Annette Paletz Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship Information

The Annette Paletz Memorial Scholarship was founded in 2008 as a way to remember Annette Paletz, who passed away suddenly in March 2007.

Who is eligible?
This merit-based scholarship for community service is available for Minneapolis high school students interested in attending Jewish Educational Travel Programs in Israel.

Such programs include:

Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI)
BBYO
Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel
Chetz V’Keshet
JCC Maccabi
Mach Hach Bnei Akiva
National Council of Young Israel-Achva
National Jewish Council for Disabilities Yad B’Yad Israel
NCSY
NFTY
Ramah
Shorashim
Teen Exchange
URJ Heller High
USY
USY-Epic Israel
Young Judaea

What does the Paletz Scholarship offer?

Up to two $500 scholarships will be awarded per application cycle to be used towards tuition for any Jewish Educational Travel program.

When can I apply?

The scholarship application has two deadlines:

March 1 for programs taking place during April 1st-September 30th
August 1 for programs taking place during October 1st - March 31st

Why an Israel scholarship to honor Mrs. Paletz?
Annette had a passion for Israel and was the first person from Minnesota to participate in the semester-long journey to Israel as part of the Alexander Muss High School Israel program back in 1976 when she was 17 years old. Knowing that this experience had a profound effect on Annette's life, it was only fitting to create a scholarship fund in Annette’s memory that will assist Minnesota Jewish teens in experiencing life and learning in Israel.

The fund is available to receive tax-deductible tributes and contributions through the Jewish Community Foundation. If you'd like to make a tax-deductible gift to the Annette Paletz Fund, you can send a check to the Jewish Community Foundation, Minneapolis Jewish Federation, 4330 Cedar Lake Road Minneapolis, MN 55416 or you can donate online by following this link.

Questions? Please contact communityimpact@jewishminneapolis.org.

Applicant Information

Applicant First Name

Applicant Last Name

Entering grade

Phone number

Email address

Name(s) of Parent(s)/Guardian(s)

Application Questions

Please tell use why you are interested in Jewish educational travel programs in Israel (in 150 words or fewer).

Please describe how you are involved in the Jewish community (in 150 words or fewer).

Briefly describe how you expect to be impacted by the program in Israel (in 150 words or fewer).

Program Information

Which educational travel program will you be attending?

Please specify your program name

Program's US contact name

Program's US contact email

Program Start Date

Program End Date

Scholarship application deadline

Agreement and Signature

By checking "yes" below, you are ensuring that you are enrolled in the program listed above, and that the program's contact will send proof of enrollment to communityimpact@jewishminneapolis.org within two weeks of application submission. Failure to make the two-week deadline will result in loss of scholarship.

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