How to Apply

Please read all of these directions in full.

To apply for the Hilda Specter Morgenstern Merit Scholarship, applicants must send an email, with their essay attached, with the following information:

• Name and contact information (email, mailing address, phone, current school)
• Names of where they are applying in Israel

• Email an official copy of their high school or college transcript (on school letterhead; can come from the school's email address or the student's, but must be official)
• Email 1 letter of recommendation from a teacher or advisor (this MUST come from the teacher or advisor’s email address. No exceptions will be made.)

About the Essay

Email an essay that answers the following three questions (make sure your name is on the essay):

1. Why do you want to study in Israel?
2. How do you plan to facilitate your interest in public advocacy or government when you graduate from college?
3. How do you expect your study in Israel to shape your identity as a Jewish woman who is interested in government and public policy?

Please limit essays to no more than 1,500 words.

Please email applications and transcripts to ahava.leibtag@gmail.com.