Israel Experience High School Scholarship Program

Eligibility

• Applicant must be enrolled in grades 9-12
• Applicant must demonstrate financial need
• Applicant must reside in metropolitan Chicago
• Applicants living outside Illinois but attending school in the Chicago area are not eligible
• Applicants presently in school outside of the United States are not eligible
• Applicant must have applied to an approved Israel program which does not begin until after the application deadline
• Participation in Jewish communal activities after returning from Israel is strongly encouraged
• Families may apply for only one JUF Israel experience financial need scholarship in any one academic year, except in the instance of twins or other multiples
• Applicants must wait a full year before applying for a second JUF Israel experience financial need scholarship, and are only eligible to do so if the second program is substantially different from the previous program
• Families with an annual adjusted gross income of $150,000 or higher are not permitted to apply