Stern/Stedman Grant Nomination Form 2026

Nominee Information

Organization being nominated (required)

Short name of project being nominated (required)

Description of the project (required)

Lead person of nominee organization (required)

Email address of above person (required)

Phone number of nominee (required)

Address of nominee (required)

Grant Usage

How will you measure the success of the project? What are the goals? What is the scope of the project? (required)

How will the grant tangibly increase the likelihood that the project will be accomplished? (required)

How will the funds be used? Will the Stern/Stedman Grant fund all or part of the project? (required)

How will the project results be made available to the overall community? Will it be offered without charge? (required)

What are the main development/delivery stages and what is the timetable (i.e., approximate dates) for each of these stages? And what is the expected final completion date? (required)

Who are the target audience for this project? In which countries? What technology is required by the end user to access the project or its deliverables? (required)

What similar projects has the organization undertaken? (required)

Project organization: Who will be the project leader, and who will be on the project team? What is their experience with this type of project? Will the project manager report progress to any individual or committee? (required)

What technology/software is being used in the development/delivery of the project? (required)

Has the project already completed any early stage(s) or prototypes, and with what results? (required)

Will the project be using any items that are subject to copyright or license and, if so, please provide details? Also, will any of the project outputs/deliverables be subject to copyright or license and, if so, please provide details? And who will own the project outputs? (required)

In which language(s) will the project deliverables be accessible? (required)

How will others be made aware of the project when it is completed/available? (required)

Nominator Information

All information requested is required for a nomination. If, after the initial submission, there is a need to update any information or provide additional files, please send the material to the committee by email to grants_committee@iajgs.org.

Nominating Member Organization:
(Choose "other" at the end of the list if nomination does not come from an IAJGS member society.)
Austalia - Australian Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc.Austalia - Australian Jewish Genealogical Society (Victoria), Inc.Australia - Jewish Genealogy & History Society of South AustraliaAustralia - Jewish Historical and Genealogical Society of Western AustraliaBelgium - Cercle de Généalogie Juive de BelgiqueBrazil - Sociedade de Genealogia Judaica do Rio de Janeiro (SGJRJ)Brazil - Sociedade Genealógica Judaica São PauloCanada - Jewish Genealogical Society of British ColumbiaCanada - Jewish Genealogical Society of MontrealCanada - Jewish Genealogical Society of OttawaCanada - Jewish Genealogical Society of TorontoColumbia - Sociedad Genealogica Judia Colombiana (SGJC)France - Cercle de Généalogie JuiveGermany - Hamburger Gesellschaft für Jüdische Genealogie e.v.Great Britain - Jewish Genealogical Society of Great BritainIndia - Bene Israel Heritage Museum & Genealogical Research CentreIsrael - International Institute for Jewish Genealogy & Paul Jacobi CenterIsrael - Israel Genealogical SocietyIsrael - Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA)Israel - Israeli “Family Roots” Forum (Hebrew)New Zealand - Jewish Genealogical Society of New ZealandSouth Africa - Jewish Genealogical Society of South AfricaSweden - Judiska Släktforskningsföreningen i SverigeSwitzerland - Schweizerische Vereinigung für Jüdische GenealogieVenzuela - Asociación de Genealogía Judía de VenezuelaUSA, AZ - Phoenix Jewish Genealogy SocietyUSA, CA - Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura CountyUSA, CA - Jewish Genealogical Society of Los AngelesUSA, CA - Orange County Jewish Genealogy SocietyUSA, CA - Jewish Genealogical Society of SacramentoUSA, CA - San Diego Jewish Genealogical SocietyUSA, CA - San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical SocietyUSA, CA - Santa Cruz Jewish Genealogy SocietyUSA, CO - Jewish Genealogical Society of ColoradoUSA, CT - Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut, Inc.USA, FL - Jewish Genealogical Society of Broward County, Inc.USA, FL - Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, Inc.USA, FL - Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater OrlandoUSA, FL - Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.USA, FL - Jewish Genealogical Society of Southwest FloridaUSA, FL - Jewish Genealogical Society of TallahasseeUSA, FL - Jewish Genealogical Society of Tampa BayUSA, FL - Jewish Genealogy SIG of The Villages Genealogical SocietyUSA, GA - Jewish Genealogical Society of GeorgiaUSA, IL - Jewish Genealogical Society of IllinoisUSA, IN - Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy SocietyUSA, IN - Michiana Jewish Historical Society (Indiana)USA, MA - Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston, Inc.USA, MA - Western Massachusetts Jewish Genealogical SocietyUSA, MD - Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington, Inc.USA, MD - Jewish Genealogy Society of MarylandUSA, ME - Documenting Maine JewryUSA, MI - Jewish Genealogical Society of MichiganUSA, MN - Minnesota Jewish Genealogical SocietyUSA, MO - Jewish SIG of the St. Louis Genealogical SocietyUSA, NC - Triangle Jewish Genealogical SocietyUSA, NC - Western North Carolina Jewish Genealogical SocietyUSA, NH - Upper Valley Jewish Genealogy SocietyUSA, NJ - Jewish Genealogical Society of North JerseyUSA, NJ - Mercer County Jewish Genealogy Society at Beth El SynagogueUSA, NM - Jewish Genealogical Society of New MexicoUSA, NV - Jewish Genealogy Society Southern Nevada, Inc.USA, NY - Capital Region Jewish Genealogical Society (Albany Area)USA, NY - Jewish Genealogical Society of BrooklynUSA, NY - Jewish Genealogical Society of BuffaloUSA, NY - Jewish Genealogical Society of Central New YorkUSA, NY - Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc.USA, NY - Jewish Genealogy Society of Long IslandUSA, NY - Sephardic Heritage ProjectUSA, OH - Jewish Genealogical Group, Columbus Jewish Historical SocietyUSA, OH - Jewish Genealogy Society of ClevelandUSA, OH - Miami Valley Jewish Genealogical and Historical SocietyUSA, OK - Jewish Genealogical Society of TulsaUSA, OR - Jewish Genealogical Society of OregonUSA, OR - Jewish Genealogical Society of Willamette Valley OregonUSA, PA - Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater PhiladelphiaUSA, PA - Jewish Genealogy Society of PittsburghUSA, TN - Jewish Genealogical Society of NashvilleUSA, TX - Dallas Jewish Historical Society, Jewish Genealogy Interest GroupUSA, TX - Jewish Genealogical Society of San AntonioUSA, UT - Utah Jewish Genealogical SocietyUSA, WA - Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington StateUSA - Gesher Galicia, Inc.USA - LitvakSIG, Inc.Venezuela - Asociación de Genealogía Judía de VenezuelaWorldwide - Anyksciai Cousins’ ClubWorldwide - Jewish Records Indexing Poland, Inc.Worldwide - JewishGen.orgWorldwide - Kremenets District Research GroupWorldwide - MyHeritage, Ltd.Worldwide - Sephardic Genealogical SocietyOther

If Other Organization, enter your organization name

Your Name

Office held in your member organization

Postal Address

Home/Evening Phone Number

Work/Daytime Phone Number

Email Address

Supporting Documentation

You may upload up to five supporting documents at a time (either PDF, DOC, or DOCX types). These may include samples of publications, additional endorsements or testimonies, or other material that you wish considered by the Stern Grant Committee in making its determination. (Note: the maximum size of file 1 is about 10 MB. The second file can be up to about 5 MB. The other three files are limited to about 2 MB each. If you need to provide larger files, please contact the committee at grants_committee@iajgs.org.)
Please ensure that all files have unique names.