Jewish Heritage Fund Scholarship

SCOPE

The scholarship covers the cost, in whole or in part, of two living expenses:

  • on-campus housing
  • daily kosher meals (3 meals per day, 6 days per week)

ELIGIBILITY

The scholarship is a unique opportunity for students who are

  • interested in actively exploring their Jewish heritage,
  • academically motivated,
  • Jewish according to Halakha,
  • socially concerned.

The major criteria for calculating the scholarship amount are

  • income of each family member,
  • number of parents in the family home,
  • profession and status of parents,
  • financial need in the family,
  • average per capita income of the city/country of origin,
  • distance of home from Vienna,
  • age,
  • personal savings,
  • other scholarships and bursaries.