Financial Assistance to Students

BJE provides tuition assistance for students in private Jewish day schools from a variety of resources: the Max & Lillian Candiotty Scholarship Fund, Simha & Sara Lainer for Scholarship Fund, the Dr. S. Jerome & Judith D. Tamkin Scholarship Fund, and the Milken Family Foundation.  Funds are given directly to schools and become part of financial assistance arrangements made with families by the schools.

The Jim Joseph Foundation High School Affordability Initiative 

In 2009, the Jim Joseph Foundation selected BJE as a partner for an extraordinary model project, the Jim Joseph Foundation High School Affordability Initiative (JJFHSAI).  Administered by BJE in cooperation with the Jewish Federation, this innovative program subsidizes tuition for children from middle income families enrolled at five Jewish high schools: Milken, Shalhevet, YULA Boys, YULA Girls and New Community Jewish High School.   

During the six year grant period, the JJFHSAI grant will provide tuition assistance for at least 180 new students and up to 452 continuing students and provide support to schools in developing endowment resources to provide student subsidies on a sustained basis.   

For more information, contact Arlene Agress at (818) 464-3398  

to go directly to the JJFHASI website to begin the application process, click here.