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Scholarships
Making Israel Trips Affordable for High School Students
Registrations are now closed for our semester and year-long scholarships, and our applicants are excited for their study abroad in Israel!
Interested in upcoming summer trips to Israel? Applications can still be submitted through our Gift of Israel Scholarship page.
For questions about Israel scholarships please email Jessie Dowsakul, jessie@jewishnola.org.
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A trip to Israel is one of the most important formative experiences in your teenager’s Jewish development. The Edie and Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel Program helps parents send high school students on immersive summer trips to Israel by making participation more affordable.
On any of these excellent trips, your teen will have the opportunity to forge a very personal bond with Jewish history and ancestry, meet new people and make lasting friendships and absorb the incomparable feeling of Jewish community. An immersive group trip to Israel creates a more lasting impact at a crucial age. Thanks to non-need based funding from the Edie and Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel Program, along with a generous, anonymous donor, your teen’s transformative trip to Israel is far more affordable.
Start building Jewish identity now to guarantee our Jewish future. Contact us at israeloutreach@jewishnola.org to learn more about eligibility and the scholarship funds available for teen Israel programs.
Scholarship recipients are required to attend 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 educational program of no less than three weeks and must be approved by Federation.
- The participant must be in high school the semester prior to the trip and must not have graduated from high school at the time of the trip.
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 $4,000 will be provided from the Federation.
A grant of $2,500 will be provided by a generous anonymous donor.
A grant of $750 will be given to those who are members of participating synagogues in the Greater New Orleans community.
Contact Jessie Dowsakul (jessie@jewishnola.org) for information about additional funds available via the Hans and Donna Sternberg Study in Israel Scholarship.
Eligible trip programs include but are not limited to those offered by BBYO, NCSY, NFTY, Ramah, USY, Young Judaea, CTeen Heritage Quest, and others.
TRIP REQUIREMENTS:
- The trip must be an organized educational program of no fewer than three weeks 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
- Once you have registered for your Israel trip, you’ll need to fill out the Gift of Israel Application.
- Once the Federation receives your traip details and approves your application, funding is sent directly to your trip’s registrar.
Q: If my child participates in the Edie and Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel, can they still travel with Birthright?
A: Yes. Participants of the Edie and Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel 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 Edie and Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel program, students must be currently enrolled in high school and not yet have graduated from high school at the time of the trip.
Q: How do we receive our community’s grant funding?
A: Once you select and register for an Israel trip, you will complete the Federation’s Gift of Israel Application. The Federation will review your application. If approved, the Federation sends a check directly to the trip registrar and coordinates directly with your synagogue regarding their contribution.
Q: Will the entire cost of my child’s trip to Israel be covered by the Edie and Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel 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 additional questions.
Examples of eligible trip programs include those offered below: