TEENS : Scholarships
Funding for St. Louis Teens Only
 The Stuart I. Pessin Award
Pessin Winners
Pessin Award Application Details
Israel Teen Fellows Merit-Based Israel Grant Scholarship
Israel Experience Center 2010 Israel Scholarship Applicaiton
Stuart I. Pessin Award
The Central Agency for Jewish Education and the Jewish Federation annouced the availability of merit-based scholarships for high school students participating in Israel experience program in 2010.
$1,250 Israel scholarships will be awarded to two outstanding St. Louis teenagers on the basis of their activities in the Jewish Community and their commitment to continued Jewish education and participation.
The two awards, which are allocated from the Stuart I. Pessin scholarship fund, compliment the existing Israel grant program that is already administered by CAJE and distributed on the basis of financial need. The merit-based scholarships provide an alternative means or select students to receive community funds by demonstraing their commitment to Judaism and the St. Louis Jewish community.
Application Details
2010 STUART I. PESSIN MERIT-BASED ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION - CLICK HERE
Complete submissions are due by
March 25, 2010.
Send to:
Karen Rader
Central Agency for Jewish Education
12 Millstone Campus Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
For any questions regarding the applicaton, contact Karen Rader at (314) 442-3756.
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CAJE Announces 2009 Stuart I. Pessin
Israel Merit Scholarship Awardees
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Jennifer Koshner |
Hannah Barg |
The Central Agency for Jewish Education announces that Hannah Barg and Jennifer Koshner have been awarded the 2009 Stuart I. Pessin Israel Teen Merit Scholarship. The awardees were chosen on the basis of their activities in the Jewish community, commitment to continued Jewish education and high school achievement.
Hannah Barg is a senior at Ladue Horton Watkins High School and will be attending Telem Mechina in the fall. Jennifer Koshner is a sophomore at Parkway North High School and will be attending Eisendrath International Exchange (EIE) this summer.
Koshner's resume includes Hebrew tutoring, the Kids 2 Kids program (Jewish teens visiting Jewish kids in the hospital), JOLT (Jewish Opportunities and Learning for Teens), Jewish Student Union coordinator, and Karate, among several other things.
Barg's resume boasts photography, National Honor Society, Amnesty International, USY chapter leader, Nishmah, and dozens of other activities.
The two awards, which are allocated from the Stuart I. Pessin scholarship fund, compliment the existing Israel grant program administered by CAJE and funded by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis. The merit-based award provides a means for select high school students to receive community funds by demonstrating their commitment to Judaism and the St. Louis Jewish community.
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2010 Israel Teen Fellows Merit-Based
Israel Grant Application
$3,000 merit-based grants for travel to Israel will be awarded to 5 teens affiliated with a Conservative or Reform Congregation
in St. Louis, Missouri.
To apply:
- Must currently by in 9th - 11th grade
- Plan to attend an accredited and approved peer-based Israel program
- Write an essay answering the question:
Why is it important for you as a Jewish teen to go to Israel?
- Essay should be no more than two pages, 12 point font, doubled spaced. Include your name on the backside of the essay.
- Submit a resume of activities and community involvement. Include your name on the backside of the resume.
- Attend two mandatory pre-trip meetings on April 11, 2010 (6:30-8:30 p.m.) and May 2, 2010 (3:30-5 p.m.)
After the trip:
- Have at least one parent or guardian attend the post-trip meeting with you on August 29, 2010.
- Share your Isael Experience through presentations to your congregation's youth group and upper grade religious school classes.
- Be willing to participate in St. Louis Jewish communal activities.
- Write an essay about what the Israel Experience meant to you. Essay should be at least one page and can be used for presentations and possibly submitted to jewishinstlouis.org and/or the Jewish Light for publication. Post-trip essays will be due by August 29, 2010.
MERIT-BASED ISRAEL GRANT APPLICATION - CLICK HERE
Completed application, essay and resume are due by March 1, 2010.
Send to:
Karen Rader
Central Agency for Jewish Education
12 Millstone Campus Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
For any questions regarding the applicaton, contact Karen Rader at (314) 442-3756.
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Israel Experience Center Scholarship
The objective of the Israel Experience Center is to encourage and enable every St. Louis Jewish teen to participate in a quality educational Israel experience. It is our intention to maximize the number of teens going to Israel by making the Israel experience available, accessible and affordable.
The Israel Experience Center provides need-based scholarship assistance to help make those trips affordable. Generous funding is made available from the St. Louis Jewish Federation's Sam, Charles and Mamie Rich Education Fund.
To be eligible to receive financial aid, the applicant must:
- Demonstrate family financial need
- Be a resident of the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area
- Be a high school student
Limited funds are available for interest-free loans and can be awarded for up to $500. Repayment begins six months after the loan is received and must be paid in full at the end of two years.
ISRAEL EXPERIENCE CENTER
2010 ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
-CLICK HERE
Need-based Scholarships and Interest-free Loans for St. Louis Teens
Complete applications are due by April 19, 2010.
Send to:
Israel Experience Center
Central Agency for Jewish Education
12 Millstone Campus Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
For any questions regarding the applicaton, contact Karen Rader at (314) 442-3756.
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