Dates and Venue

Applications for the 2025 Bronfman Fellowship are now closed. To apply next year, you must be in 11th grade in the fall of 2025, be from the U.S. or Canada, and identify as Jewish. Sign up here and we’ll let you know when our application opens (in the fall of 2025).  

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Dates for the 2025 Fellowship Year*:

The Fellowship year begins with a summer in Israel and the U.S., and continues with virtual monthly meetings and a winter and spring seminar in the U.S., typically in the Northeast.

• Summer Seminar: June 30 – August 1, 2025
• Winter Seminar: Jan. 22-27, 2026
• Spring Seminar: March 22-25, 2026

*Note: These dates do not include virtual monthly meetings that occur in between the in-person seminars.

Application at a Glance

• Application Opens: mid-August.
• 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.
  • Information Session: October 10th, Thursday, 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT. Watch recording here. 
  • Q&A Session: November 12th, Tuesday, 8 pm ET/ 5pm PT.
• Application Deadline: December 2, 2024
• Deadline for receipt of recommendations and transcript: December 6, 2024