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JFS is Offering Scholarships for Local Undergraduate and Graduate Students

JFS scholarships of $1,000-$2,000 are now available to support Jewish students with college-related expenses.

Scholarships are made possible by:

  • The David and Rose Udelson Bray Scholarship Fund
  • The Hessberg Trust
  • Axelrod – Lichenstein Scholarship Award 
  • DeBeer Scholarship Fund 
  • Levi Fund 
  • Charles and Anne K. Lieberman Scholarship Fund 
  • Ludwig Fund 
  • Harriet I. Nathan and Murray R. Nathan Scholarship Fund 
  • National Council of Jewish Women Scholarship Fund 
  • George and Marcia Simon Scholarship Fund 
  • Eli Werlin Fund 
  • The JFS Scholarship Fund

Eligibility requirements vary per scholarship. Students must be from Albany or the surrounding area, and/or attend college or graduate school locally. Applicants must be at least 17 years old and be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university.

To be considered for a 2024-25 JFS scholarship, applicants must also write a brief essay on:

  • JFS has a counseling clinical practice that offers support for all ages. We work with schools, camps, community and faith-based organizations to help address the growing teen mental health crisis. Please write a brief essay on what you wish you knew — and what your teachers, staff or counselors knew — when you were in middle school and high school that can help JFS in our efforts to make an impact in our community?

We hope you or someone you know will apply. Please share this with all potential applicants and have them complete our brief online application.

The deadline is Friday, November 1, 2024.

The recipients will be selected from submissions and will be awarded their scholarship in late November. Please note we may choose to use the winning entry in JFS publicity and marketing communications.

Application is for the 2024-2025 academic year. Student must provide proof of enrollment/admission prior to scholarship being issued.

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