Scholarships for students who made aliyah from any country from 1.1.2007 and on, or from Ethiopia from 1.1.1990 and on. In addition, the student must complete at least one academic semester and have at least one more year until graduation.
Scholarship amount: $2,500.
Registration period: August
Provides assistance to students who have made aliyah from Ethiopia from 2004 and on, up to the age of 28.
Scope of assistance for BA students: ILS 10,207
Scope of assistance for MA students: ILS 13,794
Provides assistance to students who have made aliyah from Ethiopia before 2004 and/or students of Ethiopian heritage born in Israel and beginning their studies in school year 2019-2020. This scholarship is not age-restricted.
Scope of assistance for BA students: ILS 10,000
Scope of assistance for MA students: ILS 10,000 for the first year only.
The student must engage in community volunteering as a condition for receiving this scholarship.
Registration period: September
Provides assistance to Arab BA students unable to finance their tuition fees.
Scholarship amount: ILS 10,000 for the first and second school year, and ILS 5,000 for the third school year.
Financial scholarship
The South African Zionist Federation offers assistance through three different scholarships:
Pra”s – A volunteering program – intended for students with Israeli citizenship subject to a preference for students of South African origin.
Economic Scholarship – Intended for South African origin students and newcomers from Australia/New Zeeland.
SASI Program – Intended for South African students holding a right to immigrate to Israel.
Pras Scholarship
This scholarship is given on return to hours of volunteering with immigrants (olim) from South Africa. The program takes place between November and June. The student is obligated to volunteer in a scope of 3 hours per week.
Scholarship amount: ILS 5,500 plus travel pay and culture budget.
Students of Iraqi heritage up to the third generation born in Israel enrolled for BA, MA, and PhD degrees. The fund provides assistance though interest-free loans of $1,000.
Application period: October-January
Loan provision date: February
For additional details: 03-7517161
Students on their second school year or later (BA and MA) with proven affiliation to the community of Israelis of central European origin (Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, German Switzerland, and Romania – Chernivtsi and Bukovina areas).
In return for the scholarship, the student will be required to volunteer with the organization in a scope of 35 hours.
Scholarship amount: ILS 3,000-7,000.
Students of Iranian heritage up to the age of 30, enrolled for a full program of studies, and who duly completed their IDF service or National Service.
Registration period: January
Students of Ethiopian heritage starting from the second year of their BA degree, with a grade average of 75 or more.
A scholarship in honor of Adv. Zvi Meitar and his firm for students of Ethiopian heritage enrolled on their first or second year of a BA in law studies. The scholarship also includes a mentorship and assistance project by an attorney from Meitar Law Firm.
Registration period: November-January
Scholarship amount: ILS 5,000
For additional details: 072-2424622 extension 4
Students of Bukharan heritage enrolled in BA programs in higher education institutions.
For additional details, please call 03-6393448 (during November)
The scholarships are intended for students of Sephardic-Jewish heritage with an affiliation to the cultural-linguistic world of Ladino speakers in the diaspora, or to those affiliated to Ladino or Ladino culture/heritage, immigrants from Ladino-speaking countries (Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, former Yugoslavia), with appropriate academic achievements (a grade average of over 82 for BA students, and over 86 for MA students). Substantial priority will be given on the basis of need, lack of financial support or other scholarships, or special personal circumstances. The maximum age for applying is 28 for BA students, and 32 for MA students.
Scholarship amount: ILS 2,000-8,000
Registration period: January-April
For MA or PhD students of Ethiopian heritage, who are nor receiving support from any other entity (including the Immigrant (Olim) Student Authority).
Provides assistance to Arab-Israeli students, with priority given to students of low social-economic status.
For additional details: 04-6382723
Scholarships for students enrolled in preferred programs, with weight given to criteria related to the social-economic status of the student’s family.
Registration period: April-May
Students who made aliyah from China, or have parents who made aliyah from China, who are enrolled in a recognized academic institution and have completed their IDF service or National Service.
Students of low social-economic status of any Israeli community, starting from the first year of their BA. The fund requires community volunteering.
Registration date: February
The Minorities Friendship Fund offers scholarships to students who are Christian, Druze, Circassian, or Bedouin veterans who served a complete military or National service. During the school year, the scholars will provide 100 community service hours.
Registration date: September.
