The Hope Fund program enables underserved Palestinian youth, many from refugee backgrounds, to benefit from an undergraduate education in the United States. The program provides grants (financial assistance) to promising, academically qualified but financially challenged students from Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, to assist them in pursuing their undergraduate studies in the United States.
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
This program provides financial assistance to students who were successful in securing undergraduate admission and substantial financial aid packages from a U.S. based university or U.S. university in the MENA region for Fall 2026, but who are unable to accept the offer without additional financial assistance. If eligible, The Hope Fund program would cover additional supplemental costs like books, supplies, health insurance, travel expenses (i.e., expenses beyond the basics of most university scholarships, such as tuition and room and board).
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until May 20, 2026, as long as funds are available. Amideast will evaluate applications as they are received.
Eligibility Requirements
The Hope Fund seeks applicants who:
- Come from a low-income background. Candidates residing in a refugee camp will be given priority;
- Secured admission and a substantial financial aid package from a U.S. based university or U.S. university in the MENA region to start their undergraduate program in Fall 2026;
- The financial aid package from the university must cover at least 80% of the total university’s cost of attendance;
- Currently in the 12th grade or completed 12th grade in 2025 at a school in the West Bank, Jerusalem, or Gaza;
- Current legal resident in the West Bank, Jerusalem, or Gaza; must be a resident throughout the entire candidacy process to be eligible. Gazan applicants currently outside of Gaza should contact Amideast to confirm eligibility.;
- Able to obtain a U.S. student visa;
- American citizens and/or U.S. Green Card holders are not eligible.
How to apply
Click HERE to submit an online application.
Application closes on May 20, 2026.
For additional information, please contact Amideast:
- West Bank applicants: 02-240-8023 ext. 111
- Gaza applicants: 02-240-8023 ext. 106
- Email Address: WestBank@amideast.org
