers scholarships to community members ages 16-23.
Contact:
Greensboro Jewish Federation
(336) 852-5433
mchandler@shalomgreensboro.org
Hartford
Administered by the
Federation and available to teens and college students.
Contact: Greater
Hartford Jewish Community Center, The Israel Program Center
Asaf Ron
860-231-6324
Houston
Administered by the Bureau
of Jewish Education and available to all teens and college students. BJE also
runs the Gift of Israel program.
Contact:
Elaine Kellerman, BJE Executive
Director
(713) 729-7000 ext. 310
ekellerman@houstonjewish.org
Kansas City
Administered by the Central
Agency for Jewish Education as well as schools and synagogues and available to
students studying in Israel.
Contact: CAJE
Los Angeles
Administered by the
Federation. Federation offers Israel Experience Program partnership grants with
80 local institutions. These institutions include synagogues, the Bureau of
Jewish Education, Jewish Community Centers, the Los Angeles Hillel Council and
youth groups. IEP provides incentive grants of up to $1,000 to those young
people chosen as recipients by their partner synagogue, organization or agency.
Each partner determines the qualifications for its participants under the IEP
guidelines. The synagogue and organization partners are to provide an
additional 25% above the amount of the IEP grant. IEP also offers need based
scholarships for those students with financial need. Need based grants
traditionally range between $200-$1,000 per student. Applications are to be
received by February 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15. Participants must
live in Federation zip codes and be between 15-16 years of age. In partnership
with the Jewish Free Loan Association (JFLA) IEP helps participating families
access interest free loans. JFLA has received a $500,000 gift for Israel
Experience loans fro the Newton D. and Rochelle F. Becker Foundation. Loans
require co-signers and are for up to $2,000 each. IEP also offers the Marks and
Brown Fellowships through the Jewish Community Foundation. These fellowships are
for college, graduate and post-graduate intensive year-long study in Israel. The
IEP lay committee provides recommendations based on financial need, academic
achievement, and plans for involvement in the Jewish community upon return from
Israel, to the Jewish Community Foundation. Marks and Brown Fellowships range
from $1,000-$2,000.
Contact: Jewish Federation of Greater
Los Angeles
Beth Singer, Program Associate
Israel Connections/Experiences
MetroWest, NJ
Administered by the
Federation MetroWest offers two types of scholarships, the Israel Experience
Initiative and Financial Aid. The Israel Experience Initiative is for high
school students only participating in a trip for a minimum of 4 weeks.
(concessions of trip length have been made during the matzav) Participants must
participate in pre-trip educational sessions and be a resident of
MetroWest. Qualified participants receive $750 and may receive an additional
$250 if their synagogue contributes. Participants may also have a separate Gift
of Israel savings account. Financial aid is available to all students up to the
age of 26 who are registered on approved study programs in Israel. Participants
must show proof of need and write a letter about why they are going on the
program. Financial aid is given based on needs and organizational
budget. MetroWest currently has flexible deadlines for their scholarship
deadlines.
Contact:
United Jewish Communities of
MetroWest
Legow Israel Family Program Center
Alan Gerberg, Director of Special Projects
901 Route 10, Whippany, NJ 07981
(973) 929-3038
Alona Nir,
Community Youth Shlicha/MetroWest Goes Israel
anir@ujcnj.org
Miami
Administered through the
Federation and available to high school and college students.
Contact: Greater Miami
Jewish Federation, Israel Programs Department
(305) 576-4000 ex 343
Milwaukee
Administered by the
Federation through their passport to Israel program for teens on peer travel
programs.
Contact:
Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Minneapolis/St. Paul
The Minneapolis Federation
offers need-based scholarships to the community administered by the Minneapolis
JCC and Federation. Most scholarships go to college students. Minneapolis also
offers the Passport to Israel program for community members ages 8-21. St. Paul
offers Israel Experience Scholarships through the federation for ages 13-22.
Contact: Israel
Program Scholarship (Minneapolis)
(952) 381-3553
Israel Experience Scholarships (St. Paul)
(651) 690-1707
Montreal
Administered through the
Federation and available to students studying in Israel and traveling on
congregational trips.
