ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
THE ALISA FLATOW MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The Alisa Flatow Memorial Scholarship Fund encourages young women to enroll in programs of study in Israel. The fund is named after Alisa Flatow z”l, a 20-year-old woman who was learning in Israel before she was murdered in a terrorist attack in April 1995.
The fund provides two types of awards:
• Scholarships for women residing or attending school in Greater MetroWest New Jersey to pursue the study of traditional Jewish texts in a full-year program located in Israel.
• Grants for educational institutions in Israel to provide scholarships to Israeli women in need.
For more information on either opportunity, please see the webpage.
BERNARD S. AND SHIRLEY B. STERLING ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
This fund provides educational opportunities in Israel for high school, college, or postgraduate students who attend or have attended Temple Sholom of West Essex in Cedar Grove or Congregation Agudath Israel in Caldwell. The fund distributes up to $1,000 annually to each synagogue’s selected recipient. Please contact the congregations’ rabbis to learn more.
JCF PRIME HIGH SCHOOL IN ISRAEL
JCF Prime High School in Israel Fund provides scholarships for study at Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI). All Jewish high school students living or attending school in the Greater MetroWest community are eligible to receive a grant of up to $2,000 for study at the AMHSI lasting one full semester or more, and up to $1,500 for study lasting six to eight weeks. Funding is available regardless of need. A limited number of scholarships are available each year. Once you are certain of your attendance at AMHSI, please fill out the application form.
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
ILANA SCHUSTER JONSSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Ilana Schuster Jonsson’s parents, Drs. Larry and Ruth Schuster, established this fund in her memory. Ilana was 28 when she was killed in a car accident on January 10, 2010. A teacher of food science and honors/college-prep biology at Montville Township High School, she was deeply committed to educating students on evolution and genetics.
The fund awards up to two $500 scholarships to Montville Township High School seniors studying biology or education at a four-year college. To learn more contact Douglas Sanford, Principal, Montville Township High School, at (973) 331-7100 x 2601. To give, click here.
BRODY-BIER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Brody-Bier Professional Education Scholarship Fund supports professionals who work for a Jewish agency and live or work in NJ to participate in professional development programs both in the US and Israel. Applicants can apply for up to $1,500 in scholarship funding. Professional development programs and advisory services are defined in broad terms. Applicants, seeking funds for the learning experience should pursue one or more of the following goals:
• Enhance skills
• Improve connections with other Jewish communal leaders
• Understand the development of innovative efforts within a Jewish community or communities
• Increased passion and commitment to their work
• Help with pursuing professional advancement.
To learn more, contact Renie Carniol at rcarniol@jfedgmw.org
To contribute to a scholarship fund, please contact
Yaffa Karp
Associate Director,
Center for Strategic Philanthropy
President
At Large
Jewish Responsibility, and Keeping an Eye on the Future
