The One Year Study Program for American college students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been launched for the seventh consecutive year, it was announced today by Philip M. Klutznick, president of the American Friends of the Hebrew University, which sponsors this educational undertaking.
The American Student Program Committee of the organization urged those who wish to participate in the program to submit their applications by January 15, 1961. Professor Oscar I. Janowsky of the City College of New York is chairman of the committee and of the Academic Council. The program encompasses both undergraduate and graduate students. Although prior knowledge of Hebrew is not absolutely required, some familiarity with the language is regarded as highly desirable.
A committee of the Academic Council of the American Friends of the Hebrew University examines the qualifications of applicants, determines scholarship grants, selects the annual contingent for study in Jerusalem and maintains contact with the students and their parents. Members of the Academic Council in various American and Canadian colleges and universities assist in personal interviewing of applicants.
Students are selected for the project on the basis of scholarship, character and health. A limited number of partial scholarships are available for qualified students who are in need of financial assistance. They are awarded on the basis of academic achievement and economic need. During their stay in Israel, the American students share dormitory rooms with Israeli students on the university campus.
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