[Mendele] Mendele Personal Notices and Announcements: BENYUMEN SHEKHTER FOUNDATION NOW ACCEPTING GRANT PROPOSALS

[Victor Bers]

July 21, 2019

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BENYUMEN SHEKHTER FOUNDATION NOW ACCEPTING GRANT PROPOSALS

The Benyumen Shekhter Foundation for the Advancement of Standard Yiddish is
now accepting grant proposals.
We are seeking well-structured initiatives that encourage people to
actively speak, read and write in Yiddish.
Previous projects have included online Yiddish classes, Yiddish immersion
retreats, dictionaries and textbooks.

Grants generally range from $1,000-3,000. *The deadline to submit
applications is no later than Friday, August 23, 2019*. All applications
should be written in Yiddish and include the following information:

1. a summary of the project
2. the names and brief bios of the individuals involved in the project
3. a budget, including other projected sources of funding
4. sources of other subsidies already received
5. the requested amount of funding.

Please e-mail your application to: rukhls at gmail.com
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