Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures University of Toronto
All students enrolled in Yiddish courses (both language and topic courses) are automatically eligible for generous scholarships and awards administered by the German Department. Historically, over 70 percent of Yiddish students have received one or more awards after completing one year of Yiddish study.
| Award Name | Award Details |
| Bella and Solomon Shek Award in Yiddish Studies | By-Application award Established through generous donations from the family of the late Solomon Isaac Shek. To be awarded to an outstanding student essay on a Yiddish scholar, humanistic, and progressive writer, like Sholem Aleichem, I.L. Peretz, Mendele Mocher Sforim, or those who came after them in the Americas and Europe. |
| Fania and Aron Fainer Prize in Yiddish | In-Class award Established through the gifts from friends and family of Fania and Aron Fainer, on their 50th wedding anniversary. Awarded to a student in Yiddish language who will continue in the study of Yiddish at the undergraduate level or at the graduate level. Financial need will be considered. |
| Sara Friede-Miransky Memorial Bursary in Yiddish Studies | In-Class award Established by the donations from the friends and family of Sara Friede-Miransky. Awarded to a student in a Yiddish language or literature course on the basis of financial need. Academic merit will also be considered. |
| The Anne (Medres) Glass Memorial Scholarship in Yiddish | In-Class award Established by Professor Irving Glass, Institute of Aerospace Studies, and supported by the friends and colleagues in memory of Anne (Medres) Glass. Awarded to an outstanding student with particularly high achievement in Yiddish. |
| The Percy Matenko Scholarship in Yiddish | In-Class award Established through gifts from the family and friends of Percy Matenko. Awarded to an outstanding student with the highest achievement in Yiddish. |
