Applications for the 2026 Bronfman Fellowship are now open! Start your application here. To apply, you must be in 11th grade in the fall of 2025, be from the U.S. or Canada, and identify as Jewish.
If you are too young to apply this year, sign up here and we’ll let you know when our application for the next cohort opens. If you are in college, consider applying to Campus Commons, our program for college students.
Want to refer a teen? Do that here. If you are an adult who works with teens and want to be added to our general email list, please fill out this form.
Read about our commitment to inclusion and pluralism on the Fellowship.
Application Opens: mid-August.
Keep in mind that your application must include:
See a preview of this year’s application (to help prepare your application, but this cannot be submitted. Application must be completed online).
Click to see a preview of the application.
Virtual Info Sessions: Prospective applicants, parents, and educators are invited to join our virtual info session. Teens are also welcome to join our Q&A session, a more informal Zoom where they can talk directly to recent Fellows.
Application Deadline: December 2, 2025
Deadline for Supplementary Materials (recommendations & transcript): December 4, 2025
Finalists notified: Mid-January. Finalists will be invited for in-person interviews.
Interviews for Finalists: February
Fellows notified of acceptance: Early March
Applications for the 2026 Bronfman Fellowship are open!To refer a teen, click here.
Deadline is December 2.