We recommend submitting scholarship requests to various Jewish organizations you have been or are currently connected to, i.e. local Jewish Federation, synagogue, Jewish Community Center, etc.
We will be happy to provide any scholarship organizations with any information regarding the program.

The program fee per participant includes: 5 months of educational programming (entrepreneurship course, Hebrew Ulpan and Israeli/Jewish history), full medical coverage; day trips and excursions around the country, professional support team, accommodation with basic furniture in the student village, swimming pool during the summer months, utilities, Wi-Fi internet.

The cost does not include: personal expenses, food, transport, visa registration, airfare to and from Israel.

Upon acceptance to the Ayalim Entrepreneurs program, participants agree to the following Refund and Withdrawal policy:

• Cancellation prior to 60 days before the beginning of the program: Full refund of paid tuition.
• Cancellation between 60 days and 30 days before the beginning of the program: Refund of paid tuition less $500 late cancellation fee.
• Withdrawal from the program before the 30th day of the program: Refund of paid tuition less $750 late cancellation fee.
• Withdrawal from the program no sooner than 30 days and no later than six weeks from the start of the program: Refund of paid tuition less $1000.
• Withdrawal from the program no sooner than six weeks and no later than three months from the start of the program: Refund of paid tuition less $2500.
• Withdrawal more than three months after the start of the program: No refund

Official date of withdrawal is defined as set forth in the below "Withdrawal Policy."

PLEASE NOTE: Refunds include those funds paid to the Ayalim Entrepreneurs program by the participant him/herself ONLY, and do not include grants or scholarships from MASA or any other agency. MASA may require grant recipients who withdraw from their programs to repay the total amount of their grant. Please refer to MASA's withdrawal policy for more information.

Withdrawal Policy

Participants who withdraw from the program are required to give notice a full 2 weeks in advance of date of withdrawal. The official date of withdrawal, as pertains to the above Refund Policy and to all matters relating to program participation, is defined as that date on which the participant actually leaves the program, i.e. no less than 2 weeks after official notice of withdrawal is communicated to the Program Director.
Any participant who withdraws from the program following the start of the program, and without giving sufficient advance notice to the program director (no less than 2 weeks before date of actual withdrawal) will not be eligible for a refund.