Jewish Education Scholarships – Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

Children in a Jewish day school classroom

We’re always learning, and we know you are, too. To help strengthen your — and your family’s — connection to your heritage through education, we offer scholarships and loans for day school and Hebrew school.

The Foundation for Jewish Day Schools
Need-based scholarships for day schools and preschools

The Foundation provides needs-based scholarships to students attending ten Jewish day schools, including an initiative for students with disabilities, and dozens of local Jewish pre-schools. The funds for this aid are raised through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) program. Families interested in applying for scholarships should contact the school directly for information.

Keren Chinuch
Need-based scholarships for supplementary schools

The Jewish Federation operates a need-based scholarship program for Jewish children attending nearly 50 supplementary schools at synagogues and other programs throughout Greater Philadelphia. Funds are distributed to qualified schools based on enrollment. Schools are responsible for determining need and distributing aid. For more information, please contact the supplementary school program directly.

Day School Per Capita Pool
Need-based scholarships for day schools

Funds are distributed directly to schools through a weighted, per-capita formula that accounts for the number of students enrolled, the grade level of the students and the capacity of the school to meet the total scholarship needs of its student body. Schools are responsible for determining need and distributing aid. For more information contact the school directly.