Apply to the 2025 Program

Application Requirements

Your complete application package should include:

• General Application
• A university transcript (for current and/or recent undergraduate or graduate students), emailed to:

Ben Kaplan
Director of Education
bkaplan@yivo.org

• A letter of recommendation, preferably from your Yiddish teacher or other language teacher. See the online application form for instructions on electronically requesting a recommendation. 

Financial aid is available for the Summer Program. Financial aid is not available for students taking only the Refresher Course.

Applying for financial aid is part of the full application process.

Deadlines

Thanks to the generosity of The Leona Zweig Rosenberg Trust, YIVO is proud to announce 2025 Centennial Scholarships that will cover tuition, housing, travel, and living expenses for a select number of Summer Program students. These scholarships are available in addition to other financial assistance that is available. Apply for a Centennial Scholarship and financial aid by submitting the general YIVO-Bard Summer Program application.

We will begin notifying financial aid applicants of their status in early March.