Contact: CJA
(514) 735-3541
Nashville
Administered through the
Central Agency for Jewish Education and available to teens and college students.
Contact: Jewish
Federation of Greater Nashville
(615) 356-3242
New Haven
Administered by the Bureau
of Jewish Education and is available to students on summer trips.
Contact: Department of
Jewish Education
203-387-2424
New Orleans
Administered by the
Federation and available for community members ages 16-26 through the Gift of
Israel program.
Contact: Jewish
Federation of Greater New Orleans
(504) 780-5600
New York
Administered through the
Federation. Need based and merit scholarships are available for teens entering
10th-12th grade on peer-group approved Israel programs.
Scholarships are available to residents of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and
Westchester counties. UJA-Federation of New York offers the Robert A. Belfer
Family Fellowships and Chaverim Awards in the amount of $1,250 to students with
leadership potential who are nominated by a UJA-Federation agency or by a
synagogue participating in the UJA-Federation annual campaign of the Gift of
Israel Program. Students are required to provide Jewish community service upon
returning home from Israel. UJA-Federation of New York also offers the Singer
Family awards in the amount of $1,250 given to students from Westchester County
who are nominated by a UJA-Federation agency or by a synagogue participating in
the annual campaign or the Gift of Israel Program. Students are also required to
provide Jewish community service when they return. There is no deadline for
needs-based scholarship, but applications must be received 6-8 weeks prior to
the program start date. UJA-Federation of New York’s Gift of Israel program is
currently in transition.
Contact: UJA-Federation
of New York
Israel Experience Center
Leslie Pappas, Planning Assistant
(800) 64-ISRAEL
Northshore, MA
Administered by the
Federation, Y2I, available to Jewish or interfaith high school sophomores or
juniors, is a year-long educational & community service program which is
highlighted by a fully funded community trip (either the Y2I European Adventure
with Israeli teens or the Next Stop Israel Program in Israel. Students can
choose to use the $4650 subsidy towards travel on another approved Israel
program, typically a youth movement or camp trip. Application deadline for Y2I
is December. Young Adult subsidies are available for Jewish young adults up to
the age of 30 who live in or have at least one parent living in the Federation
service area. Young adults are eligible to apply for subsidies of up to
$2,000. Subsidies of up to $1,000 are available for programs of 10 day to 4
weeks or $2,000 for programs over 1 month. There is no deadline for these
scholarships. North Shore High School students are eligible for a $1,000 subsidy
when they travel on an approved program.
Contact: Jewish
Federation of the North Shore
Lisa Janiak
Director, Israel Programs and Teen Programs
21 Front Street, Salem, MA 01970
(978) 745-4222
www.jewishnorthshore.org
(community programs)
Omaha
Offers Israel Experience
Grants through the Jewish Educational Library Services for students currently
enrolled in Grades 9-12. Recipients are required to perform community service.
Contact: Jewish
Educational Library Services
(402) 334-8200
Palm Beach
Administered by the
Federation and available to teens and college students, specific scholarships
for post Bar and Bat Mitzvah travel.
Contact:
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, Israel Program Center
561-478-0700, ext. 176
Philadelphia
Administered by the
federation scholarships are need based. Anyone in the federation area is
eligible to apply including teens, college students, post graduate students,
adults doing study programs, volunteer programs and more. The maximum
scholarship is $2,000, but no more than half of the program expense. Amounts
are awarded based on financial need of the individual according to a set
formula. Philadelphia offers a separate need based scholarship for students
doing yeshiva and seminary programs. There are no set deadlines for
scholarships, they are given out on a rolling basis. Philadelphia also offers a
Passport to Israel program and participants may also apply for additional need
based scholarships. Philadelphia is considering running a community Israel trip
this summer.
Contact: Jewish
Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Donna Levinson, IPC Administrator
Israel and Overseas Center
2100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 832-0550
Phoenix
Administered by the
Federation through the Gift of Israel program available for children in 3rd-10th
grade.
Contact: Israel Center
Ernie
(480) 624-4900 ex 1119
israelcenter@jewishphoenix.org
Rochester
Administered by the
Federation and available to teens and college students.
