Scholarships offered by the
Judaic Studies Program

The Zarrow Family Scholarship for Judaic Studies was established by Jack and Henry Zarrow of Tulsa, Oklahoma.  The Zarrow Families have been and continue to be strong supporters of not only the Judaic Studies Program, but the University as a whole.  The Zarrow Family Scholarship provides important educational opportunities to undergraduate, graduate and exchange students and serves to enrich the Judaic Studies Program.

One scholarship of $2,500 is being offered for the 2009/2010 academic year. The scholarship is open to any individual who, having completed at least 3 Judaic Studies or 3 Hebrew Language courses, is a full-time, regularly enrolled student of the Univ ersity of Oklahoma with preference given to declared Judaic Studies majors or minors and/or declared Hebrew Language minors. Applications may be picked up in the Judaic Studies Office, Dale Hall Tower, Room 305D.

• The deadline for submission of applications for the Zarrow Scholarship is March 30, 2009, and a recipient will be announced by April 24, 2009.

The Esther Rose Shnier XI Chapter of Sigma Delta Tau Scholarship was established by the XI Chapter of the Sigma Delta Tau Sorority, a Jewish sorority formerly a part of the University of Oklahoma campus.  Esther Rose Shnier was a devoted and well-loved Sigma Delta Tau member who was initiated in 1934 and continued to serve the XI Chapter throughout her life.  When the XI Chapter left the OU campus, she was instrumental in selling the sorority house and shepherding the money until, according to the national by-laws, the funds had to be given to the coffers of the national office.  At the insistence of the corporate officers of the XI Chapter Building Fund, part of the money was retained, transferred and dedicated to the University to establish the scholarship in Esther’s and the Chapter’s names.

Two scholarships of $3,000.00 each are being offered for the 2009/2010 academic year. The scholarships are open to any individual who, having completed at least 30 credit hours of college coursework, is a full-time, regularly enrolled student of the Univ ersity of Oklahoma, during the period for which application is made, and who is an officially declared Judaic Studies major or minor and/or Hebrew Language minor. Applications may be picked up in the Judaic Studies Office, Dale Hall Tower, Room 305D.

• The deadline for submission of applications for the Shnier Scholarships is March 30, 2009, and recipients will be announced by April 24, 2009.

The Study in Israel Scholarships Pilot Program has been established to provide scholarships for University of OKlahoma students to study abroad in Israel for the summer of 2009 and during the 2009/2010 academic year.

Three scholarships of $5,000 each are being offered for Summer 2009; also offered are one semester-long scholarship of $10,000 and one full-year scholarship of $20,000 during the 2009/2010 academic year.  The scholarships are open to any full-time, regularly enrolled undergraduate or graduate student of the University of Oklahoma, during the period for which application is made.  Priority will be given to graduate students concentrating in Jewish History and undergraduate students who have officially declared a major or a minor in Judaic Studies or a minor in Hebrew. Applications may be picked up in the Judaic Studies Office, Dale Hall Tower, Room 305D.

• The deadline for submission of applications for the travel scholarships is March 13, 2009 with recipients to be named by March 30, 2009.