Academic Scholarship Program
Sponsored by: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Overview
| Minimum | Average | Maximum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Award Amount | $700 | $3,350 | $6,000 |
| Awards Granted | - | 100 | - |
Application Deadline February 15
Type of Award Scholarship
The Application Difficulty rating represents how much time and effort this scholarship application requires.
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Unfortunately, the Application Difficulty for the Academic Scholarship Program couldn't be determined based on the information provided.
A scholarship's Competition is based on the number of applications and how many awards are available.
The Academic Scholarship Program is slightly competitive compared to similar scholarships.
Scholarship Criteria
Applicant must be Jewish and meet one or both of the following criteria: be born or raised in either Cook County, Chicago metropolitan area, or Northwest Indiana; be able to demonstrate a continuous year of full-time employment in Cook County or the Chicago metropolitan area prior to starting professional education. Applicant must be an undergraduate entering or who has already entered their junior year in a career specific program which requires no postgraduate education for professional level employment; or must be a student entering or has entered a graduate or professional school in a helping profession, or be a student in a vocational training program with a specific educational goal in the helping professions.
Requirements for the Academic Scholarship Program
Academics
| Enrollment Levels |
College junior College senior Master's-level study Doctoral-level study |
| Major/Program |
Acoustics Analytical Chemistry Anatomy Animal Behavior and Ethology Animal Genetics Animal Physiology Animal Physiology. Aquatic Biology/Limnology Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics Astrophysics Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics Atomic/Molecular Physics Bilingual and Multilingual Education Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Biochemistry Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bioinformatics Biology/Biological Sciences Biomathematics and Bioinformatics Biometry/Biometrics Biophysics Biostatistics Biotechnology Cell Biology and Anatomy Cell Physiology Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Chemical Physics Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric Community College Education Conservation Biology Curriculum and Instruction Dentistry (DDS, DMD) Developmental Biology and Embryology Ecology Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology Educational/Instructional Media Design Elementary Particle Physics Endocrinology Entomology Environmental Biology Environmental Toxicology Epidemiology Evolutionary Biology Exercise Physiology General Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology General Botany/Plant Biology General Chemistry General Education General Engineering General Genetics General Mathematics General Pharmacology and Toxicology General Physical Sciences General Physics General Psychology General Social Work General Zoology/Animal Biology Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Geology/Earth Science Geophysics and Seismology Human/Medical Genetics Hydrology and Water Resources Science Immunology Indian/Native American Education Inorganic Chemistry International and Comparative Education Law (LL.B., J.D.) Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Medicine (MD) Meteorology Microbial and Eukaryotic Genetics Microbiology Molecular Biochemistry Molecular Biology Molecular Biophysics Molecular Genetics Molecular Pharmacology Molecular Physiology Molecular Toxicology Multicultural Education Mycology Neuroanatomy Neurobiology and Neurophysiology Neuropharmacology Nuclear Physics Oceanography, Chemical and Physical Oncology and Cancer Biology Optics/Optical Sciences Organic Chemistry Other Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Other Botany/Plant Biology Other Chemistry Other Genetics Other Pharmacology and Toxicology Other Physical Sciences Other Physics Paleontology Parasitology Pathology/Experimental Pathology Pharmacology Photobiology Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Physiology Planetary Astronomy and Science Plant Genetics Plant Molecular Biology Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Plant Physiology Plasma and High-Temperature Physics Polymer Chemistry Population Biology Radiation Biology/ Radiobiology Reproductive Biology Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Solid State and Low-Temperature Physics Structural Biology Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics Theoretical and Mathematical Physics Toxicology Virology Wildlife Biology Zoology/Animal Biology |
Demographics
| County |
Cook, IL |
Contact Information
Lea Gruhn, Scholarship Secretary
216 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 673-3457
Fax: (312) 553-5544
Email:
jvsscholarship@jvschicago.org
Scholarship Questions and Answers
Separate application required?
No
Award must be repaid?
No
Award is renewable?
Yes. Recipient must reapply for renewal.
Award is granted yearly?
Yes
What amount can I get from this award?
The Academic Scholarship Program gives out $3350 on average. The most you can get from the Academic Scholarship Program is $6000, while the minimum award is $700. Use our Scholarship Search to search for more awards of around $3350.
Who provides funding for the Academic Scholarship Program?
Support for the Academic Scholarship Program comes from: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Scholarship Secretary, 216 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60606, United States (P) 312 673-3457 (F) 312 553-5544 jvscholarship@jvschicago.org http://www.jvschicago.org
How many awards are available?
On average, 100 people receive the Academic Scholarship Program.
Are there similar awards I can apply to?
Tennessee Math and Science Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program, Board of Governors Priority Program and Sherman Teacher Education Scholars are a few other Animal Behavior and Ethology scholarships. View all Animal Behavior and Ethology scholarships.
