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Scholarships
Teen travel as a Catalyst for active Jewish involvement at home
Registrations are now closed for our semester and year-long scholarships, and our applicants are excited for their study abroad in Israel!
Interested in a summer 2025 trip to Israel? Applications can still be submitted to our Gift of Israel Scholarship program.
For questions about Israel scholarships, please contact Lara Crigger at lara@jewishnola.org.
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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.
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.
Contact Lara Crigger at lara@jewishnola.org to learn more about eligibility and the scholarship funds available for teen Israel programs.
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 Lara Crigger lara@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.
All applicants must be a donor to the Federation’s Annual Community Campaign.
Eligible trip programs include but are not limited to those offered by BBYO, NCSY, NFTY, Ramah, USY, Young Judaea, and others.
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.
HOW TO APPLY
- 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 Lara Crigger (lara@jewishnola.org) if you have any questions.