Israel Program Grants

Did you know that you can receive up to $4700 from Masa Israel Journey towards your semester position program costs?

As a partner of the Masa Israel Fund, all eligible Top Israel Interns participants are invited to apply for a grant / scholarship through Masa. In addition to this, we have provided an extensive list of third party organizations where you can seek program funding.

MASA ISRAEL GRANT ELIGIBILITY:

  • Candidate must be Jewish.

  • Candidate must have graduated from high school or any post secondary program.

  • Candidate cannot have Israeli citizenship, or if you do, you must have left Israel before the age of 14.

  • Candidate cannot have been on an organized program for more than 4 months in Israel.

  • Candidate cannot have spent more than 4 consecutive months in Israel.

MASA ISRAEL PROGRAM GRANTS:

  • Masa Israel participants can receive an estimation of the amount in grants they will receive using the Masa Grant Calculator

  • All Masa Israel participants, ages 18-30 are eligible to apply for additional needs-based scholarships. Your grant/scholarship will be deducted from the total cost of your program. The amount available depends on your country of origin, age, and the length of your program.

  • Please note that Masa grants are only available for our 5 Month Internship, Fast- Track and Masa Tech program. However third party grants / funding may be available for our summer program – please see below for more information.

ADDITIONAL THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS FOR GRANTS:

There are also a variety of resources outside of Masa Israel Journey that can help fund your Top Israel Positions experience. We have compiled the following lists of sources for your convenience.

Your Community

Be sure to contact your local Jewish Federation (link below) to see what kinds of scholarships might be available in your area. If you belong to a synagogue or temple, it is usually helpful to speak with your Rabbi about financial aid possibilities. Rabbis often have additional funds set aside for young adult and/or Israel travel.

The Jewish Federations of North America

Local Jewish Federations offer scholarships and grants for community members going to Israel.

http://jewishfederations.org/federation-finder

Boston Area
Participants from Boston can receive a $500 scholarship by applying for them directly with: Matt Lebovic, CJP Senior Campus Associate, 617-457-8757, mattl@cjp.org

Grant Watch
There are presently more than 14,000 current and archived grants, funding opportunities, awards and contracts displayed on GrantWatch.com.  They are the #1 website for International, Canada and USA federal, state, local, foundation, and corporation grants.
http://grantwatch.com

The Amy Adina Schulman Scholarship Fund
Grants are awarded to individuals who volunteer or intern in progressive social action projects or programs of their own choosing. The grant requires a commitment to educate others upon returning home so peers will have the opportunity to learn about and be inspired to do similar work.
www.amyadinaschulmanfund.org

The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies
The Israel Scholarship Committee of the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies administers a limited amount of financial assistance for high school and college students to travel and study in Israel.
https://jewishphilanthropies.org/israel-scholarships/

Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship
The Ambassadorial Scholarships look to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas. The program sponsors several types of scholarships for undergraduates and graduate students and professionals pursuing vocational studies.
www.rotary.org

Boren Scholarship
Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad who will contribute to U.S. national security, broadly defined.
www.borenawards.org

Go Overseas Volunteer/Intern Abroad Scholarship
The Go Overseas Volunteer and Intern Abroad Scholarship offers $500 scholarships twice a year for position or volunteer programs.
https://www.gooverseas.com/scholarships

Plant Your Way to Israel
Youth through age 26 can raise money for a trip to Israel by asking family and friends to plant trees with the Jewish National Fund (JNF). Half of the proceeds of each donation ($36 minimum) will go towards planting a tree in Israel and the other half goes into a student account.
support.jnf.org/site/TR?fr_id=1010&pg=entry

The Hebrew Free Loans Society
For over 120 years, we have given interest-free loans. We foster economic independence while preserving the dignity of the individual. Interest-free lending is a profoundly Jewish and centuries-old response to financial need, most famously articulated by Maimonides: “A loan is better than charity, for it enables one to help oneself.”
https://hfls.org/apply-for-a-scholarship/

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