The National Museum of
American Jewish Military History

1811 R Street NW, Washington, D.C. | 202-265-6280 | www.NMAJMH.org | nmajmh@nmajmh.org

Scholarships and Grants

The National Museum of American Jewish Military History currently offers the following grants and scholarships:

  • Harvey S. Friedman Annual Memorial Grant

This annual grant of $1000 was created to assist students planning on a career in the museum field. The National Museum of American Jewish Military History awarded the first annual Harvey S. Friedman Annual Memorial Grant at its Board of Directors meeting on March 7, 2008. The grant was awarded to Carrie Davenport, a graduate student at the George Washington University who plans to receive her Masters Degree in Museum Studies in December, 2008.

Please check back this fall for the 2009 grant application.


In addition to grants and scholarships offered by the NMAJMH, the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. also offers scholarships to high school seniors who are direct descendants (children, grandchildren and great grand-children) of members in good standing.

The Following Grants are available:

  • Bernard Rotberg Memorial Scholarship Fund: $1000
  • Louis S. Silvey Grant: $750
  • JWV Grant: $500

For further information, contact JWV National Headquarters.

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