The Ilana and Steven Rubin Education Scholarship
Details:
This $1,800 scholarship is open to high school students in Ontario and the Maritime provinces, and landed immigrants of three years or more, who wish to attend a post-secondary institution in Canada or Israel.
Criteria:
Students applying for this scholarship must graduate from high school in 2023 with grades averaging between 60%-79% for Grades 11 and 12 combined.
To Apply:
Applications are now closed for 2023.
The deadline to submit an application is May 1, 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation at foundation@jewishottawa.com or call 613-798-4696, ext. 252.
History:
Steven Rubin established the Ilana and Steven Rubin Educational Endowment Fund as part of a promise to his wife, Ilana. Rubin says the scholarship was created for those wishing to go to university or other institutes of higher learning, but who may not have the “A+” threshold and required financial help to fulfill their academic aspirations. Ilana Rubin, a second generation Holocaust survivor, was a Hebrew teacher at several Ottawa Jewish schools between 1978 and 1990.
After the Rubins moved to Florida, she continued teaching until 2004, even after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2001. When she could no longer teach, she refused to give up, serving as a teacher’s aide until 2006. Ilana was loved by her students as well as fellow faculty members. Ilana Rubin treated her students like family and was known in both Ottawa and Florida for her kindness and generosity. She often helped students learn Hebrew and prepare for their bar and bat mitzvahs without charge.
Past recipients of the Ilana and Steven Rubin Education Scholarship
2017 - Yaffa Segal and Olivia Vale
2018 - Mackenzie Cook and Alise Gertsenchtein
2019 - Eden Ayele and Matthew Mendonca
2020 - Sharon Liu, Natalie Hale, Ivan Botond
2021 - Ronnie Frenkel, Brianna Spencer, and Taylor Tomasevic
2022 - Maddison deBeaupre and Morgan Shusterman