Jewish Federation Academic Scholarship Program

Scholarship Overview

This scholarship is for Jewish students who are college juniors, college seniors, or graduate students. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must have been either 1.) born and/or raised in one of the following counties: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will in Illinois, or Lake in Indiana; or 2) have one continuous year of full-time employment in one of the following counties in Illinois: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will. Applicants must intend to remain in the Chicago metropolitan area after completing school and demonstrate career promise in a helping profession: medicine, education, Jewish communal service, the Rabbinate, social services, performing and fine arts, business, healthcare/public health, urban affairs/public policy, law, or technical/sciences. Applicants must be entering an accredited professional graduate education program on a full-time basis; undergraduate applicants must be entering their junior or senior year at the bachelor's degree level. Scholarships are awarded primarily based on career promise and financial need.