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Funds for Undergraduate Students Funds for Undergraduate Students

Download 2012-2013 JSSA Application for Educational Assistance.
Submission deadline: May 4, 2012  

Morton A. Gibson Memorial Scholarship (administered by the United Jewish Endowment Fund of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington)

1 to 2 scholarships in the amount of $2,500 awarded annually to a high school senior who has completed significant volunteer services within the local Jewish community in addition to high school graduation service requirements.

Applicants must be:

  • A high school senior
  • A Jewish resident of the metropolitan Washington area
  • Accepted into an accredited four year undergraduate program on a full-time basis
  • A U.S. citizen or working towards citizenship

Awards may not be used for:

  • Community college
  • Study abroad programs (including Israel)

Any awardee who does not complete a full year of school must repay the scholarship.

Max and Emmy Dreyfuss Jewish Undergraduate Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is awarded once a year. Scholarships range from $1,500 - $4,000. Decision is based primarily on financial need.

Applicants must be:

  • A Jewish resident of the metropolitan Washington area
  • A U.S. citizen or working towards citizenship
  • Accepted into an accredited four-year undergraduate program on a full-time basis

Scholarships may not be used for:

  • Community college
  • Study abroad programs (including Israel)

Any awardee who does not complete a full year of school must repay the scholarship.

The JSSA Educational Scholarship Fund

Eight scholarships of $6,000 are awarded once a year.  Decision is based primarily on financial need. Recipients are eligible for 1-2 years of funding.

Applicants must be:

  • A high school senior at a Montgomery County public high school
  • A US citizen or working towards citizenship
  • Accepted into an accredited four-year undergraduate program, vocational school or community college.

Awards may not be used for:

  • A student attending private or parochial school
  • Graduate or post-graduate students

Any awardee who does not complete a full year of school must repay the scholarship.

For more information, please call 301-610-8353 or send an email inquiry.

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