Office for Values
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Leadership Scholars

APPLICATION DEADLINE DECEMBER 31, 2024

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Become a Leadership Scholar…

The Leadership Scholars are a cohort of incoming undergraduates in Stern College for Women, Yeshiva College and Sy Syms School of Business who demonstrate excellence in academics and have a proven track record of leadership in high school and beyond.

Leadership Scholars will participate in ongoing seminars, extra-curricular leadership activities, and cohort-based programming. They will also benefit from mentorship opportunities and customized internships. The program will develop both the leadership skills and the conceptual leadership frameworks of those seeking careers in non-profit management, in the business sector, in education, or communal work.

Awardees will receive a $25,000 scholarship for up to three years.

FAQS

Meet the Leadership Scholars

 

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Who is Eligible to Apply?

Leadership Scholars is a three-year cohort-based undergraduate experience. Current freshmen, transfer students who will spend three years on campus, and incoming undergraduates who have spent a minimum of one year in Israel, who have been accepted into YU Honors are eligible to apply. All applicants must be on campus in Fall 2025.

Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to strengthening the Jewish and wider community through chessed-based work, activism, volunteerism or social justice initiatives. They have held significant leadership roles and intend to enhance their leadership in college and beyond.

Students will be in both the Honors Program and the Leadership Scholars Program consecutively, but will only receive one scholarship.

Why Apply?

For the duration of their Yeshiva University experience, Leadership Scholars will learn to work collaboratively, think strategically and critically, and deepen their managerial skills, ultimately empowering them to achieve positions of influence professionally and in their future communal service.

Leadership Scholars will participate in enrichment experiences including:

  • Seminars and reading groups which will meet twice a month, focusing on public speaking and communication, conflict management, strategic planning and other leadership tools
  • Project-based learning
  • Opportunities to work closely with faculty on cohort-related projects
  • Intellectual and cultural encounters
  • Mentoring relationships with business and communal leaders
  • Small group seminars with visiting dignitaries and community leaders
  • International & domestic travel experiences
  • Culminating impact project
  • Future alumni networking opportunities

Contact us: 

Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman ı Director, Leadership Scholars ı  mordechai.schiffman@yu.edu