ALUMNI VENTURE FUND

Apply for a Grant from AJC Project Interchange

Twice yearly, AJC Project Interchange awards a limited number of micro-grants of up to $1,000 to support impactful Israel-related projects and programs led by Project Interchange alumni.

The Venture Fund aims to:

• Encourage alumni to develop initiatives inspired by your Project Interchange experience.
• Enable alumni to deepen relationships with Israel and its people.
• Provide alumni the resources and connections to realize ambitious initiatives.
• Empower alumni to extend the impact of your Israel experience to others.

Projects and Process:

• The project or program must be initiated by a Project Interchange alumnus.
• Eligible proposals should reflect some aspect of Israeli history, society, culture or politics.
• The Alumni Venture Fund does not provide general operating funds to existing nonprofit organizations.
• Proposals may include, but are not limited to, academic projects, public programs or artistic endeavors. Proposals are evaluated by Project Interchange professional staff.
• Grantees receive 50% at the beginning of the project and 50% upon completion, normally within one year.
• The Alumni Venture Fund also provides grantees connections in Israel to support their grants.
• Grantees agree to be featured by AJC in social media, media, and/or public programs.

The newest recipients of Alumni Venture Fund grants are:

• Soundous Boualam (European Officials 2018): Humans of Israeli Affairs (from the creator of Humans of the EU)
• Joshua Carpenter (Rhodes Scholars 2014): Israel-Birmingham Exchange (recruiting Israeli tech)
• Shariq Ghani (U.S. Muslim Leaders 2018): Let's Talk About Jerusalem (Muslim-Jewish dialogue)
• Dimitris Keridis (Greek Civil Society Leaders 2011): Hosting an Israeli Academic at 2019 Olympia Summer Academy
• Sylvia Mishra (Indian Opinion Leaders 2016): Bolstering India-Israel Cooperation on Cyber Security (research report)
• Wendy Ramirez (Latino Diaspora Leaders 2018): Podcast Stories of Identity and Community with Latino Diaspora Leaders

The next round of applications are due June 30, 2020. Apply here.

Questions? Email Lili Kalish Gersch at gerschl@ajc.org.