The Jewish Community Foundation, which serves the Federation’s Greater East Bay service area, is pleased to offer the following scholarships and awards through select endowment funds. These endowment funds establish a permanent source of funding to strengthen Jewish life and literacy in the East Bay, providing youth and their families with access to college education, Jewish summer camps, programs in Israel and leadership development opportunities.

To learn how you can establish or contribute to an existing endowment fund at The Jewish Community Foundation, please call 510.433.0134 ext. 224 or visit The Jewish Community Foundation website.

Please review the available types of financial aid and eligibility requirements below:

TRIPS TO ISRAEL: High School and College Programs
Deadline to apply: The Foundation accepts applications on a rolling basis and requests are reviewed each quarter.  Deadlines for quarterly review in 2009:
Monday, March 2
Friday, May 8

Eligibility:
High school and college students residing in the East Bay (Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa and Solano counties) may apply to attend a Jewish program of travel, study or volunteering in Israel. Students attend high-school programs such as the East Bay Federation’s Let’s Go! teen trip, Camp Ramah, Nesiya and others. College students have attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem summer ulpan,

Click here to download the 2009 Financial Aid application form for high school and college programs in Israel. For information, please write to Polly Zavadivker at polly@jfed.org, or call 510-839-2900 ext 210.

West Bay Families Teen Israel Experience Trip Scholarships

High school students residing in the SF Jewish Community Federation geographic service area including San Francisco, the Peninsula (Sunnyvale and north), Marin and Sonoma counties may be eligible to apply for a First Time Teen Israel Experience Trip scholarship. For further information, visit the BJE website at http://www.bjesf.org/financial_israel.htm.

JEWISH SUMMER DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMP

DEADLINE TO APPLY: MARCH 15, 2009
Financial Aid is available from The Jewish Community Foundation's Hurwitz Summer Camperships Fund.

Eligibility: Families must reside in the East Bay (Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa and Solano counties) in order to apply for financial aid. Children must already be registered at an eligible overnight or East Bay day camp prior to applying for financial aid.

Day Camp: Download financial aid application here. *Please note: The Jewish Community Foundation provides financial aid for the following camps in the East Bay: Camp Gan Israel Berkeley, Camp Gan Israel Contra Costa, Camp Kee Tov, Camp Tzofim, Contra Costa JCC Camp, and Camp Kadima. Please contact the individual camps for more information and to register.

Overnight Camp: Download financial aid application here. *Please note: First-time campers entering 6th - 8th grade in Fall 2009 may be eligible for an $1800 incentive award from the Foundation of Jewish Camping's JWest program. Please visit http://www.onehappycamper.org/ to determine eligibility.

For more information about summer camperships, please write to the Foundation's Program Officer at polly@jfed.org, or call 510-839-2900 ext 210.

COLLEGE EDUCATION

DEADLINE TO APPLY: MARCH 31, 2009
The Weingarten Philanthropic Fund of The Jewish Community Foundation provides need-based financial aid for young adults to attend an accredited four-year university.

Eligibility: Preference will be given to Jewish applicants who are Bay Area residents, are unable to afford college tuition, and have demonstrated academic achievement. Awards will be announced in June. Please review the application form for more details.

Download the Weingarten College Tuition Scholarship Application here.

For more information, please write to the Foundation's Program Officer at polly@jfed.org, or call 510-839-2900 ext 210.

JEWISH ARTS, SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATION
The Fromer Fund provides an annual incentive award of approximately $1,000 for projects in Jewish arts, scholarship or education. Past awards have supported the production of films, curricula, journals, and exhibits.

For more information, contact Polly Zavadivker, polly@jfed.org or 510.839.2900 ext. 210.

JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Nomination deadline: May 5, 2009
The Lesser Leadership Development Fund provides stipends for outstanding young leaders to attend a Federation-related event such as the General Assembly or overseas mission. To request a nomination form, contact Sarah Wachs at sarah@jfed.org or 510.839.2900 ext. 266.