If you know of any additional scholarships not listed here, please email Amy Shamilov at amy@ncsy.org with more information.
Federation/Scholarship Listing by State
Alabama
The Jewish Federation of Central Alabama
3525 Cloverdale Rd, Montgomery, AL 36111
Phone: 334.235.9814
https://jewishmontgomery.org/camp-scholarships
Contact: Phillip Ensler, 334.235.9814
Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRC)
P.O.Box 7368, Metairie, LA 70010-7368
Phone: 504.828.6334
Serves Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas
*Scholarships for DOMESTIC PROGRAMS ONLY
https://jcrs.org/services/camp-scholarship-aid/
Contact: Annie Mizrahi at Annie@jcrs.org
Arkansas
Jewish Children’s Regional Service (see Alabama)
Arizona
Center For Jewish Philanthropy (formerly the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix)
12701 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 201, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Contact: teenisrael@jewishphoenix.org
California
East Bay & San Francisco
Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund
121 Steuart Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415.777.0411
Serves areas from North Bay to Sunnyvale
Israel Within Reach: https://jewishfed.org/how-we-help/scholarships/israel-within-reach
Israel Experiences: https://jewishfed.org/how-we-help/scholarships/israel-experiences-teens-and-young-adults
Contact: Eliezah Hoffman, 415.369.2880, eliezahh@sfjcf.org
Silicon Valley
Jewish Silicon Valley
14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos, CA 95032
408.357.7490
https://www.jvalley.org/get-connected/scholarship/
Contact: philanthropy@jvalley.org
Los Angeles
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
6505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 323.761.8200
Connecticut
Hartford
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite C, West Hartford, CT 06117
Phone: 860.233.2288
www.jewishhartford.org
Florida
Miami
Greater Miami Jewish Federation
4200 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33137-3279
Phone: 305.576.4000
https://jewishmiami.org/about/departments/israel_overseas/looking_for_scholarships/index.html
Contact: IsraelOverseas@JewishMiami.org, 786.866.8431
Jacksonville
Jewish Federation of Jacksonville
8505 San Jose Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32217
https://www.jewishjacksonville.org/elikan
Contact: Jennifer Rensch, 904.224.1401, jenniferr@jewishjacksonville.org
Broward County
Jewish Federation of Broward County
5890 S Pine Island Road, Davie, FL 33328
Phone: 954.252.6900
https://jewishbroward.org/what-we-do/financial-assistance/
Contact: Rochelle Baltuch, rbaltuch@jewishbroward.org, 954.660.2077
Palm Beach
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
1 Harvard Circle, Suite 100, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Phone: 561.478.0700
Serves Boynton Beach north through Vero Beach
https://jewishpb.org/fed/index.php/scholarships/
Contact: Catherine Probst, 561-242-6676, Catherine.probst@jewishpalmbeach.org
Georgia
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
1440 Spring Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404.873.1661
Atlanta Federation Scholarship Application: https://jewishatlanta.formtitan.com/2025_Camp_Scholarship_Application
One Happy Camper application: https://tinyurl.com/OHCgrants
Contact: Leah Stinson: lstinson@jewishatlanta.org
Illinois
Chicago
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
30 S. Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312.346.6700
Israel Experience High School Scholarship Program
https://www.juf.org/israel_experience/Scholarships-High-School.aspx
Merit Scholarship Program
https://www.juf.org/israel_experience/Scholarships-Merit.aspx
Deadline: March 15
Contact: IsraelExperience@juf.org
Indiana
Indianaoplis
Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis
6705 Hoover Road, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Phone: 317.726.5450
Kansas
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City
5801 W. 115th Street, Suite 201, Overland Park, KS 66211
Phone: 913-327-8100
Contact: Andi Milens
Louisiana
Jewish Children’s Regional Service (see Alabama)
Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge
4845 Jamestown Avenue, #210, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Ellen Sager: 225.907.4869
Maryland
Baltimore
Louise D. & Morton J. Macks Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: 410.735.5000
Contact: Reena Roshgadol, 410-735-5024, rroshgadol@cjebaltimore.org
Rockville
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington – IsraelQuest
6101 Executive Blvd., Suite 100, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Phone: 301.230.7200
https://www.shalomdc.org/israelquest/
IsraelQuest@shalomdc.org
Massachusetts
Boston
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
126 High Street, Boston, MA 02110-2700
Phone: 617.457.8500
https://www.cjp.org/community-jobs-grants/apply-for-grants/israel-teen-travel
Contact: Leah Finkelman, teentravelisrael@cjp.org
Western Massachusetts & Southern Vermont
Harold Greenspoon Foundation
67 Hunt Street, Suite 100, Agawam, MA 01001
Phone: 413-276-0700
https://www.hgf.org/grants-awards/israel-travel-and-study
Contact: GRANTS@HGF.ORG
Michigan
Detroit
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
6735 Telegraph Rd #30, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
Phone: 248.642.4260
Get There! Fund – Incentive and Need Based
https://jewishdetroit.org/get-involved/israel-and-overseas/get-there/
Contact: Jaime Bean at bean@jfmd.org (248) 205-2561
Minnesota
Minneapolis/Greater St. Paul
Minneapolis Jewish Federation
4330 Cedar Lake Road South Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone: 952.593.2600
https://jewishminneapolis.org/livejewish-in-minneapolis/scholarships/
Contact: Noa Rosenzweig, nrosenzweig@jewishminneapolis.org, 952.417.2319
