GLOBAL IMPACT
Scholarships
Making Israel Trips Affordable for High School Students
A trip to Israel is one of the most important formative experiences in your teenager’s Jewish development. The Edie and Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel Program helps parents send high school students on immersive summer trips to Israel by making participation more affordable.
On any of these excellent trips, your teen will have the opportunity to forge a very personal bond with Jewish history and ancestry, meet new people and make lasting friendships and absorb the incomparable feeling of Jewish community. An immersive, group trip to Israel creates a more lasting impact at a formative age. Thanks to non-need based funding from the Edie and Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel Program, along with a generous, anonymous donor, your teen’s transformative trip to Israel is far more affordable.
Start building Jewish identity now to guarantee our Jewish future. Contact us at israeloutreach@jewishnola.com, to learn more about eligibility and the scholarship funds available for teen Israel programs.
Scholarship recipients are required to attend two pre-trip sessions and one post-trip session and to act as ambassadors for Israel trips in our community.
ELIGIBILITY:
- The trip must be an organized educational program of no less than three weeks and must be approved by Federation.
- The participant must be in high school the semester prior to the trip, and not have graduated from high school at the time of the trip.
READY TO SIGN UP? WANT TO LEARN MORE?
Contact Jessie Dowsakul jessie@jewishnola.com | 504.780.5614 to learn more about eligibility and the scholarship funds available for teen Israel programs.
TRIP FUNDING
A grant of $4,000 will be provided from the Federation.
A grant of $2,500 will be provided by a generous anonymous donor.
A grant of $750 will be given to those who are members of participating synagogues in the Greater New Orleans community.
Contact Jessie Dowsakul (jessie@jewishnola.com) for information about additional funds available via the Hans and Donna Sternberg Study in Israel Scholarship.
SAVINGS ACCOUNT BONUS
Participants are not required to have a savings account to participate in the Edie & Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel program. However, participants who can show a savings account will receive a Savings Bonus of $500. This means that participants may receive a total of $7,000 from Federation and an additional $750 from participating synagogues to offset the cost of the trip.
You and your child can choose your own immersive program through BBYO, NCSY, NFTY, Ramah, USY, Young Judaea, CTeen Heritage Quest, and more.
TRIP REQUIREMENTS:
- The trip must be an organized educational program of no less than three weeks and must be approved by Federation.
- The participant must be in high school the semester prior to the trip, and not have graduated from high school at the time of the trip.
RECEIVING GRANT FUNDING AND REGISTRATION
Once you have registered for your trip you’ll need to fill out this Trip Declaration Form.
Once the Federation has your trip information,we will send your funding directly to the trip registrar.
Q: If my child participates in the Edie and Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel, can they still travel with Birthright?
A: Yes. Participants of the Edie and Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel can still take part in Birthright Israel.
Q: How old can my child be to go on an organized Israel trip?
A: To quality for the Edie and Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel program, students must be currently enrolled in high school, and not graduated from high school at the time of the trip.
Q: How do we receive our community’s grant funding?
A: Once you select and register for a trip, you will complete the Federation’s Trip Declaration Form. The Federation will then send a check directly to the trip registrar and contact your synagogue regarding their $750 contribution.
Q: Will the entire cost of my child’s trip to Israel be covered by the Edie and Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel program?
A: Participating families are advised that the grant funds may not cover the full cost of the chosen Israel program.
Q: How do I make a gift to someone else’s Gift of Israel savings account?
A: As of 2017, the Federation is no longer managing individual accounts. Please send your gift directly to the individual.
Contact Jessie Dowsakul (jessie@jewishnola.com) if you have any questions.