Specific Scholarship Opportunities

As of November 2025; page is updated as new information becomes available.

Rolling deadline: Sallie Mae $2,000 scholarship

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All applications submitted past the current deadline date up till 11:59 PM ET will be considered for the next deadline.

Various deadlines: Hillel Jewish Scholarships Portal

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October 15, 2025: Nachshon Project Graduate Fellowship

After completing the undergraduate phase of The Nachshon Project, you will become eligible to apply for The Nachshon Project Graduate Fellowship. This highly-sought-after Fellowship will help you pursue a graduate-level degree to train you for leadership positions in Jewish communal life.

As a Graduate Fellow, you will receive significant funding for your graduate studies. You will also participate in annual conferences and distance learning, which will supplement your graduate studies and provide you with skills, tools, and a professional network that will help you succeed as you start your career, and help you develop into the best Jewish professional you can be.

In order to apply to the Graduate Fellowship, Nachshon Project Undergraduate Fellows undergo a separate application and interview process, after successfully completing their undergraduate fellowship requirements.

Applications open in January 2026: Howard Steven Feffer Memorial Scholarship

The Howard Steven Feffer Memorial Scholarship is a lasting legacy given in loving memory of Howard Steven Feffer, who sadly passed away at the young age of 19 from a brain tumor in 1982. The $2,000 scholarship is funded by Howard’s sister Judith Feffer and it is administered by Lappin Foundation. Judith Feffer will make the final decision about the scholarship recipient. The scholarship is need-based and will be awarded annually to a Jewish student who:

Is of the Jewish faith.
Lives in Lappin Foundation’s North Shore service area or is a member of a temple in Lappin Foundation’s North Shore service area.
Is planning to attend a college, university, trade school or continuing education.
Is a student in good standing.

Recipients may request the continuation of the scholarship in years to follow if they maintain a 2.8 average.

January 12, 2026 – March 12, 2026: Ben Selling Scholarship

If you attend or plan to attend full-time any college, university, or technical school within the State of Oregon OR any Rabbinical College in the United States, have a minimum cumulative GPA* of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, and can demonstrate financial need, consider this opportunity. (*Since Hebrew College does not grade using GPAs, the fund will accept a letter from Hebrew College Registrar Bob Gielow on your behalf confirming sufficient grades; please email Bob to request his assistance.) About Ben Selling

This scholarship is for one year only; however, current recipients may reapply and be considered for additional funding along with other new applicants. Scholarship recipients must be enrolled full-time.

February 2026: JCCA Professional Development Scholarships

JCC Association’s Professional Development Scholarship Program is designed to help current, full-time JCC professionals deepen and enhance their professional knowledge to advance their career at a Jewish Community Center or Jewish Community Camp (JCC). The application period for Fall 2026/Spring 2027 will open in early February 2026.

Applications for 2026-2027 will open March 1, 2026 for Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Scholarships

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia administers annual educational loans and scholarships. Scholarship committees meet during the summer to review the applications. All applicants are notified by mail whether or not they have been chosen as a recipient. Scholarship funds are disbursed after September 1^st.

Hirsch Herman Fund: Dr. Hirsch Herman established this Fund in memory of his revered parents, Reverend Abraham David Herman and Esther Cohen Herman, and his dear wife, Esther Levy Herman. The Fund provides grants of up to $10,000 each to graduate students, preferably of the Jewish faith, to study medicine, theology or law. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, a connection to the Greater Philadelphia area and must be enrolled in an accredited medical, osteopathic, or law school, or graduate theology school or program.

Please contact Leslie M. Knapp if you have any questions: Scholarship Fund Coordinator, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Philadelphia, a branch of the Jewish Federation, 2 Commerce Square, 2001 Market St – 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103; [email protected]

March 11, 2026: Linda Freidman Memorial Award

Each year our community has the honor of awarding a Shanah Gimmel or Daled-year rabbinical student with the Linda Friedman Memorial Award. Linda Friedman z”l is the late sister of Rabbi Lev Friedman (’18) and aunt of Rabbi Shoshana Friedman (’14). Their family generously started the Linda Friedman Memorial Fund to honor Linda’s memory by lifting up and supporting social justice work in the Jewish community.

Nominees should be able to describe social justice work the potential recipient recently completed or in which they are taking ongoing leadership. The award is $1,000 per year, paid directly to the recipient, and the recipient and their work will be featured in the Hebrew College Ordination program. We are especially interested in awarding work that:

has an impact on a social justice issue, such as healthcare, immigration, food access, climate change, animal welfare, poverty, etc. and
positively transforms the participants’ spiritual lives and relationship to Judaism.

Hebrew College faculty and students are encouraged to nominate a current 3rd or 4th year student for the Linda Friedman Memorial Award via this nomination form by no later than Wednesday, March 11. May Linda’s memory continue to be a blessing.

