Scholarship details
| Scholarship Name |
Amount |
Deadline |
| Albert Strickler Memorial Fund |
Up to $5,000 |
May 16 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. medical school and demonstrate a significant need for financial aid. Students must be preferably of the Jewish faith and live in the Greater Philadelphia region.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Jewish Community Services Building 2100 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Alexander M. and June L. Maisin Foundation Scholarship Fund |
Varies |
March 30 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating Jewish high school seniors. Students must demonstrate strong academics, leadership potential and financial need. Applicants' parents must be permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin or Sonoma counties.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
121 Steuart Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Anna and Charles Stockwitz Children and Youth Loan |
$1,000-$6,000 |
June 25 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish and have been a resident of Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo or Northern Santa Clara counties for at least two years prior to submitting an application. Applicants must complete and submit a FAFSA, demonstrating financial need based on federal tax returns. Applicants must be in good academic standing, with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Applicants must submit a guarantor/co-signer application.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Family and Children's Services (JFCS)
Miriam Schultz Grunfeld Professional Building 2150 Post Street, P.O. Box 159004 San Francisco, CA 94115
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Bernard B. & Mary L. Brusin Scholarship |
$4,000-$5,000 |
January 15 (application deadline); March 1 (FAFSA deadline) |
Eligibility: Applicants must provide transcripts and standardized test scores. Students must also submit FAFSA form.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
Zeitgeist Arts Building 222 East Superior Street Suite 302 Duluth, MN 55802
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Brandenburg Education Fund |
$1,000 |
March 30 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish high school seniors or undergraduate students enrolled at an accredited four-year institution. Students must demonstrate financial need, academic excellence and a dedication to a specific field of study. Applicants' parents must be permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin or Sonoma counties.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
121 Steuart Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Chester M. Vernon Memorial Eagle Scout Scholarship |
$1,000 |
March 31 |
Eligibility: Applicants must registered and active members of a Boy Scout troop, Sea Scout team or Venturing crew who have received the Eagle Scout award. They must be active members of a synagogue and have received their Ner Tamid or Etz Chaim religious emblems. Students must be high school seniors and demonstrate good citizenship and financial need.
How to apply: Applications are available online. An application form, two letters of recommendation, essays and a self-addressed stamped postcard are required.
National Jewish Committee on Scouting
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane - S342 P.O. Box 152079 Irving, TX 75015-2079
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards |
$36,000 |
January 8 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish teens, U.S. residents and between 13 and 19 years old. Two references and an application form are required. Teens' projects can help either the Jewish community or the general community as long as they have not been remunerated for their services. Teens may be nominated by any community member who knows the importance of their project — except family members — or may also nominate themselves.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Helen Diller Family Foundation
121 Steuart Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Elaine and Barry Gilbert College Scholarship Fund |
$3,000 |
March 30 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish high school seniors who plan to attend a University of California campus. Students must have a minimum 3.5 grade point average and demonstrate Jewish involvement and financial need. Applicants' parents must be permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin or Sonoma counties.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
121 Steuart Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Fellowship in Jewish Studies |
$10,000 |
November 15 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be knowledgeable of and able to formulate a project with Jewish specialization.
How to apply: Students may request an application by written request only, via mail or email, with a brief description of the project included.
Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture
50 Broadway, 34th Floor New York, NY 10004
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Frank L. Weil Memorial Eagle Scout Scholarship |
$500-$1,000 |
January 31 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be high school seniors at an accredited high school or college freshmen if their Eagle Scout board of review was held the same year of their high school graduation. Students must be a current registered and active member of a Boy Scout troop, Varsity Scout team or Venturing crew and an active member of a synagogue. Applicants must have received the Ner Tamid or Etz Chaim religious emblem and must show practical citizenship in their school, Scouting unit, synagogue and community.
How to apply: Applications are available online. An application form, one Scouting recommendation letter and one religious leader recommendation letter are required.
