Grants and Scholarships

Travel/Conference Subsidy Application

Criteria:

*All Jewish college and graduate students in the Baltimore area may apply
*You must be participating with an organized program
*Programs must have Jewish content
*You may only receive funding once while in school
*Funding may not exceed $200

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Student Creativity Grants

Hillel’s Creativity Grants Committee exists to support and stimulate new student-initiated projects that will enhance Jewish life on the college campuses in Baltimore. Comprised of students and community volunteers, the committee awards grants and allocates funds for an array of quality projects that extend beyond traditional Jewish programming. The committee hopes that these funds will empower students to develop programs that originally may have been beyond their reach. The committee also awards subsidies for students to attend conferences that have a Jewish component in their agenda. Proposals, program, and evaluations must be initiated, written, and developed by students. One-time and ongoing projects will be considered. These grant opportunities are available to individual students and student organizations. The committee has awarded over 100 grants to date.

Funding

The committee is unable to fund all of the proposals it receives. If a grant proposal is approved it may be approved for partial funding. Upon the Committee’s approval of the proposal, half of the allocated funds will be awarded immediately. The remaining funds will be awarded only following the completion of the project and the return of the Grant Evaluation Report. All fliers, newspaper articles, brochures, and other publicity must accompany the evaluation. Each must visibly state that funding for the project has been made possible by the Student Creativity Grants of Hillel of Greater Baltimore

Encoouragement Grants - maximum $1,000

This grant will enable students to “think big” and will need to meet the following additional criteria:

*Contain creative and interactive elements.
*Affect a substantial group of Jewish students by adding something new and exciting to Jewish life on campus.
*Demonstrate an inclusive philosophy.There will be three rounds of Encouragement Grant applications. Decisions will be announced two weeks following the deadline. No program fees will be funded retroactively, and there must be enough time for the programs to be carried out in a timely manner. Proposals must be received at the Hillel of Greater Baltimore office by noon on the following days:

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Friday, November 9, 2007
Friday, February 15, 2008

Spontaneity Grant - maximum $250

This grant is to help fund student projects that enhance Jewish life on campus and are dependent upon quickly available funds. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and decisions are made within a week. Click here to apply for a spontaneity grant.

Many additional grant applications can be found at Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.