BGU | STRONG AND UNITED

A COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT SUPPORT PACKAGE BGU students are among those Israelis paying a high price for the Hamas attack and war. Whether living by the Gaza border, elsewhere in the Negev, or in other regions of the country, all have been affected by the war. Many are serving in the reserves themselves or have friends and family members serving. Some have lost friends and relatives, their homes, or their income, and many have lost their fundamental sense of security. Suffering from

use these funds to cover the costs of housing, transportation, laptops, mental health care, medicine, or other expenses. These grants helped alleviate students’ immediate financial concerns and obtain what they urgently needed, enabling them to focus on other pressing issues. Fellowship Extensions Hundreds of graduate students are among serving reservists. Many were awarded graduate fellowships in support of their advanced studies. Our graduate students rely on these funds, which serve as a salary, enabling them to dedicate themselves fully to their studies without the distraction of a job. Due to the delay in starting the academic year, these students, many of whom are married with children, went “unpaid” and have struggled financially. To compensate them for this loss and ensure that they can carry on in their degree program without undue financial sacrifice, each fellowship recipient was awarded a fellowship extension.

varying degrees of trauma, many need counseling. The comprehensive package of student support created to address all these needs includes financial grants, academic support, psychological services, and more. Emergency Grants Emergency grants provided critical direct financial assistance to students in need, including students who came face to face with the atrocities in their homes in one of the border communities or were injured at the music festival. Recipients could

Overall Support for BGU Students (NIS)*

5,151,600

Financial support for reservists

920,000

Support fund for students affected by Oct. 7 Fellowship fund for graduate student reservists Group therapy for affected students

8,000,000

280,000

2-year enhancement of psychological services

3,200,000

Reservists Center coordinator & infrastructure Dorms fee for 3 months (loss of income)

370,000

1,500,000

500,000

Dorms fees for reservist students

Total Support for Students - NIS 19,921,600 // USD 5,384,216

* Student assistance fund and additional support resources.

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