How much is the professional development stipend?
Who provides the professional development stipend? The funders of the stipend are the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and the Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life. JESNA does not provide the stipend; we simply administer and monitor the process. I am a teacher. How do I request my stipend? Contact the coordinator of the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Awards Program at your central agency or federation. They have a form that you and the coordinator must fill out together detailing how you wish to use the stipend. The coordinator will then submit the form to JESNA. Subsequently, JESNA will review the form to validate that the request fits into the funder’s guidelines for the award. What are the funders’ general guidelines for the stipend? The funders of the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Awards intend for the stipend to be used to further the Award Winner’s professional development. Examples of professional development opportunities that are in line with the funders’ guidelines include: academic courses,
