Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program

The Hornstein Program considers all accepted students for generous scholarships that cover all or part of tuition. No additional application procedures are necessary to apply for these funds, which are listed below.

Hornstein scholarships (fellowships) are composed, in part, of a pool of endowed and gift funds specifically designated for graduate student scholarship of the Hornstein Program. Short descriptions of their preferred use and the number of scholarships available each year are indicated. Please peruse the list and let us know if and why you believe you are eligible. (For applicants, you may include this proposal of eligibility at the end of your written statement of purpose.)

The award allocation process starts January 15 of each year, beginning with early applicants.

• Melvin S. and Ryna G. Cohen Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship in the MA/MBA track of studies. Two fellowships available each year.

• Nathan Perlmutter Fellowship in Public Policy supports graduate student scholarship in the MA/MPP track. Two fellowships are available each year.

• Frances and Max Elkon Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship in the MA/MA track. Preference given to students pursuing modern Jewish studies. One fellowship available each year.

• Bernard Reisman Endowed Diaspora Studies Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship in the MA/MA track. Preference is given to students interesting in studying Jewish culture in the Diaspora. One fellowship is available each year.

• Leonard Sperry Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to students following the MA/MA Hornstein/NEJS track of study. One fellowship is available each year.

• Danciger Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to students whose roots are Polish. One fellowship is available each year.

• Samuel and Frances Hirshenhorn Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to students with Polish roots or who are native to the Mid-Atlantic States. Two fellowships available each year.

• Ezra J. and Rita H. Denerstein Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship at the Hornstein Program. Preference is given to students with entrepreneurial ambitions, or who hail from Boston. One fellowship is available each year.

• Samuel and Frances Hirshenhorn Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to students with Polish roots or who are native to the Mid-Atlantic States. Two fellowships available each year.

• Davidson, Hermelin, Zlotoff Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to students who hail from the Midwest. One fellowship is available each year.

• Max and Betty Ratner Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to students who hail from or will be working in Cleveland, OH. One fellowship is available each year.

• Anna and Meyer Prentis Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to students from St. Louis, MO or Detroit, MI. One fellowship is available each year.

• Ezra J. and Rita H. Denerstein Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to students with entrepreneurial ambitions, or who hail from Boston. One fellowship is available each year.

• Samuel and Florence Melton Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to students pursuing entrepreneurial goals or Jewish education dissemination. One fellowship each year.

• Sidney Fleck Memorial Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. One fellowship available each year.
• Sophia and Meyer Goldstein Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. One fellowship is available each year.

• Morris and Rose D. Greenwald Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. One fellowship is available each year.

• Michael and May Safran Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. One fellowship is available each year.

• Arthur F. Silbert Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. One fellowship is available each year.

• Benjamin S. Hornstein Jewish Communal Service Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. One fellowship available each year.

• William and Ruth Margolis Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to students with interests in combating antisemitism and racism. One fellowship is available each year.

• Samuel and Florence Melton Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to students pursuing entrepreneurial goals or Jewish education dissemination. One fellowship each year.

• Bennett Solomon Endowed Fellowship in Jewish Education supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to those pursuing Jewish Education. One fellowship is available each year.

• Bernard and Rena J. Olshansky Prize in Jewish Communal Service supports graduate student scholarship. It is awarded to a first-year student in the spring each year.

• Bernard Reisman Endowed Fellowship supports graduate student scholarship. Preference is given to students interested in pursuing a specific "Bernie Reisman" path or goal. One fellowship is available each year.

• Myra and Robert Kraft Israel Initiative supports graduate students in the Hornstein Program with preference given to students pursuing a "profound understanding of the place of Israel in the lives of Diaspora Jewry." Between one and three fellowships are usually available each year.