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Applications for 2025 are closed and winners will be announced during the YAY Annual General Meeting in October 2025.

Learn more through the 2025 Gil Orbach Joy Scholarship Fund blog post on the YAY website

Applications for next year will open early in 2026.

Eligibility

Application Requirements

To be eligible for the Gil Orbach Joy Scholarship Program 2025/2026 academic year, you must be a mentor with Youth Assisting Youth and be:

Currently matched with a mentee for at least 1 year
Attending college/university next year

Selection Criteria is based on commitment of the individual as a YAY mentor, on academic potential, on financial need and application strength.

If you would like to donate to the Gil Orbach Joy Scholarship program in support of the overall fundraising goal, please visit the scholarship funds page.