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Jewish Community Endowment Newhouse Fund Scholarship
Through
a grant from the Jewish Community Endowment Newhouse Fund, the JVS Scholarship
Committee awards grants to Jewish women and men for vocational training.
Eligibility
Requirements
- Applicants
must be Jewish residents of San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma or the
Peninsula.
- Applicants
must demonstrate financial need.
- Training
programs must be short-term, and focused on a clearly defined
vocational goal, for which there are ready employment opportunities
in the Bay Area. Funds can be used for tuition payments, for living
expenses while attending a tuition-free program, for equipment,
or testing fees. Applicants may request funds for up to a one-year
period in duration. If a course of study extends beyond one
year, applicants may apply for funds during the last year of study.
Grants
are limited to $1,800.
Application Process
- Applicants
complete and submit before the deadline the application form,
including a budget, all supporting documentation and a written
statement of purpose (no longer than 500 words) stating background
and reasons for the vocational decision, description of training
program and goals for employment after completion of the program.
Non-JVS clients
must pay a processing fee of $25.00.
- All
applications are reviewed, rated, and ranked based on the criteria
listed below. Those applicants who were ranked high- or mid-priority
are recommended to the Committee.
- The
final award decisions are made by the Scholarship Committee. This
committee meets three times per year.
- Scholarship
recipients are notified, they meet with JVS to sign a reporting
agreement and get their award check.
Decision
The
decision to award scholarship grants is made at the Scholarship
Committee meeting based on the discretion of the committee in consideration
of the following criteria:
- Financial
need.
- Employment
status of applicant and family/household members.
- Use
of other financial resources.
- Soundness
of vocational decision.
- Likelihood
of completion and success.
- Demonstration
of commitment to goals and training.
- Demonstration
of commitment to be financially independent.
The
committee may grant an applicant less money than requested. Applicants
may reapply if refused, or if they need additional funds - with
a total award maximum of $1,800 for Jewish Community Endowment Fund Scholarships.
Payment:
Grants
are payable directly to training institutions, when applicable.
Scholarship recipients receiving funds directly must submit all
required documentation and will pick up their checks in person,
in increments agreed upon by the staff and the committee. Recipients
are required to maintain regular contact with their counselor and
the committee on their progress, and are encouraged to contribute
to the scholarship fund once they are employed.
Download
Jewish Community Endowment Newhouse Fund Scholarship Application
Download Jewish Community Endowment Newhouse Fund Scholarship Guidelines
Complete applications must be submitted by
October 10 and March 10 to be considered at the next Scholarship Committee meeting.
For
more information, please email Raza Handan, or call 415-782-6263.
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