Looking for ways to fund your outstanding ideas, projects, and initiatives? Hillel provides funding ranging from $200 to $7500 for new or innovative campus-based initiatives that advance Jewish values and reach a broad range of students. Click on the name of the grant for more detailed criteria.
Student Initiated Grants (see below)Staff Initiated Grants (see below)
| Outstanding Student Initiatives - Student run initiatives that advance Jewish values and reach a broad range of students. |
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| Outstanding Student Initiative grants are no longer available because all funds have been committed for this year. |
$1500 - $7500 |
• Must advance a Jewish value: Social Justice (Tzedek), Jewish Learning, Spirituality, Israel, or Jewish Peoplehood
• Broad student reach aimed at impacting campus culture
• Strong interactive and experiential components
• Long-term initiatives, projects, and campaigns rather than individual programs |
All funds have been committed for this year. |
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| ICC Israel Advocacy - Creative and innovative ongoing Israel advocacy initiatives. |
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| Must be submitted at least 30 days in advance of the project. |
Up to $7500 |
• Student initiated and implemented (no Hillel staff involvement)
• Long term Israel initiatives/ projects rather than individual programs
• Emphasis on impactful initiatives that change campus status quo as it relates to Israel
• North American campuses only |
All funds have been committed for this year. |
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| Alternative Break Expansion - Hillel Alternative Break initiatives intended to support significant growth in the participation of Jewish students in transformative, meaningful Jewish service learning experiences. |
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• Domestic Breaks: Approx. $300/student
• Intl. Breaks: Approx. $600/student
• Campus Organized Hurricane Katrina Breaks: $100-$150 per student |
• Grants will be awarded to campuses demonstrating growth in Alternative Breaks by 1) increasing student participation by minimum 50%, or 2) offering a campus-organized Hurricane Katrina Alternative Break.
• Hillel reserves the right to withdraw or decrease grants to any campus who does not reach their participant goals within 20%.
• Grants will be awarded based on a competitive evaluation process. Priority will be given to the increase in students, not the total number of students participating.
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