Welcome to the Yesod Europe Professional Development Fund application form.

Through this fund Yesod Europe will support Jewish community professionals in Europe to develop their professional skills.

You can apply for funds of a minimum of $250 (USD) up to a maximum of $2,500 (USD) in one of four different categories:

1. Jewish education training
2. Professional skills development
3. Peer visits
4. One-to-one coaching/training

 Funds will be awarded to Jewish community professionals who:

• Work in a paid, professional capacity for 16 hours a week or more, in Jewish organizations of all types, that primarily work with, and develop, Jewish communities. This could include, but is not limited to youth organizations, Jewish Community Centres (JCCs), synagogues, schools, welfare and cultural organizations.
• Are based in a European country. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications from the Former Soviet Union outside of the Baltic states.
• Have at least 6 months of experience working professionally in the Jewish community.
• Within each calendar year an applicant may receive funding of up to 2500 USD in total, through one or multiple grants.
• Funds will not be granted for training/learning opportunities that have already taken place.

We look forward to receiving your application! 

Information provided about your age group is optional and will be used to monitor Yesod Europe outreach and participation in our programming. It will not affect the outcome of your application.

Information provided about your gender and pronouns is optional and will be used to monitor Yesod Europe outreach and participation in our programming. It will not affect the outcome of your application.

Please describe the professional development opportunity that you would like to apply for, including providing a web link if relevant and available. 

Notes:

• If it is a training/ professional devlopment course or programme, please include details of the organisation providing the course, its length, and central content.

•  If you want to do a peer visit, please describe what institutions/organisations you would like to visit and for what purpose.

•  If you are applying for one-to-one coaching/training, please describe what skills you want to improve and give details (and a link if possible) if there is a coach you already know that you would like to use.

For the above professional development opportunity, please give the dates that it will start and finish. 

Notes:

• If it is a training/ professional devlopment course or programme, please provide the exact start and end date of the course/programme.

• If you want to do a peer visit, please say the approximate month or time period that you are hoping to do this.

• If you are applying for one-to-one coaching/training, please specify the approximate time frame that you are hoping that this will take place, i.e. from what month to what month.

While you take part in this professional development opportunity, will your time be treated as regular work days by your employer or will you be required to take vacation days?

NB: It is important to Yesod Europe that employers, wherever possible, support these development requests by giving at least some of the time needed to count as work time rather than vacation days. We therefore ask that you request this of them. Support from your organisation in this way is one of the criteria that we take into account in our decision making process.

Is your employer willing to contribute to the cost?

NB: It is important to Yesod Europe that employers support these development requests wherever possible, by giving at least a small amount of the money. We therefore ask that you request this of them. Support from your organisation in this way is one of the criteria that we take into account in our decision making process. 

In what ways do you expect that this professional development opportunity will help you be more effective in your work?
Please list at least 3 outcomes or results that you are expecting to gain from this development opportunity.

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After you submit this form you should receive an email confirmation of receipt. If you do not receive this within an hour, then please contact info@yesodeurope.eu immediately so we can check your form has been received or if further action needs to be taken.