Creative Grants Program

KOACH is designed as a partnership combining your energy, ideas, and creativity and our resources. We have established the KOACH CREATIVE GRANTS PROGRAM for campuses throughout North America and Israel, in order to help fund innovative projects developed through student initiative.

Here's how:

• Develop an idea for a project, program or event which you would like to see on your campus.

• Gather a group of interested students and brainstorm together to create the best idea possible.

• Find an interested sponsor, preferably your Hillel director or another Jewish professional on campus.

• Submit a proposal for review by the KOACH Grants Committee (made up of students, staff and members of our Lay Advisory Committee).

If your proposal is approved, we expect that in addition to putting together a brilliant event, your campus will be part of the ongoing KOACH experience, by sending at least one student to a regional or national KOACH program as well as by submitting a report which describes your efforts to our KOACH on Campus newsletter.

KOACH CREATIVE GRANTS are being offered on a limited basis.

Proposals for projects, programs or events should reflect the orientation and practices of the Conservative Movement in that they:

1. Contribute to the experience of Conservative Judaism on your campus.

2. Reflect the Conservative Movement's approach of combining traditional and modern insights in confronting contemporary issues.

3. Provide opportunities for Jewish students to come together in social gathering and/or religious celebration.

4. Bring students together for tikkun olam (social activism).

5. This may mean different things on different campuses. For some it may mean supporting a Conservative minyan, for others it may be engaging in Jewish learning, planning a shabbaton, or doing some type of social service project.

How to Apply

In a detailed description of the project or program you have planned, please address the following:

• What are the objectives of your group and the project, program or event you wish to sponsor?

• Who is your target group?

• How will you implement the activity?

• Will this be an ongoing project?

• How does this project relate to the concerns and objectives of the Conservative Judaism?

• Who is the professional who will be working with you?

• What is your proposed budget?

• Are there other potential sources of income to support the program?

• How will you evaluate the project?

The turnaround time for grant proposals is approximately three weeks following the deadline. If your proposal is approved, you must submit a letter of evaluation and all receipts within one month of the program's completion.

We will accept requests for amounts up to $500 per campus. Because funds are limited, smaller requests will be looked upon favorably.

Submit proposals to:

Richard S. Moline
KOACH
Director
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
601 Skokie Blvd. Suite #402
Northbrook, IL 60062

Email: moline@uscj.org

Applications are evaluated by the Committee within three weeks of the stated deadlines: June 30 for fall semester programs, October 1 for winter programs, and February 1 for spring semester programs.