BBYO Passport is a leading expert in teen travel, with over 70 years of experience guiding Jewish teens on safe, meaningful, and transformative journeys worldwide. We’ve been trusted by thousands of families who choose us for our commitment to top-notch safety and security, meticulously crafted itineraries, and close collaboration with tour providers who share our values. Our understanding of what teens need to feel secure, engaged, and inspired ensures every trip is a uniquely enriching experience they’ll never forget.

Eligibility rules are determined by RootOne. Please note, teens currently in 8^th grade are not eligible to receive a RootOne travel voucher. For more information on Voucher eligibility, please visit RootOne’s website. Voucher eligibility is not connected to financial need or merit. Additionally, applicants must be in good standing with BBYO and cannot be on probation—if they are a member—or owe any funds to BBYO.

EUROPE, ASIA, AND AMERICAS VOUCHER ELIGIBILITY
Eligible voucher applicants must identify as Jewish and be currently enrolled in 9th through 12th grade. Teens must be citizens of the United States or Canada. If you have previously received a RootOne voucher for travel to Israel, you are not eligible to apply again for a voucher towards a trip to Europe, Asia, or The Americas. If this is your first time receiving a voucher, it will not affect your eligibility to use it for Israel travel in the future.

ISRAEL VOUCHER ELIGIBILITY
Eligible voucher applicants must identify as Jewish and be currently enrolled in 9th through 12th grade. Teens must be citizens of the United States or Canada. If you have previously received a RootOne voucher for travel to Israel, you are not eligible to apply again.

RootOne provides vouchers of $2,000 or $3,000 per participant, depending on the length of a program. Visit a BBYO trip’s landing page to see if it is eligible and how much the voucher received will be.

Yes! The RootOne voucher is open to graduating seniors for Summer 2025 trips.

No. If you have previously received a RootOne voucher—for any program other than BBYO’s Volunteer Israel trip—you are not eligible to apply again. Other BBYO and community scholarships may be available. You can find additional scholarship information here.

While obligations for the grant have not been finalized for Summer 2025, you can reference their requirements for Summer 2024 below to better understand what is typically expected.

RootOne Voucher recipients—regardless of voucher amount—must take part in engagement programming (~8 hours total) in the spring prior to travel, as well as complete a post-program confidential survey. Non-fulfillment of these obligations, cancellations requested after our final refund deadline, and/or removal from the program due to a Code of Conduct violation will necessitate repayment of the voucher to BBYO.

The voucher may be applied to select BBYO Passport Summer Experiences in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Israel, including connected programs that combine experiences (e.g., Europe + Israel). For Summer 2025, our Western USA Trek and Volunteer Israel travel programs are not eligible for the RootOne voucher, nor are domestic BBYO summer leadership programs, including CLTC, ILTC, or International Kallah.

Yes, you may receive a RootOne Voucher and still be eligible for other forms of scholarship for Israel travel and Camp Leadership programs from BBYO as well as from other funding sources.

Families are responsible for paying the balance in full minus any scholarship awards they are expecting to maintain a current account balance. If your family overpays for their teen’s experience—which results in an account overage—BBYO will refund your family (or funder) for your account overage by sending a check in the fall after account reconciliations have been completed. Please see our Enrollment & Registration page for details.

You will only need to pay the program balance, minus any expected scholarship funding that BBYO is aware of. Please see the example chart below:

Yes! Receiving a RootOne voucher does not currently impact eligibility for Birthright Israel.

The vouchers are funded by RootOne. Seeded by a generous gift from The Marcus Foundation and powered by The Jewish Education Project, RootOne provides major subsidies for trip participants (called RootOne vouchers), invests in elevating trip curricula and experiences, and works with its partners to create deeper pre- and post-trip engagement opportunities to help strengthen participants’ Jewish identity and connection to Israel before they begin college.

Additional information about RootOne Vouchers can be found on RootOne’s website.