Grants & Scholarships
General Camp Scholarships
One Happy Camper
College Scholarships
Israel Grant Program
Passport to Israel
General Camp Scholarships
The Jewish Community Foundation awards scholarships to young people to attend recognized Jewish summer overnight camps and to attend summer programs in Israel, based on financial need.
Contact Tarin Gordon at 414-390-5714 with questions.
One Happy Camper Grant
The Milwaukee Jewish Federation has partnered with the Foundation for Jewish Camp to provide grants and introductory rates for first-time campers at Jewish overnight camps. The One Happy Camper program provides grants up to $1000.
New this year, limited funding is available to day school students through PJ Goes to Camp. Funding for day school families is first come, first serve, so interested families should contact Tzipi as soon as possible.
Learn more about One Happy Camper.
Contact Tzipi Altman-Shafer at 414-963-2718 with questions.
College Scholarships
The Jewish Community Foundation of Milwaukee Jewish Federation offers scholarship awards from the Harry Hecht Family Memorial College Scholarship Fund, the Evelyn & Ben Breitman Education Endowment Fund, and the new Marcus and Rita Wohlfeiler Memorial Scholarship Fund to Jewish high school seniors to help fund their college freshman year. Awards are based on financial need, academic performance, and community service. Applicants must be residents of the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
The application process is now closed for students beginning their college freshman year in the fall of 2023. Applicants for the Harry Hecht Family Memorial College Scholarship Fund are also automatically considered for scholarships from the Evelyn & Ben Breitman Education Endowment Fund.
Learn more about the Harry Hecht Family Memorial College Scholarship Fund.
Learn more about the Evelyn & Ben Breitman Education Endowment Fund.
Learn more about the Marcus and Rita Wohlfeiler Memorial Scholarship Fund.
2023-24 Applications Closed
Contact Jen Vettrus at 414-390-5722 with questions.
Grants for Israel Programs (Kesselman Israel Program Scholarship)
Greater Milwaukee residents ages 18-30 are invited to apply for funding for a semester or year in Israel from the Sarah B. and Louis M. Kesselman Israel Program Scholarship Fund, a fund of the Jewish Community Foundation, the endowment development program of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Learn more about the Sarah B. and Louis M. Kesselman Israel Program Scholarship Fund.
2023-24 Applications Closed
Contact Tzipi Altman-Shafer at 414-963-2718 with questions.
Passport to Israel
The MJF Bernard and Helen F. Soref Passport to Israel Program is a savings incentive plan designed to enable Milwaukee teenagers to participate in a peer-group Israel learning experience as an integral part of their Jewish education. The MJF, congregations, and families participate jointly in the plan.
View Passport to Israel Program Information and Passport to Israel: Frequently Asked Questions.
Contact Tzipi Altman-Shafer at 414-963-2718 with questions.
