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ELIGIBILITY, AWARDS AND NOTIFICATIONS
Full and Partial Scholarships are available for this year’s Snorkel & Study winter break, Jan 2-9, 2011. Please read the following information about eligibility and awards carefully.

Scholarship Eligibility
You must be currently enrolled in a college or university to be eligible. Undergrads and graduate students may apply.
You must submit the online application, $50 application fee, and letter of recommendation in order to be considered for a scholarship. Submissions received on or before November 22 will be considered for Full and Partial Scholarships. Submissions received after November 19 will be considered for Partial Scholarships.

Awards
Scholarship awards are competitive and are based on the careful consideration of your online application (which includes essay questions) and recommendation letter. There are a fixed number of Full and Partial Scholarships so the earlier in the process you complete your materials the better. Depending on whether you receive a full or partial scholarship, your award covers the full or partial costs of room, board, classes, tutorials, and your snorkeling trip in the Keys. Scholarship awards do not include airfare to and from Florida.

Notifications
Notifications of Full and Partial Scholarship awards will be made by email, starting November 11, 2010. You must send your confirmation within 7 days to secure your award.

Be sure to read sections about the Application Process, Payment Requirements, Refunds, and Scholarship Agreement before you complete your application. Read more about Snorkel & Study here.

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Apply online. Set aside ample time to fill out the Application Form. This is a competitive process and the essay questions require your thoughtful responses. Make sure you have a referral name and the telephone number from your local campus Chabad or other Jewish community educator; it’s a required field for your application. Have your credit card ready to pay your $50 Application Fee. You’ll be directed there once you submit your form.

2. Pay your non-refundable $50 Application Fee. Make sure to indicate it’s for Snorkel & Study.

3. Send us your letter of recommendation. Your Chabad House director or other Jewish community educator should email their letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or mail to Snorkel & Study, 383 Kingston Avenue, Suite 248, Brooklyn, NY 11213-4333.

4. Confirm your scholarship. We will start sending out email notifications of scholarships on Nov 11, 2010. To secure the award, you must confirm your scholarship within 7 days, either by email or phone. Once you confirm, go ahead and book your ticket.

5. Email a recent photo of yourself. (It's our way of getting to know you just a little better before you arrive.)

6. Email your travel itinerary. Transportation to and from the airport is your responsibility but we may be able to match you up with other participants with similar flights once we know your travel plans.

PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS, REFUNDS AND SCHOLARSHIP AGREEMENT

Requirements If You Do Not Receive Scholarship Award
Pay the $50 application fee; $1050 in program fees due Dec 10; and your travel expenses. To arrange a deferred payment plan for program fees, please contact us at 800.473.4801 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Payments If You Receive Partial Scholarship Award
Pay the $50 application fee and the reduced program fee indicated in your acceptance email. Program fees are due Dec 10, 2010. To arrange a deferred payment plan for program fees, please contact us at 800.473.4801 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Full Scholarship Payment Requirements
Pay only the $50 application fee and your travel expenses.

Refunds
Application Fee Refunds
There are two circumstances under which your $50 application fee will be refunded: 1, if you do not receive a Full or Partial Scholarship award and you therefore decide not to attend; and 2, if you applied but haven’t received an answer about your scholarship award, you can withdraw your application up until Nov 29 and get a refund of your application fee.

If you are awarded the Full or Partial Scholarship and you turn it down, you will not receive a refund of your $50 application fee.

Program Fee Refunds
If we receive your cancellation by Dec 10, your program fees will be fully refunded. If we receive your cancellation on or after Dec 10, your program fees will be refunded at 50%.

Scholarship Agreement
By accepting either the Partial or Full Scholarship, you agree to actively and responsibly participate in Snorkeling & Study and to abide by all Bais Chana participant rules, including:

Bais Chana is drug free and alcohol free (except for Kiddush wine on Shabbat).
Permission is required to leave hotel property.

Participants who breach this agreement will be charged the full amount of the program.

Need help, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 800.473.4801 (outside US and Canada: 718.604.0088).

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