Most OJCF scholarship deadlines March 1

By JEWISH REVIEW

article created on: 2011-02-01T00:00:00

To accommodate scholarship recipients and coordinate with institutional funding deadlines, Oregon Jewish Community Foundation’s scholarship committees have changed several application deadlines, with most applications now due March 1.

In another change for higher education scholarships, applicants now need to fill out only one application. Their application will be automatically submitted to each scholarship fund for which they qualify, based on scholarship guidelines. Campership applicants need to fill out the separate campership application.

The guidelines for each scholarship and the new deadlines are as follows:

Krichevsky Scholarship: The late Arthur Krichevsky was a long time resident of Portland and established this scholarship in 1996. The scholarship funds Jewish Day Schools in Portland (grades 1 and above), the Oregon Board of Rabbis Teen Israel Experience program and provides small scholarships (typical award is $500) for students pursuing post-high school Jewish study through qualified programs offered by accredited educational institutions in the United States.

The majority of scholarship dollars will be allocated to the first two categories. The Krichevsky Scholarship does not fund Israel trips other than the Teen Israel Experience.

Deadlines are: Oregon Board of Rabbis Teen Israel Experience Scholarship, March 1; Krichevsky Jewish Higher Educational Scholarship, March 1; Jewish Day School Scholarship. May 1.

Tarshis Scholarship: The Rebecca and Sada Tarshis Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2002 by the late Rebecca and Sada Tarshis. The scholarship provides tuition assistance to Jewish students for higher education, including college, university and/or graduate school, on the basis of financial need and academic merit with scholarships of up to $5,000 per recipient per year. The typical award is $1,000. The college, university and/or graduate school must be in the United States. To be eligible for this scholarship, the applicant must be a Jewish resident of Oregon and demonstrate financial need and academic merit.

Deadline for the Tarshis Higher Educational Scholarship is March 1.

Kailes Scholarship: Albert J. Kailes established this fund in 1991.

The campership program provides campership scholarships for Jewish summer camps in the United States. Applicants must be Jewish residents of Oregon and must demonstrate financial need. Only partial scholarships will be awarded. The average scholarship size is $250. The Kailes Fund does not provide awards for preschool camp.

The Kailes scholarship provides college scholarships for Jewish students in Oregon. The college or university must in Oregon. The fund does not provide scholarships for graduate school. To be eligible for this scholarship, the applicant must be a Jewish resident of Oregon and demonstrate financial need. Only partial scholarships are awarded. The typical award is $1,000.

Deadlines are Kailes Campership Scholarships, March 1; and Kailes College Scholarship, March 1.

Applications for all of these scholarships are available at ojcf.org. Click on “Receive a Scholarship” on the left side of the page.