(Courtesy of YU) In response to the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Yeshiva University has launched its emergency scholarship campaign. Committed to helping all students achieve the YU degree they set out to earn, the university has reached out to its generous community to help them help its students achieve this goal.
As part of the emergency scholarship campaign, YU is pleased to announce two new initiatives: first-Generation students and veterans of the IDF/Sherut Leumi.
These two scholarship initiatives underscore YU’s commitment to providing financial assistance to students struggling to educate themselves while confronting today’s financial challenges. These students—and all others at the university—gain access to its top-quality education, esteemed rebbeim, extensive alumni network and career center services.
Undergraduate programs at Yeshiva University currently serve more than 100 first-generation college students. For these students, higher education is more than an individual accomplishment—it’s a milestone for everyone in the family. A degree for a student from a family without previous college experience improves career opportunities and prospects for economic prosperity and social mobility. This changes the educational trajectory for future generations, as the children of graduates are more likely to attend college themselves.
This is why first-generation college students represent the hopes and dreams of an entire family as well as the broader community. The value of such scholarships is intangible.
YU’s student veterans are equally distinctive and rightly celebrated heroes for their devotion to military service for the Jewish nation. These soldiers choose to enlist in the IDF during or after a gap year, often leaving behind family and friends to lend support to ensure the strength of the State of Israel.
These veterans return to YU mature, experienced in community service and trained as leaders. They embody qualities—discipline, loyalty, honor—that create an example for other students to follow, while at the same time reinforce the deep bond between YU and Israel. Army experience is also often a natural foundation for high-demand careers in fields ranging from computer science and management to biology, cybersecurity and information sciences.
To make a gift to the first generation student scholarships or IDF/Sherut Leumi scholarships please visit www.yu.edu/emergency2020.
