Award Amount: $5,000 Renewable
Frimer First Generation Student Scholarship
Eligible: Current high school seniors, current gap-year students, undergraduate first-years, sophomores, and juniors in the U.S. and Canada
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The Frimer First Generation Student Scholarship is being awarded to an incoming or current college student seeking a bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university who has demonstrated an impact of leadership, entrepreneurship, and/or volunteerism in their local or campus community. To qualify as a first-generation student, the applicant’s parents/guardians must not have completed a four-year college or university degree. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and must self-identify as Jewish. Previous attendance at Hillel events is NOT a requirement for this scholarship.
Frimer First Generation Student Scholarship FAQs
The Frimer First Generation Student Scholarship closes on March 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST.
Yes! You can apply to as many scholarships as you are eligible for. Students who are eligible for this scholarship may also be eligible for the Paulson Leadership Award for Jewish CUNY Students, the Louis E. Rabinowitz Memorial Scholarship, the Ellen B. Fuhr Scholarship for Jewish Women at Hunter College, and the Jack and Harriet Kudine First-Year Student Scholarship
For this scholarship, we define first generation as the applicant’s parent(s) or guardian(s) must not have completed a four-year college or university degree in the United States or Canada.
Hillel Scholarship Program Deadlines
- January 9, 2025 — Hillel International scholarship applications open
- March 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST — Application deadline
- March–June 2025 — All applicants are reviewed by the Hillel International Scholarship Program committee
- June 2025 — Award recipients are chosen and recipients announced