Honors Scholarships

The Distinguished Honors Scholarship is awarded through a comprehensive admissions process. Honors students participate in Honors classes and programs and are eligible to graduate with Honors upon completion of an Honors thesis.

Applicants who have a strong academic background in high school, evidenced by high grades and standardized test scores can apply for Honors admission. Students will need to go through the Honors selection process, including additional application requirements, participation in an Honors admissions day, including an interview.

Merit Scholarships are awarded at the time of admission based on the applicant's performance in high school. Overall GPA, standardized test scores (if available), as well as other supporting information is taken into consideration for eligibility.

All first-time applicants, who have not applied for honors and are not transfer applicants are automatically considered for this scholarship.

Dean's Scholarships are awarded at the time of admission based on the applicant's performance in high school. Overall GPA, standardized test scores (if available), as well as other supporting information are taken into consideration for eligibility. Dean's Scholars are granted permission to register for honors courses and participate in designated honors activities (space permitting).

All first-time applicants, who are not applying as a transfer student are automatically considered for this scholarship.

The Masmidim Honors Program, under the aegis of the Mazer Yeshiva Program (MYP), offers accelerated study and scholarship support to a small group of budding Torah scholars. Candidates are exceptional incoming students each year who demonstrate potential to become genuine talmidei chochomim.

Talmidim learn approximately 100 blatt of bekius annually, and sit for both periodic and cumulative bechinos. Talmidim meet weekly with senior roshei yeshiva for singular dinner-chaburos and attend Rav Twersky’s Thursday night machshava shiur. Additionally, in their first year, talmidim learn the 13 Ikkarim with Rav Twersky.

Candidates must participate in an oral bechina with Rav Hershel Schachter and Rav Twersky during their time in Eretz Yisrael.

To apply for Masmidim, you must have already applied to be an undergraduate on the Wilf Campus, either at Yeshiva College or at the Sy Syms School of Business.

YU Masmidim award cannot be deferred.

The President’s Medical Scholars program is a partnership between Yeshiva University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine that provides a select number of exceptional high school seniors early assurance to an honors undergraduate education and medical school training. Successful candidates will be encouraged to explore a wide range of Yeshiva liberal arts and sciences majors in order to acquire a broad-based education that can be applied to the study of modern medical science.

High school seniors should have a demonstrable interest in medicine and be certain that medicine is the lifetime career they want to pursue. Successful candidates will be encouraged to explore a wide range of Yeshiva liberal arts and sciences majors in order to acquire a broad-based education that can be applied to the study of modern medical science.

• Be a U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident, or have asylee status
• Students must be in their senior year of high school
• Earn an SAT score of 1460 or better, or a 32 or better on the ACT
• Secure a 94 or better grade point average in high school
• Be admitted to Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, or Sy Syms School of Business Honors Program 

The Straus Scholars Program is tailored for undergraduate students who demonstrate high academic achievement in both Jewish and general studies and a commitment to studying the great works of the Jewish and Western tradition. Scholars, the aspiring intellectual leaders of tomorrow, will undertake a course of study including specially designed, unique interdisciplinary courses bridging Torah and the great works of art, literature, philosophy, and political science. They also benefit from unique mentorship, networking and internship opportunities.

Applicants are eligible to apply while studying in Israel at a yeshiva or seminary.

The Professor Thomas Otway Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the memory of the beloved Chairman of the Stern College for Women Mathematical Sciences Department. Recipients must be committed to a major in computer science. Applications should be submitted in the year prior to matriculation at Stern College for Women.

Students must be admitted into the S. Daniel Abraham Honors program (early or regular decision), and complete a supplemental application describing their interest in computer science as a major and eventual career.

Through a partnership with the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women (JFEW), women in Stern College for Women will have the opportunity to participate in summer research internships for which they receive a stipend, attend and present research at national and international science conferences, receive one-on-one mentoring by Stern science faculty and participate in lectures and workshops on topics addressing leadership training, career development and academic success.

