Pardes Social Action Fellowship
Grounding Social Change in Torah Scholarship
The Social Action Fellowships supports students that have demonstrated exceptional leadership in the field of social action and change, as students, professionals or volunteers. By exploring Judaism’s rich traditions and texts on social change, fellows are able to ground their actions in learning in deeply meaningful ways.
Fellows help to facilitate students’ weekly social action projects, local speaker events and activities in the broader Jerusalem community. They will also be supported to oversee and spearhead additional social action initiatives at Pardes.
Social Action Fellows are full-time participants (30+ hours) of the Beit Midrash Program, with flexibility to participate either for the Fall semester only, or the full year.
Supplemental fellowship applications will only be considered once a full Beit Midrash Program application has been received.
Fellowship deadline: March 11, 2026
Note: While acceptances to the Beit Midrash Program cohort are rolling until the deadline, some fellowships in high demand may be awarded only once the March deadline has passed.
All Social Action Fellows will receive:
- A living expenses grant ranging from $200-$600/month (exact amount determined by financial need)
- Highly subsidized Beit Midrash Program tuition: $3000 discount for those not eligible for Masa Israel Journey funding / $2000 for those eligible for Masa funding, for full year of study. Pro rated for semester of study.