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Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program


The Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program is a unique opportunity for leadership growth for students entering (applying this year) or those in their first year in graduate school programs designed to train them to become Jewish professional leaders (rabbis, cantors, educators, academics, administrators, etc.). In addition to financial assistance for graduate study, fellows become part of a diverse professional community that encourages learning about one’s self as a leader though

Do you know a talented young Jewish communal professional who would benefit from professional development and cohort-based leadership training? The Wexner Field Fellowship Program is an opportunity for promising full-time Jewish communal professionals (ages 26-40, who have not completed graduate studies specifically geared for the Jewish professional field) who are seeking professional development. In partnership with the Jim Joseph Foundation, three Wexner Field Fellows will be accepted as part of

The Wexner Foundation is ​pleased to announce Class 28 of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program. These exceptional professional leaders will be attending graduate programs to train them to lead our organizations and communities into the future. This diverse group includes professional leaders interested in the rabbinate, Jewish studies, Jewish education, administration and the arts. It also includes our third cohort of Wexner Field Fellows (made possible through our partnership

Pictured above are participants in The Wexner Foundation Mentoring Program previous cohort. Mazal tov to the 34 alumni of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program who have been selected for Cohort 4 of the Mentoring Program! The Mentoring Program was designed to leverage the deep and diverse talent that has been nurtured by thirty years of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program and to provide a framework for ongoing support

The Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program is a unique opportunity for leadership growth for students entering or in their first year of graduate programs designed to train them to become Jewish professional leaders (rabbis, cantors, educators, academics, administrators, etc.).  In addition to financial assistance for graduate study, Fellows join a diverse professional community that encourages learning about one’s self as a leader though interactions with others with different points of

Celebrating the WSC Work   There is a lot to celebrate and a lot to be proud of after an amazing week for the kickoff adventure of the Wexner Service Corps. Here is a brief snapshot of some of what was accomplished: Just a short time after arriving in New York, we joined forces with local Jewish teens, to remove sand from a community garden at Coney Island. In four

The Wexner Foundation is proud to announce the selection of Class 26 of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program. Several hundred future and current Jewish professionals applied to be part of this prestigious Fellowship and leadership learning opportunity. Twenty-two were selected. Fellows are selected as part of professional career areas including those going to graduate school to become the rabbis, cantors, Jewish educators, Jewish studies professors, and Jewish professional leaders.

On Sunday, The Wexner Foundation showcased a glimpse of our future by doing a soft launch of the new WexnerFoundation.org. In the good old days, a business would hang out a shingle; as the internet became widely used, organizations hung out their 2.0 “shingles” online.  Today, we are in the process of launching much more than a virtual address; it is a comprehensive, wiki-style leadership tool. Since seven is a