Jewish Future Fellowship 2025

Imagine. Create. Inspire the Jewish Future.

American Jewish University (AJU) invites you to shape tomorrow through the Jewish Future 2025 Fellowship — a national call for bold, creative visions of Jewish life.

Submit a 60-second video answering:
“What does the perfect Jewish future look like?”

Submit Your Video

Fellowship Highlights

  • Who Can Apply: U.S. residents, ages 18+
  • Format: 60-second video (English or subtitled)
  • Deadline: November 17, 2025
  • Winners Announced: December 15, 2025
  • Awards: $3,600 (first place), $1,800 (second place) and $540 (third place) to be named AJU Jewish Future Fellows
  • Reach: Winning videos featured across AJU platforms and social media

What We’re Looking For

Submissions should showcase authentic hopes for a thriving Jewish future, rooted in:

  • Joy
  • Learning
  • Spirituality
  • Creativity
  • Community
  • Continuity

Powered by the Bruce Geller Memorial Prize

This fellowship is made possible by the Bruce Geller Memorial Prize, which supports artists exploring Jewish ideas, traditions, history, and identity.

Bruce and Jeannette Geller were influential Los Angeles residents whose passion for creativity and the pursuit of art defined their lives.

Timeline

  • Now Open: Submissions accepted
  • November 17, 2025: Deadline to submit
  • December 15, 2025: Fellows announced

How to Enter

  1. Create a 60-second video answering the big question.
  2. Submit via WeTransfer to info [at] aju.edu (info[at]aju[dot]edu).
  3. Complete the submission form.

Start Your Submission →

Legal Disclaimers: 

By submitting a video, you agree to the following: 

  • Ownership & Rights: You confirm the video is your original work, and you have the right to grant AJU a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to use, edit, distribute, and display your submission in any format or media.
  • Usage: AJU may use all videos, including winning and finalist videos for marketing, educational, or promotional purposes. This includes publication on our website, social channels, public events, or other media.
  • Releases: Videos featuring identifiable individuals must include their written permission (or parent/guardian consent for minors). A media release form will be required for all finalists. The media release form can be found HERE.
  • Content Restrictions: No hateful, discriminatory, obscene, or copyrighted third-party content. AJU reserves the right to disqualify submissions that do not align with its mission and values.
  • Prize Distribution: Winners will be contacted by email and must complete all required paperwork (including tax forms, if applicable) before receiving prize funds. Prizes will be paid via check or electronic transfer.
  • Judging Criteria: Submissions will be judged based on originality, creativity, clarity of vision, relevance to the theme, and visual impact.
  • Final Decisions: All decisions by the judging panel are final.