SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA:

• Applicants must live and attend school in Los Angeles County. We are no longer accepting applications from Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. (UNLV students may still apply for specific scholarships).
• Students graduating in Spring 2024 are not eligible to apply. 

 

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

• Personal Narrative Statement: Please follow the parameters in the application to answer the prompt questions honestly and completely about your academic performance as well as your financial need.   
• Transcripts: Unofficial or Official. If you have questions about this requirement, please contact scholarships@ncjwla.org. 
• Enrollment Verification: In the form of an enrollment certificate, enrollment verification form, class schedule, or a letter of acceptance from your registrar's office. 
• Two Letters of Recommendation: Name and email contacts to request. One must be academic, and the second may be academic or professional. The application will not be considered complete until both recommenders have completed your request. 
• Must meet qualifications for the specific scholarship: View "NCJW|LA Available Scholarships" tab.

APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR FIELD-SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIPS:

Please ensure the transcript or acceptance letter uploaded clearly indicates which institution and field-specific program you are currently enrolled in or accepted to in order to be considered. 

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions or problems while filling out your application, please email scholarships@ncjwla.org.

The Elizabeth Carter Scholarship in Archaeology (Only available in the Spring)

Award Amount: $1000

Applicants are women enrolled at the advanced undergraduate (junior or senior) or postgraduate level in archaeology and have chosen archaeology as their profession. The stipend may be used for fieldwork, travel, or research.

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Women's Empowerment Scholarship

Award Amount: $1000

Applicant must be re-entering or continuing school in order to learn a marketable skill that will lead to economic self-sufficiency. The applicant must identify as a woman and be 25 years of age or older.

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Edith Lawrence and Frances Lawrence Teller Vocational Student Scholarship

Award Amount: $1500

Applicant must be enrolled in an accredited vocational or trade school, pursuing certification in a specified area.

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Jeffrey A. Tidus Scholarship for Healthcare Professionals

Award Amount: $5000

Applicant must be accepted to or enrolled in a post-graduate program in the healthcare field (Nursing, Physician Assistant, MD, DO, Mental Healthcare worker). Special consideration will be given to students who are the first generation in their families to attend college.

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Inger Lawrence - M.R. Bauer Foundation Nursing Studies Scholarship

Award Amount: $3000

Applicant must be enrolled in, or accepted to, a degree program in Nursing in the Greater Los Angeles area and/or University of Nevada Las Vegas. Some units toward the degree are preferred, but not required.

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Sylvia & Samuel Schulman Memorial Scholarship

Award Amount: $1000

To qualify, an applicant must be a single mother entering or continuing school in an accredited institution in order to learn a marketable skill, which will lead to economic independence. The award is made in two payments of $500.00. The second payment will be received after written confirmation of status and current school transcripts from the recipient.

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Stephen L. Teller & Richard Hotson TV, Cinema, and Theater Scholarship

Award Amount: $1500

Applicant must be in a COMMUNITY COLLEGE Film/ Television/ Cinema/ Theater program, and preparing for a career in film, television, or theater production (not acting). Applicant must have completed 12 units of classes in their school’s Film/TV/Cinema/ Theater program.

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Richard V. Hotson, Jr. and Stephen L. Teller Scholarship for LGBTQIA+ Students

Award Amount: $2000

Applicant must identify as LGBTQIA+ and be enrolled in an accredited institution in the Greater Los Angeles area or at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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The Sherman & Frances L. Teller Teaching Credential Scholarship

Award Amount: $3000

Applicant must be K-12 educator pursuing a multiple or single subject TEACHING CREDENTIAL (including special education and ESL). The applicant must be enrolled at a University of California or California State University campus in the greater Los Angeles area and the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

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Susan Schulman Begley Memorial Scholarship (Only available in the Spring)

Award Amount: $1000

Applicants must identify as a woman, who is establishing herself as a head of household and a single parent, and due to extreme circumstances, following the dissolution of an abusive or emotionally traumatic relationship, has no other adequate financial means, and requires funds to meet immediate needs for herself and her children, including rent & food.