National Jewish Committee on Scouting
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane - S342 P.O. Box 152079 Irving, TX 75015-2079
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Gail Karp Orgell Scholarship |
$2,000 |
March 30 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish female students enrolled in a four-year undergraduate program in California, demonstrate financial need and submit a personal essay using 1,000 words. Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, provide proof of practicing tzedakah and tikkun olam and have parents who are permanent residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Applicants must have a proven record for high academic performance, true leadership and active athletic participation to be considered.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
121 Steuart Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Helen B. and Lewis E. Goldstein Scholarship Fund |
$6,800 |
March 30 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish undergraduate or graduate students currently enrolled at an accredited four-year institution in the U.S. Preference is given to immigrants and students enrolled in a professional school. Applicants must demonstrate academic merit.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
121 Steuart Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Ida Foreman Fleisher Fund |
$2,000-$8,000 |
May 16 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be women, preferably Jewish, who wish to pursue a graduate degree. Students must have a hometown or attend school in the greater Philadelphia area, including New Jersey and Delaware.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Jewish Community Services Building 2100 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Academic Scholarship Program for Jewish college and graduate students |
Up to $8,000 |
February 1 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish. Students must have been born and raised in the metropolitan Chicago area, including Lake County, Indiana or have one year of continuous employment in the metropolitan Chicago area. Applicants must intend to remain in the Chicago area after graduating. Students must be entering an accredited graduate program, or their junior or senior year of an accredited undergrad program, with a major in a helping profession. Applicants must be full-time students. Students must have financial need and show promise in their field.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
JVS Career & Employment/JCFS Chicago
216 West Jackson Boulevard Suite 700 Chicago, IL 60606
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Jewish Vocational Service Scholarship Fund |
$500-$5,000 |
March 31 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents and permanent and legal residents of Los Angeles county. Students must also plan to attend full-time an approved U.S. college or vocational school and maintain a minimum 2.7 GPA. Selection is based primarily on financial need as well as Jewish community involvement and community service.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Vocational Service Southern California
6505 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA 90048
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Margaret R. Rice Music Scholarship Fund |
Up to $2,000 |
Varies |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish women attending local music schools. Students must submit a letter and resume to the Jewish Federation. Local music schools are advised each year of this scholarship and asked to submit names of eligible students.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Jewish Community Services Building 2100 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Marvin Anmuth Scholarship Fund |
$5,000 |
March 30 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish undergraduate or graduate students majoring in electrical engineering, be enrolled full-time at an accredited post-secondary institution and/or graduate program and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Students must demonstrate a strong community-oriented mentality, provide proof of practicing tzedakah and tikkun olam and submit a personal essay using 1,000 words. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, be registered for a minimum of 12 course units per quarter or semester, be from San Francisco, the Peninsula, Sunnyvale, North, Sonoma and Marin Counties.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
121 Steuart Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Moris J. and Betty Kaplun Essay Contest |
$750-$1,800 |
March |
Eligibility: Applicants must be in grades 7 through 12. Grades 7 through 9 are level one, and grades 10 through 12 are level two. Applicants must submit essays on Jewish-related topics listed on the website, and essays must be typed, double-spaced and a minimum of 250 words. Level one essays may not be more than 1,000 words. Level two essays may not be more than 1,500 words. A recent level one topic has been, "What person of importance to the Jewish people, past or present, would you like to meet and why?" A recent level two topic has been, "Antisemitism plagues all Jews regardless of religious adherence. How do you see yourself reacting to it?"
How to apply: Essays must be submitted by mail.
Kaplun Foundation
Essay Contest Committee P.O. Box 234428 Great Neck, NY 11023
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Morton Stein Scholarship Fund for Orthodox Yeshivot Scholarships |
Varies |
January 30 and July 1 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be financially needy residents of the greater Philadelphia area including the following: high school and college-age youth, young adults and teachers in Jewish settings. Students must be willing to attend study programs in Orthodox Yeshivot in Israel.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Jewish Community Services Building 2100 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Nathan J. and Virginia H. Friedman College Scholarship Fund |
$5,000 |
March 30 |
Eligibility: Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program and demonstrate financial need. Students must provide two letters of recommendation, submit a personal essay using 1,000 words and have parents who are permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Alameda, Sonoma or Marin Counties.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
121 Steuart Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Rick Arkans Eagle Scout Scholarship |
$1,000 |
January 31 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be a high school senior at an accredited high school or college freshman if their Eagle Scout board of review was held the same year of their high school graduation. Students must be a current registered and active member of a Boy Scout troop, Varsity Scout team or Venturing crew and must be an active member of a synagogue. Applicants must have received the Ner Tamid or Etz Chaim religious emblem and must show practical citizenship in their school, Scouting unit, synagogue and community.