St. Paul Jewish Federation
790 S. Cleveland Ave., Suite 227, St. Paul, MN 55116
Phone: 651.690.1707
https://www.jewishstpaul.org/community-directory/federation–ujfc-scholarships
Mississippi
Jewish Children’s Regional Service (See Alabama)
Missouri
Jewish Federation of St. Louis
12 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146-5776
Phone: 314.432.0020
https://www.jfedstl.org/direct-services/israel-center/teen-young-adult-subsidies/
Contact: Karen Rader, 314.442.3756, KRader@JFedSTL.org
New Jersey
MetroWest: Essex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Union
Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest New Jersey
901 Route 10, Whippany, NJ 07981
Phone: 973.929.3000
Middlesex and Monmouth County
The Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey
230 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River, NJ 08882-2000
Phone: 732.588.1800
https://jewishheartnj.org/getsupport/individuals-and-families/teen-travel-to-israel
Contact: Dan Rozett, danr@jewishheartnj.org
Southern NJ
Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey
1301 Springdale Road, Suite 200, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Phone: 856.751.9500
https://www.jewishsouthjersey.org/financial-assistance
Contact: Iris Snyder, isnyder@jfedsnj.org
Tenafly
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
411 East Clinton Avenue, Tenafly, New Jersey 07670
Phone: 201.569.7900
Contact: Shira Zandani, szandani@jccotp.org
New York
New York City, Nassau & Suffolk counties
UJA Federation of New York
130 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212.980.1000
Merit and need based scholarships
https://www.ujafedny.org/resources/scholarships-fellowships
Contact: israelctr@ujafedny.org
*Please click here for more information about the UJA Federation of NY scholarships or contact the NCSY Summer office.
Rochester
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation
255 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: 585.218.9855
Ohio
Cincinnati
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, Cincy Journeys
8499 Ridge Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236
Phone: 513.985.1500
https://www.cincyjourneys.org/israel/high-school
Contact: 513.985.2962 cincyjourneys@jfedcin.org
Cleveland
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland
2030 South Taylor Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Phone: 216.371.0446
https://www.jecc.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=281463&type=d&pREC_ID=2258146
Contact: financialaid@jecc.org or Teresa Bruno 216.377.6004
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland
24075 Commerce Park Road, Beachwood, OH 44122
Phone: 216.292.3999
Contact: Lorna Chernomorets, 216.378.3478, lchernomorets@jfsa-cleveland.org
https://www.jfsa-cleveland.org/jfsa-campership-program/
Columbus
Jewish Federation of Columbus
1175 College Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43209
Phone: 614.237.7686
https://jewishcolumbus.org/israel-experience/teen-israel/
Contact: Abby Holmes, 614.559.3241, abby@jewishcolumbus.org
Youngstown
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation
505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, OH 44504
Phone: 330.746.3251
https://www.jewishyoungstown.org/federation/endowment-applications/
Contact: Lisa Long, llong@jewishyoungstown.org
Oklahoma
Jewish Children’s Regional Service
*See Alabama listing
Oregan
Portland
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
9900 SW Greenburg Road, Suite 220, Tigard, OR 97223
Phone: 503.245.6219
https://www.jewishportland.org/travelisrael
Contact: Rachel Nelson, 503.892.7415, rachel@jewishportland.org
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
2001 Market Street, Suite 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone:
Phone: 215.832.0500
https://jewishphilly.org/resources/scholarships/israel-program-scholarships/
Contact: 215.832.0536, scholarships@jewishphilly.org
Pittsburgh
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburg
2000 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: 412.681.8000
https://jewishpgh.org/scholarships/
Contact: Debbie Swartz, 412.992.5208, dswartz@jfedpgh.org
Zionist Organization of America
Phone:412.665.4630
Rhode Island
Providence
Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island
401 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence RI 02906
Phone: 401.421.4111
Contact: Larry Katz, lkatz@jewishallianceri.org
Tennessee
Jewish Children’s Regional Service
*See Alabama listing
Jewish Community Partners of Memphis
6560 Poplar Ave, Germantown, TN 38138
Phone: 901.767.7100
Lorraine Wolf, 901.484.8189, lwolf@jcpmemphis.org
https://www.jcpmemphis.org/lemsky-endowment-fund
Texas
Jewish Children’s Regional Service
*See Louisiana listing
Dallas
Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas
7800 Northaven Road, Dallas, TX 75230
Contact: Melissa Bernstein, 214.615.5207, mberrnstein@jewishdallas.org
Houston
Houston Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
5603 S. Braeswood Blvd., Houston, TX 77096-3998
Phone: 713.729.7000
https://www.houstonjewish.org/camp-israel-scholarships/
Contact: Liz Garza, 713. 729.7000 x309, egarza@houstonjewish.org
Virginia
Jewish Community Federation of Richmond
P.O. Box 17128, Richmond, VA 23226
Phone: 804.285.6500
https://www.jewishrichmond.org/find-your-place/israel-and-overseas
Contact: Sara Rosenbaum, 804.545.8629, srosenbaum@jewishrichmond.org,
Washington
Seattle
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
Phone: 206.443.5400
Contact: Alana Gross, 206.774.2247, alanag@jewishinseattle.org
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Jewish Federation
1360 North Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: 414.390.5700
https://www.milwaukeejewish.org/departments/israel/israel-scholarships/
Contact: Allison Hayden, 414.390.5724