Contact: Sahar Oz
(585) 461-0490, x 249
San Diego
Administered
through the United Jewish Federation of San Diego County’s Israel Center.
Applicants must be full time high school or college students between the ages of
15 and 26. Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 and commit
to participation in pre and post travel activities and educational programs.
Upon their return applicants are expected to participate in some type of Jewish
education; share their Israel Experience through written and oral presentations;
participate in Jewish communal activities, and perform community service by
volunteering for a Jewish communal agency or synagogue for a minimum of 10 hours
during the year following the Israel Experience. Programs must be educationally
based and be a sponsored by a nationally recognized pluralistic and Zionist
Jewish institution. Israel Center subsidies range from $100-$1,500 per student
and all funds are distributed to the specified Israel program, not to the
recipients. Funding will not be provided for airfare or personal expenses. San
Diego also runs the Scott Stone San Diego Israel Teen Trip. The Stone family
provides a $500 subsidy per teen participating on the trip.
Contact: United Jewish
Federation of San Diego County
Heather Frank
UJF Israel Center, LLC
4950 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 571-3444
San Francisco
Administered by the Bureau
of Jewish Education and available to all students. Gift of Israel program is
also available through the Jewish Community Federation.
Contact: Jewish
Community Federation
(415) 777-0411
Seattle
Administered through the
Jewish Education Council. Offers scholarships to students in high school that
are traveling to Israel on a financial need basis. JEC also offers scholarships
to college students studying at Israeli Universities.
Contact: Jewish
Education Council
(206) 774-2236
Southern New Jersey
Administered by the
Federation and available to teens and college students. The Department of Jewish
Education offers the Gift of Israel Program as well as merit based scholarships.
Contact: Jewish
Federation of Southern New Jersey, Department of Jewish Education
Springfield, MA
Administered by the Jewish
Endowment Foundation of Western Massachusetts there are several scholarships
available to students studying in Israel. The Israel Youth Scholarship Fund
offers scholarships to all local youth who have completed their sophomore,
junior or senior year. Applicants must be students or graduates of any of the
Jewish schools. Priority consideration will be given to applicants who will be
making their first trip to Israel. Awards will be based on need, qualifications,
and potential for future Jewish leadership. Western Massachusetts also offers
the Hebrew Education, Culture and Israel Scholarship Fund available to students
who live in Hampden county who have completed their sophomore, junior or senior
year of high school. Students must participate in a summer teen study or tour
program in Israel. The Jewish Endowment Foundation also offers specific
scholarships for the March of the Living program which include the Totsy
Foundation March of the Living Scholarship. The Jeffrey A Parish Fund for
Israel Study is available for undergraduate or graduate study in Israel for a
student who lives in Pioneer Valley. The Blanche Alport Memorial Scholarship
Fund for Judaic Studies provides college scholarships for students studying in
Israel, preferably at Hebrew University. The Melvin and Florence Lavin Fund for
Israel Travel supports college and graduate students who wish to travel to
Israel. Priority is given to students who are unaffiliated and/or have not been
to Israel before.
Contact:
The Jewish Endowment Foundation of Western Massachusetts
Elaine M. Shepard,
Director of Grants Administration
1160 Dickson Street, Springfield, MA 01108
(413) 732-9994
elaines@jewishspringfield.org.
St. Louis
Administered by the
Federation and available to teens and college students.
Contact: The Jewish
Federation of St. Louis
314-432-0020
Suffolk County, NY
Administered by the
Federation as well as synagogues and schools and available to those who
participate in their program.
Contact: SAJES
(631) 462-8600
Toledo
Administered by the
Federation. Offers the SKIP (Send a Kid to Israel) Program. Scholarships for
high schools students that are given in cooperation with local synagogues.
Contact: United
Jewish Council of Greater Toledo
(419) 885-3207
Toronto
Administered by the
Federation and Board of Jewish Education available to teens and college
students. Toronto also keeps extensive lists of additional scholarship
opportunities for Israel travel.
Contact: UJA Federation
(416) 635-2883
Washington D.C.
Administered by the
Federation and available to students studying in Israel and traveling on
congregational trips.
Contact: Tracy Newman
Israel Quest
(301) 230-7275