Late Summer/Early Fall 2026: Wexner Field Fellowship

Wexner is launching a new leadership initiative for talented emerging career professionals from across the spectrum of Jewish denominational and organizational life. This new initiative will complement its existing investment in more established Jewish professionals through the Wexner Field Fellowship (WFF). The Fellowship is now accepting applications; learn more and sign up to be notified when applications are open here.

Application Deadlines TBA:

AIPAC Leffell Israel Fellowship

During this one-academic-year program, fellows will learn with top influencers of the U.S.-Israel relationship, participate in a one-of-a-kind Israel trip, build a network of colleagues from across the denominational and ideological spectrum, and develop the skills to be effective pro-Israel advocates in their future congregations. Learn more about the program, speakers, and Israel experience.

Following successful completion of the program, fellows will be integrated into the Leffell Israel Fellowship Alumni Network. This cross-denominational group of nearly 250 rabbis is the bedrock of the next generation of leadership of the American Jewish community.

There are no out-of-pocket expenses to participate in the fellowship.

Eligibility: Entering third through fifth-year rabbinic students are encouraged to apply. Students will be selected based on a combination of academic excellence, commitment to pro-Israel activism, and a personal interview with the fellowship director. At this time it is unclear when applications for the next cohort are due. Questions? Please contact Judah Lindemann at [email protected] or 415-517-7132.

Al Goldberg Memorial Scholarship Award

The Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island has an endowment fund to be used for financial assistance to qualified persons desiring to preserve the continuity of the tradition of Jewish sacred music by pursuing or continuing their education. The Al Goldberg Memorial Scholarship Award shall be given as the Goldberg Endowment Fund Committee determines with preference given to candidates working in greater Rhode Island. In the past, we have awarded one or two worthy candidates $1,000 to $1,500 each.

At this time it is unclear when applications for the next cohort are due. Questions? Send them, along with special attention to your connection to the greater Rhode Island area and Jewish sacred music, to Claire Uziel at [email protected].

Elissa Froman Social Change Fellowship

The Elissa Froman Social Change Fellowship was created to honor the memory of Elissa Froman, z”l, a remarkable young woman whose life was rooted in the Jewish community and who held an abiding commitment to progressive causes at home and in Israel/Palestine. The internship is open to all rabbinical and cantorial students based in New York and Boston. The intern will work closely with the NIF Young Leadership & Education Manager and be responsible for supporting in-person NIF NewGen programming locally as well as national online events. The intern will also get special access to leaders in the fight for social justice in Israel/Palestine, including meetings with NIF staff, Israeli and Palestinian civil society activists who work for NIF grantee organizations, and other learning opportunities.

As a Rabbinic/Cantorial Intern, you can expect to:

Contribute directly to programs that uplift progressive Israeli and Palestinian perspectives and promote a more connected, humane discourse of the pressing issues on the ground
Meet with civil society leaders fighting for social change in Israel
Learn in-depth about the strategic work and vision of NIF and our grantee partners
Organize the annual Froman Memorial Lecture at your school featuring an NIF grantee

For their participation, interns will receive a stipend of up to $8,000 for a nine-month hourly commitment of 7 hours per week (on average). The internship runs mid-September through early June, with some flexibility based on applicants’ desired timeline. For more information and to let us know you’re interested in applying, please email [email protected].

The Sinai Temple Israel Center Rabbinical School Fellowship

The Sinai Temple Israel Center Rabbinical School Fellowship engages first and second year Rabbinical school students across the denominations. Fellows will explore the question, “What is the meaning of a Jewish homeland?”

This will be accomplished through primary text and exposure to scholars in the field of Israeli history, thought leaders in the realm of Israel-Diaspora relations, and Rabbinic leaders in North America. Students will encounter an in depth study of the history of Israel and the theology of Jews, Christians, Muslims and Druze, who call the country their home. Learn more about the fellowship here.

Financial Stipend: Each Sinai Temple Israel Center Fellow will receive a $2,500 stipend for the time and effort they take out of their busy schedules to learn more about Israel and Zionism and how it will shape their future Rabbinates.

Click HERE to apply for the 2026 cohort. We’ll post an application submission deadline shortly.

This fellowship is made possible in part from funding provided by Jewish National Fund’s Boruchin Fund.

Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management (Zschool) MA in Nonprofit Management Financial Aid

The Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management (Zschool) has a partnership with Hebrew College for their Master of Arts in Jewish Nonprofit Management. which provides training in skills such as fundraising, finance, change management, and board development. Since their program is largely online and summer intensive, it can integrate well with your ordination or Master in Jewish Education studies, and they have generous scholarship support available, including funding specifically for Hebrew College students. Please contact Melissa Garai at [email protected] for details before submitting an application to the Zschool.

Currently on hold: Segal AmeriCorps Education Award

After successfully completing your AmeriCorps term of service and enrolling in the National Service Trust, you are eligible to receive the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award. You can use the award to repay qualified student loans and to pay current educational expenses at eligible institutions of higher education and training programs.