Israel Study/Travel Grants and Scholarships

Geographic Scope: Greater Rhode Island residents

Program Purpose: The Jewish Alliance Israel Desk supports opportunities for travel to Israel by matching people to programs, providing grants and scholarships, offering general travel resources, and more.

Focus Areas: Study and travel to Israel for high school, gap-year, college, and post-secondary students (through age 26)

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet ALL of the following criteria:

• Be of high school, gap-year, college, or post-secondary age (through age 26)
• Be a resident of greater Rhode Island
• Plan to study/travel in a recognized study/travel program
• Be a donor in good standing to the Community Campaign of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island
  • Please note: No pledge is too small to apply
  • A donor in good standing is one whose immediate family has made a pledge to the current year's Alliance Community Campaign and is current with past pledges and other Alliance financial commitments
• Provide a recommendation from one of the following:
  • Rabbi/education advisor
  • Jewish youth group advisor
  • Public/private school teacher
  • Family friend/mentor/personal contact

Previous Recipients

Applicants who have previously received two years of funding may be considered, however only pending the availability of funds.

Recipient Commitments

Recipients agree to:

• Write a brief article sharing their Israel experience for Jewish Rhode Island
• Speak/present to a youth group, at a community gathering, and/or serve as a representative of the study/travel program
• Return all Alliance-issued awards in the event that the study/travel program is cancelled or the recipient no longer wishes to participate upon receiving an Alliance award

Funding Sources

Israel Study/Travel Grants and Scholarships are made possible through the generosity of the following donor funds:

• Leonard I. Slamanson Fund
• Congregation Ahavat Shalom Endowment Fund
• Charles and Eleanor Elbaum Israel Scholarship Fund
• Graubart/Irving Fund
• Marochnack Zionist Fund
• Page Family Fund
• Lillian and Sidney Ross Fund
• Rabbi Joel H. Zaiman Scholarship Fund

For High School and Gap Year Applicants Only

Required Materials:

1. Israel Study/Travel Grants and Scholarships Application (form)
2. Personal Statement (required)
3. Recommendation Form (to be supplied to your recommendation contact)

Needs-Based Scholarship Options:

• Applicants who would like to be considered for financial aid without full disclosure should submit only the Israel Study/Travel Grants and Scholarships Application
• Applicants who would like to apply for a needs-based scholarship with full disclosure should submit:
  • Israel Study/Travel Grants and Scholarships Application
  • Scholarship Supplement

Financial Aid Eligibility: Only high school and gap-year applicants are eligible for financial aid.

For College and Post-Secondary Applicants Only

Required Materials:

1. Israel Study/Travel Grants and Scholarships Application (form)
2. Personal Statement (required)
3. Recommendation Form (to be supplied to your recommendation contact)

Additional Requirements (All Applicants)

• Attach a brief program description upon application submission
• Completed forms should be submitted to the Israel Desk prior to the deadline
• Applications received after the deadline may be considered pending availability of funds

Submission Instructions

1. Download and complete all required forms
2. Save PDF files to your computer before filling them out
3. Have your recommendation contact submit the Recommendation Form
4. Submit all materials to the Israel Desk
5. Notification of status will be provided as soon as possible

Available Forms

• Israel Study/Travel Grant Application
• Israel Study/Travel Application: Personal Statement
• Israel Study/Travel Application: Recommendation Form
• Israel Study/Travel Scholarship Application

Contact for Questions

Email: Israel Desk

Phone: 401.421.4111