Degel Menashe Announces 2021-22 Scholarships

(September 3) Degel Menashe announced this week its third annual round of academic and vocational scholarships. Applications for the scholarships will be accepted from now until October 1.

As stated in the announcement, which was issued by the scholarship program’s director and Degel Menashe board member Batel Rently, any member of the B’nei Menashe community, or child to at least one B’nei Menashe parent, will be eligible for the grants on the condition that he or she is enrolled in a recognized academic program or a vocational course of at least 12 months’ duration.

Applicants will be required to present evidence of their enrollment in an academic or professional program for the year 2021-22; a statement of its tuition fees; and a personal letter explaining the nature and purpose of their studies. If on an academic track, they will have to commit themselves to 12 hours of service to the B’nei Menashe community in the course of the year. For those on a vocational track, the requirement will be six hours.

Applications should be sent to rentlyb@gmail.com. Applicants with questions are invited to address them either to Batel, at telephone number 054-440-8393,or to Degel Menashe’s executive director Yitzhak Thangjom, at 054-6707-853