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amother
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 Tue, May 07 2019, 11:52 am
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DD just got a $200 grant from Masa for seminary (2019-2020). Was wondering if this was the standard grant amount for NY for this time period. Did anyone else get an award notification yet?
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amother
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Tue, May 07 2019, 4:18 pm
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I applied and haven't heard anything from them
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amother
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Tue, May 07 2019, 4:47 pm
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I heard - can not vouch for the accuracy- that the grants for this year have been significantly reduced.
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amother
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Tue, May 07 2019, 4:59 pm
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when I was in seminary in 2007 I got 3k (Lived in US)and most people got more than that. Sounds like they significantly cut back
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Batsheva1
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Tue, May 07 2019, 5:00 pm
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I know it's disappointing, but that is the situation. Masa grants for yeshiva/seminary are that little nowadays. They cut the grants (probably knowing that this demographic will go anyway.) I know of a family where two sisters went the same year. The sister that went to a seminary got $200 and the sister that did something more eclectic got $2500. When they asked about it, they were told that the grants for religious studies were cut.
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amother
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Tue, May 07 2019, 5:30 pm
| Batsheva1 wrote: | | I know it's disappointing, but that is the situation. Masa grants for yeshiva/seminary are that little nowadays. They cut the grants (probably knowing that this demographic will go anyway.) I know of a family where two sisters went the same year. The sister that went to a seminary got $200 and the sister that did something more eclectic got $2500. When they asked about it, they were told that the grants for religious studies were cut. |
Wow. I’m just curious what type of school/ program is considered to be more eclectic.
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amother
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Tue, May 07 2019, 6:24 pm
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My dd got $200 masa last BH year.
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amother
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Tue, May 07 2019, 7:25 pm
| amother [ Sapphire ] wrote: | | when I was in seminary in 2007 I got 3k (Lived in US)and most people got more than that. Sounds like they significantly cut back |
Were you OOT?
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amother
Mint
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Wed, May 08 2019, 9:08 am
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just got email from them this morning and bh approved for $2900
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amother
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Wed, May 08 2019, 3:38 pm
| amother [ Mint ] wrote: | | just got email from them this morning and bh approved for $2900 |
Where do you live? (You don't have to be specific, just country is fine).
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amother
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Thu, May 09 2019, 12:36 am
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amother
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Thu, May 09 2019, 8:52 am
| amother [ Mint ] wrote: | | I live in NJ |
Is your son or daughter going to a seminary/yeshiva or some other program? Sorry for all the questions, just trying to make sense of this whole thing...
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life is fun
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Sun, May 12 2019, 10:40 am
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how long does it take to get a response? just sent it off now
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amother
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Sun, May 12 2019, 11:30 am
| life is fun wrote: | | how long does it take to get a response? just sent it off now |
Our response took about 2 weeks but as I said earlier we sent it in the day it came out.
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amother
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Sun, May 12 2019, 11:35 am
Why are they asking which college she will be attending?
I don't know that yet
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amother
Mint
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Sun, May 12 2019, 11:41 am
| Quote: | | how long does it take to get a response? just sent it off now |
my response took 3 weeks
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Batsheva1
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Sun, May 12 2019, 12:01 pm
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | | Wow. I’m just curious what type of school/ program is considered to be more eclectic. |
There are many programs that are not yeshiva/seminary related. Working on a farm or kibbutz, ulpan, hundreds of volunteer opportunities, and internships. This girl did what was called "maslul ishi" - or itrack in English. She did 4 things over the year, a kibbutz/ulpan, volunteered for the army (sar-el,) walked the Israel trail with a group. It took 6 weeks from Eilat to Golan and one more thing. Each program cost money (except sar-el) and masa helped coordinate it and she personalized the year with things she wanted to do. Learning in seminary was not for her. Her year was a fraction of the cost of her sister's was plus she got a large masa grant.
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life is fun
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Sun, May 12 2019, 2:06 pm
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thanks everyone for your responses.....will start waiting now
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