The school year opens this week: a scholarships-and-rights checklist for community families

This week it begins

On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the school year opens — kindergartens, schools, and later the academic institutions. Here are the key starting points for community families and students, with links to the full guides on the site.

Students: scholarship season begins

Application windows for many scholarships for Ethiopian-Israeli students cluster around the start of the academic year. Worth checking now:

• Our full scholarships center — dozens of scholarships and mentoring programs, with eligibility and application details for each.
• The CHE's Marom scholarship — one of the central programs for students from the community.
• Important: application deadlines differ between programs and change every year — verify the exact date on each program's own site before applying.

Parents: rights worth knowing

• Our rights center — including education rights, grants and subsidies for children and teens; filter by the "education" tag.
• If your child needs learning or emotional support — approach the school counselor in the first weeks; early requests prevent gaps.

Adults: a new start for you too

The start of the year is a natural entry point for professional training:

• Our careers center — 10 tracks, including fully funded bootcamps, career-change routes and mentoring programs.

Have a great year!

Tedros wishes all the community's pupils and students a successful school year. If you hit a wall exercising an education right — write to us.