Welcome to the application form for Yesod's Jewish Learning Fund. Yesod wants to help you develop the confidence and ability to use Jewish language and values in your everyday work. We want to support you in expressing a clear Jewish purpose in your community role, as well as developing and supporting excellent Jewish educators in European communities. To achieve these goals, Yesod is committed to increasing access to Jewish learning opportunities.

You can apply for funds of a minimum of $250 (USD) up to a maximum of $2,000 (USD) in one of three different categories:

1. One-to-one Jewish learning coach (Yesod can help identify a suitable coach) 
2. Small group Jewish learning with an instructor (Yesod can help identify a suitable instructor) 
3. Learning programs external to Yesod (including online courses of study, and short- and long-term immersive in-person learning programs). 

Funds will be awarded to Jewish community professionals and freelance educators who:

• Work in Jewish organizations of all types, including (but not limited to) youth organizations, Jewish Community Centers (JCCs), synagogues, welfare and cultural organizations, or work as a freelance Jewish educator. The work may be part-time but should be at least 16 hours per week. Or applicants can work as freelance Jewish educators working in the Jewish community, for at least 16 hours per week.
• Are based in a European country. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications from the Former Soviet Union outside of the Baltic states. 
• Have at least 6 months of experience working professionally in the Jewish community or as a freelance Jewish educator in the Jewish community.  
• Have not already had a successful application to this fund in the past 12 months.
• Funds will not be granted for learning opportunities that have already taken place or for those that are already supported in other ways by Yesod’s partner organisations. 

We look forward to receiving your application. If you have any questions, please contact info@yesodeurope.eu 

Information provided about your age group is optional and will be used to monitor Yesod outreach and participation in our programming. It will not affect the outcome of your application.

Information provided about your gender is optional and will be used to monitor Yesod outreach and participation in our programming. It will not affect the outcome of your application.

While you take part in this programme of Jewish learning, will your time be treated as regular days by your employer or will you be required to take vacation days?

NB: It is important to Yesod that employers, wherever possible, support these development requests by giving at least some of the time needed to count as work time rather than vacation days. We therefore ask that you request this of them. Support from your organisation in this way is one of the criteria that we take into account in our decision making process.

Is your employer willing to contribute to the cost?

NB: It is important to Yesod that employers support these development requests wherever possible, by giving at least a small amount of the money. We therefore ask that you request this of them. Support from your organisation in this way is one of the criteria that we take into account in our decision making process. We understand in the current Covid-19 circumstances that a financial contribution may be limited. 

In what ways do you expect that this Jewish learning will impact you?

Please relate to how you think the learning will help you be more effective in your current work, and your future career trajectory.

Please list at least 3 outcomes or results that you are expecting from taking part in this Jewish learning program.

In submitting this form, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the terms of Yesod’s Privacy Policy and understand that your personal information will be gathered and stored on the Yesod database for the purposes of processing your profile form in order to enable you to be considered for this initiative, and for other legitimate businesses purposes as set forth in the Privacy Policy. In submitting this form you understand that the data collected may be shared with the Yesod founding partners and funders for use in connection with their activities. These are the JDC, Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe, and the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. For more information see our privacy policy page.

After you submit this form you should receive an email confirmation of receipt. If you do not receive this within an hour, then please contact info@yesodeurope.eu immediately so we can check your form has been received or if further action needs to be taken