Nefesh BNefesh

If you made Aliyah during high school and are now considering university study, you may be eligible for subsidies on university tuition. The subsidy is provided as an annual grant, in accordance with your course load. Olim who studied in an Israeli high schools are entitled to assistance in the following circumstances:

1. Naale students
2. Students who studied for the matriculation exams in 10th – 12th grades in a language other than Hebrew
3. Graduates of the Gesher program
4. Students who arrived in Israel after March and began their studies in 11th or 12th grade in September of the same calendar year

• If you fit into one of the above categories and you received deferment for military service, you are still entitled to assistance if you begin your studies within one academic year from the time that you graduated high school. If you are a high school graduate who finished national service, you are entitled to assistance if you begin your studies within two years of finishing high school, not including the time spent in national service.
• If you take a particularly heavy load of courses and your tuition is above the average, you will need to request special approval for the extra subsidy. Assistance that exceeds 150% in one calendar year will not be approved.

To apply for the subsidy, please be in touch with your local branch of Minhal Hastudentim. Click here for contact information.