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Scholarships
Teen travel as a Catalyst for active Jewish involvement at home
Hans & Donna Sternberg are passionate supporters of Israel and understand that teen travel is a catalyst for active Jewish involvement at home.
Because of this passion, they established the Hans & Donna Sternberg Israel Youth Scholarship Program which offers teens a scholarship up to $3,000 to attend semester and year-long trips to Israel, summer trips excluded.
The scholarship is available to teens based in Greater New Orleans. While the scholarships are not need based, they are limited.
Contact us at jessie@jewishnola.org to learn more about eligibility and the scholarship funds available for teen Israel programs.
Scholarship recipients are required to attend up to two pre-trip sessions and one post-trip session and to act as ambassadors for Israel trips in our community.
ELIGIBILITY:
- The Israel trip must be an organized semester or year-long program and must be approved by the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans.
- The participant must be in high school the semester prior to the trip, and not have graduated from high school at the time of the trip.
- Summer programs are excluded.
READY TO SIGN UP? WANT TO LEARN MORE?
Contact Jessie Dowsakul jessie@jewishnola.org | 504.780.5614 to learn more about eligibility and the scholarship funds available for teen Israel programs.
TRIP FUNDING
A grant of up to $3,000 will be provided from the Federation and paid directly to the trip organizer.
You and your child can choose your own immersive program through BBYO, NCSY, NFTY, Ramah, USY, Young Judaea, and more.
TRIP REQUIREMENTS:
- The trip must be an organized semester or year-long program and must be approved by Federation.
- The participant must be in high school the semester prior to the trip, and not have graduated from high school at the time of the trip.
RECEIVING GRANT FUNDING AND REGISTRATION
Complete this application form.
Once the Federation has reviewed all applications and awarded the scholarship, we will send funding directly to the trip registrar.
Q: If my child participates in the Hans & Donna Sternberg Israel Youth Scholarship Program, can they still travel with Birthright?
A: Yes. Participants of the Hans & Donna Sternberg Israel Youth Scholarship Program can still take part in Birthright Israel.
Q: How old can my child be to go on an organized Israel trip?
A: To quality for the Hans & Donna Sternberg Israel Youth Scholarship Program, students must be currently enrolled in high school and not graduated from high school at the time of the trip.
Q: How do we receive our community’s grant funding?
A: Once the Federation has reviewed all applications and awarded the scholarship, we will send funding directly to the trip registrar.
Q: Will the entire cost of my child’s trip to Israel be covered by the Hans & Donna Sternberg Israel Youth Scholarship Program?
A: Participating families are advised that the grant funds may not cover the full cost of the chosen Israel program.
Contact Jessie Dowsakul (jessie@jewishnola.org) if you have any questions.