Scholarships

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Every year, Jewish Studies awards five or more scholarships of between $500 and $1,000, and sometimes more.

Please email a copy of your transcript, a short statement of your goals and need for the scholarship, and, if applying for the Mervis Scholarship, a faculty recommendation to jewishstudies@fau.edu by the application date..

Winners will be determined by the Jewish Studies B.A. Committee.

The application deadline for all scholarships is April 1, 2024.

Scholarships include:

HERBERT AND ELAINE GIMELSTOB SCHOLARSHIP FOR JUDAIC STUDIES

  • Provides for all students majoring and minoring in Jewish Studies
  • The recipient is required to write an acknowledgement letter thanking the donor for the scholarship

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NATHAN AND MARION CROSBY SCHOLARSHIP

There are two Nathan and Marion Crosby Scholarship awards:

  • The Nathan and Marion Crosby Holocaust and Judaic Library Collections Endowment Scholarship is $500. The scholarship will be offered to an entering student who plans to major in Jewish Studies. The student is required to have a 3.5 high school grade point average and to acknowledge receipt of the award.
  • The Nathan and Marion Crosby Scholarship Fund in Holocaust and Judaic Studies is $500.00. The scholarship will be offered to a Jewish Studies major, giving preference to a student who is a descendant of a victim of the Holocaust. The recipient is required to acknowledge receipt of the award.

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FRANK M. MERVIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR JUDAIC STUDIES

  • Junior or Senior standing, at least a 3.0 GPA and/or scholarly excellence in course work.
  • A commitment to some aspect of Jewish communal service, including education and teaching.
  • Nomination by faculty, peer or self; supporting data including a statement of goals, record of transcript and at least one faculty letter of recommendation.
  • Evaluation by the Jewish Studies B.A. Committee.

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RADDOCK EMINENT SCHOLAR CHAIR ESSAY CONTEST

Open to all currently enrolled FAU undergraduate students; $250.00 Prize.

  • Essays may treat any aspect of the Holocaust and its contemporary implication: ethical, moral, theological, historical, literary, philosophical, sociological and psychological themes.
  • Papers may have originated as course work or be independent of such.
  • Nominations by faculty or peers or self-nomination.
  • 15 typewritten pages, double spaced.

Details and deadlines for submission of applications will posted on this site as they are available.