A university is often associated with assignments, and considerable financial expenses. However, in light of the fighting in the south and the Iron Sword War, the equation has been reversed. Tel Aviv University announced today (Monday) an immediate scholarship of NIS 1,000 for every student recruited to reserve duty under Order 8.
Tel Aviv University (archive), photo: Yehoshua Yosef
According to data collected by the university in recent days, there are over 5,000 students who have been drafted into the reserves since the outbreak of the war, and all of them will receive the scholarship in recognition of their service, with the understanding that those who will later have more time for studies and will find it difficult to devote their time to work at the same time.
While the state is in no hurry to open its pocket and criticism of the Ministry of Finance is accumulating, the university notes that it is striving for a significant increase in the grant, especially for those serving in the combat or combat support system. It will also provide additional scholarships to students in reserve duty who are currently experiencing immediate and exceptional financial hardship.
Moshe Ben Simhon
Immediately after the outbreak of the Iron Sword War, Tel Aviv University established an emergency fund that has so far raised NIS 10 million in donations to help ease the financial burden on students and faculty members as well as the families of evacuees from the university community.
As part of the emergency fund, the university also announced that students who live in dormitories and who were recruited under Order 8 will receive an exemption from payment for the months of October and November. In addition, it will provide hundreds of scholarships for rental assistance to residents of other dormitories who have not been drafted into the reserves. These scholarships will be awarded according to socio-economic conditions.
Prof. Ariel Porat, Photo: Jonathan Tzur Duvdevani
"Tel Aviv University is committed to helping its students who are experiencing the hardships of war firsthand. Naturally, these are first and foremost reserve soldiers as well as our students from the south or north who encountered economic and other difficulties as a result of the war," said University President Prof. Ariel Porat, adding: "We are starting with a modest scholarship, but aspire to increase it later. Our assistance is not only financial, but also academic, when the school year begins. We will not leave the soldiers and reservists, and the rest of our students who were injured in the war, behind."
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