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Klasko Scholarship

Thanks to a generous donation from Ron Klasko, HIAS Pennsylvania will be able to provide two students with $3,000 scholarships for Fall 2020, which can be renewed for up to four years!

Eligibility requirements:

  1. Must be a HIAS PA client
  2. Must be starting a higher education program in Summer/Fall 2020
  3. Must be willing to meet with a HIAS PA volunteer 3-4 times in spring 2020 to talk about their college plans

Right now, we’re just asking for students to fill out the interest form hereStudents must fill out an interest form by Dec. 31st in order to apply in January–it only has 7 simple questions!

The application will be available in January and will be due in February.

 

Other Scholarship Opportunities

Sharemoney, a company passionate about improving the lives of immigrants, is offering a $1000 scholarship to one immigrant who plans to attend Rutgers University.

Eligibility Requirements/Application Process:

  • Open to first- and second-generation immigrants attending Rutgers University in the fall
  • A simple application
  • Finalists will write a 1000-word essay

The application is due in August, and the winner will be announced in November.

Apply for the Sharemoney scholarship here!

TONIGHT (4/20) - Join us ONLINE at the 2023 Golden Door Awards!

Join us ONLINE at 6:45PM TONIGHT, Thursday, April 20th, for HIAS PA's 2023 Golden Door Awards: United for Immigrants!

Happy Passover from HIAS Pennsylvania!HIAS PA is closed in observance of the Jewish holiday of Passover

HIAS Pennsylvania will be closed in observance of the Jewish holiday of Passover from 1PM on Wednesday, April 5th through Friday, April 7th, and on Wednesday, April 12th and Thursday, April 13th.

Join us at the 2023 Golden Door Awards!United for Immigrants

The Golden Door Awards is HIAS Pennsylvania's annual fundraiser. Your generous support helps us serve low-income immigrants from all over the world as they build new lives in our community.

Building closed until further noticeHIAS PA remains open!

HIAS PA’s physical offices at 600 Chestnut Street are CLOSED until further notice due to a burst pipe in the building.

Our organization remains open, and HIAS PA staff continue to work remotely at this time.

Please call (215) 832-0900 with any questions.

Building closed until further noticeHIAS PA remains open!

HIAS PA’s physical offices at 600 Chestnut Street are CLOSED until further notice due to a burst pipe in the building.

Our organization remains open, and HIAS PA staff continue to work remotely at this time.

Please call (215) 832-0900 with any questions.

TONIGHT: Join us at the table!Join us for Thankful Together!

Thankful Together, formerly known as Refugee Thanksgiving, is happening TONIGHT at 6PM!

Register here to join us tonight: https://hiaspa1.wpengine.com/event/thankful-together-2021/

Celebrate our volunteers who make this all possible!Click here at 11:45AM to join our Annual Meeting!

Click here to join our virtual Annual Meeting!

The Annual Meeting starts at noon, but join us at 11:45AM for an informal chat before the event!

POSTPONED! Speed Advocacy: Afghanistan

Today's Speed Advocacy: Afghanistan Facebook Live event has been postponed due to a worldwide Facebook outage. We will update you as soon as possible about rescheduling the event.