Candidates need to have a strong academic background with a high school GPA of 86 or better.

Students must file a FAFSA in order to be considered.

Applications available upon request.

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.

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, the business sector, education, or communal work.

Leadership Scholars is a three-year cohort-based undergraduate experience. Students are eligible to apply as rising sophomores - this includes students studying in seminary or yeshiva in Israel, current YU freshman, and transfer students who are currently in their freshman year.

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.

The Mordecai D. and Monique C. Katz Scholarships for Jewish Educators provide substantial tuition support for students preparing for careers in Jewish education as part of the Legacy Heritage Jewish Educators Project at Stern College for Women. Candidates must be in the Jewish Studies major with a concentration in Jewish Education.

Katz Scholars will be chosen on a competitive basis. The selection committee will consider high school and post-high school Israel records, letters of recommendation and evidence of interest in and talent for a career in Jewish education. New applicants complete the regular application for admission to Stern College for Women, as well as the supplemental forms.

The ideal candidate is completing their studies in Israel, however, other applicants are welcome to apply.

This scholarship has an objective of attracting prospective students to Yeshiva University who exemplify our guiding principles of YU in the 21st century. Focused on Truth (Emet), Life (Chaim), Infinite Human Worth (Adam), Compassion, (Chesed), and Redemption (Tzion), prospective students who embody and embrace these values may be eligible for this scholarship. 

Candidates must be nominated by a high school administrator or a Rosh Yeshiva/Head of School if studying in Israel.

Through the Gewurz Family Foundation, Yeshiva University benefactors Samuel and Brenda Gewurz established a scholarship for up to two students from Montreal annually. Students who accept the Gewurz YU Scholarship agree to meet with a member or members of the Gewurz Family and accept occasional speaking, media and other engagements as recipients of the award and as profile students of Yeshiva University.

Candidates must be Canadian citizens who have graduated from a Jewish High School in Montreal. Candidates must also complete additional supplemental questions on their application.

This extraordinary scholarship will provide clinical field work and student teaching experiences as part of the AAQEP accredited, NYS Educator Preparation Program at Stern College for Women. Candidates must have a commitment to early childhood education, a strong academic record, and disposed towards the education of young children. 

Candidates must be an applicant to either the Childhood or Early Childhood Education program in Stern College for Women. Additional supplemental questions are required to be answered, in addition to an interview with the program director.

Inspired by the renowned figure of faith in the public square, Senator Joseph Lieberman, the Lieberman-Mitzner Center for Public Service and Advocacy Scholarship will develop the next generation of government leaders and public advocates, with a national and international focus, who are deeply rooted in Jewish values and tradition. 

• Preference will be given to those students previously admitted to the Honors program.
• Applicants will need to file a separate Lieberman Center scholarship application (coming soon), along with a required interview.
• Demonstrated passion and a desire to pursue a career in public service.

Benefactor Anne Scheiber believed in the mission of YU: to apply the best of Torah values and Western knowledge to serving the community. In 1995, her estate established the Anne Scheiber Scholarship Fund for financially and academically deserving Jewish women studying at Stern College for Women and Albert Einstein College of Medicine "who have indicated their desire to assist in the development of humanity, and alleviate pain and suffering."

Students must be enrolled at Stern College for Women, intend to study medicine or the physical and natural sciences and demonstrate financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students also must show leadership potential, initiative or creative excellence through extracurricular activities and community involvement, and indicate a desire to assist humanity. 

Must have graduated high school with a 3.25 (87 average) or better.
Continuing students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better.

There are two types of Scheiber Scholarships:

Scheiber Honors Scholars - Students who have been accepted as an Honors student and have a demonstrated financial need (by way of their FAFSA).

Scheiber Scholars - Students who meet the spirit of the Scheiber vision and have a demonstrated financial need (by way of their FAFSA).