How to apply: Applications are available online. An application form, one Scouting recommendation letter, one religious leader recommendation letter and a copy of the FAFSA are required.
National Jewish Committee on Scouting
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane - S342 P.O. Box 152079 Irving, TX 75015-2079
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Ronald P. Wilmot Scholarship |
$5,000 |
March 30 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be an undergraduate or graduate student, be enrolled at an accredited art or post-secondary institution and have gay or lesbian parent(s). Students must demonstrate financial need, be a permanent resident of the greater San Francisco Bay area if pursuing a master's degree and/or have parents who are permanent residents of the greater San Francisco Bay area if pursuing a bachelor's degree. Applicants must also demonstrate a strong community-oriented mentality and submit a personal essay using 1,000 words.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
121 Steuart Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Rozsi & Jeno Zisovich Jewish Studies Scholarship Fund to Teach the Holocaust |
$3,200 |
June 25 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish and legal and permanent residents of Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo or northern Santa Clara counties for at least two years. A commitment and meaningful connection to the Jewish community is desirable. Additionally, students must be in good academic standing with a 3.0 GPA.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Family and Children's Services (JFCS)
Miriam Schultz Grunfeld Professional Building 2150 Post Street, P.O. Box 159004 San Francisco, CA 94115
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| S.F. Humanities Inc.: Leo Hills Scholarship Fund |
$1,000 |
March 30 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish undergraduate students, demonstrate financial need and be accepted into or enrolled in an accredited college, university, art or music institution. Students must demonstrate high academic performance in fine arts, have a minimum 3.0 GPA and have parents who are permanent residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Applicants must submit a personal essay using 1,000 words and preferably be a graduating high school senior from Jewish Community High School, Kehillah Jewish High School, Lisa Kampner Hebrew Academy or public school dedicated to arts programs.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
121 Steuart Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Samuel F. and Sara G. Feinman Fund |
$2,000-$5,000 |
May 16 |
Eligibility: Applicants must live in the greater Philadelphia region and be of the Jewish faith. Students must be enrolled in an accredited local law or medical school and demonstrate financial need.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Jewish Community Services Building 2100 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Shirley and Robert Raymer College Scholarship Fund |
$10,000 |
March 30 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish high school students in their senior year, be accepted to a highly competitive four-year post-secondary education and be residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Students must demonstrate financial need, have a minimum 3.0 GPA and have a proven track record for high academic performance and active participation in the Jewish community.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
121 Steuart Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Stephanie G. Hoffman Scholarship Fund |
$5,000 |
March 30 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish undergraduate or graduate students, demonstrate an interest in using reading to inspire underserved children to attend college and major in library science, English literature or other related fields. Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, have parents who are permanent residents of the San Francisco Bay area if they're an undergraduate degree seeker or be a permanent resident of the San Francisco Bay area if they're a graduate degree seeker. Students must submit a personal essay using 1,000 words, demonstrate financial need and provide two letters of recommendation.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
121 Steuart Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: Visit scholarship website
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| Vivienne Camp College Scholarship |
$500-$1,500 |
March 31 |
Eligibility: Applicants must be Jewish and have been a resident of Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo or Northern Santa Clara counties for at least two years prior to submitting an application. Students must complete and submit a FAFSA, demonstrating financial need based on federal tax returns. Applicants must be in good academic standing, with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Jewish Family and Children's Services (JFCS)
Miriam Schultz Grunfeld Professional Building 2150 Post Street, P.O. Box 159004 San Francisco, CA 94115
Website: Visit scholarship website
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