ONWARD ISRAEL NORTH CAROLINA HILLEL
Spend your summer in Tel Aviv with your friends from North Carolina!
Are you ready for a summer experience like none other?
Join students from all over North Carolina for a once-in-a-lifetime program:
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Live the life of an Israeli, living and working in Tel Aviv
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Build your resume and gain work experience through a personalized, high-level internship in a field of your choice for 8 weeks.
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Make and grow closer to friends while living together, traveling through Israel, sharing in Shabbat, and exploring one of Israel’s most advanced cities.
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Learn about Israeli society, economy, technology and more through weekend retreats and seminars, Israel Now tour days, evening activities and group conversations and other immersive experiences.
Develop your professional future, build your resume, explore your independence and spend the summer with your friends – apply today for Onward Israel!
DATES!
June 2
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July 27
Cost
$775
Includes housing, insurance, modest food stipend, ground transportation and program costs. All participants are responsible for cost of and arranging their own flights.
Participants will be required to submit a $350 participation and security deposit in cash or check upon arrival in Israel. Deposits will be refunded at the end of the program pending good standing.
The actual cost of the Onward Israel – Masa program is much higher, and is subsidized up to 70% by Onward Israel, Masa Israel Journey, private donors, and local Jewish communities and institutions.
Participants on Onward Israel – Masa programs may return to Israel on long-term Masa programs after Onward Israel. They may also be eligible for additional scholarships from Masa to help fund their participation, although the size of that scholarship may be influenced by prior participation on Onward Israel. For details, please contact Masa Israel Journey directly at masainfo@masaisrael.org.
Acceptance Criteria
– This program is open to Jewish undergraduate students on the following North Carolina campuses:
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UNC Chapel Hill
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UNC Greensboro
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North Carolina State University
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Appalachian State University
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Guilford College
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East Carolina University
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UNC Wilmington
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UNC Asheville
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UNC Charlotte
– Applicants between 19-30 years old and not currently enrolled in high school
– Must meet MASA eligibility – identify as Jewish and have NOT spent 3 or more months in Israel as part of an educational or peer-program after high school (this includes semester abroad, gap year or any other MASA)*
*Note, Alumni of Onward Israel programs (even if they are Masa eligible) are typically not eligible to participate on a second Onward Israel program. In some cases this might be possible (alumni can check with Onward Israel staff on a case by case basis), but program subsidies will be significantly lower and therefore the program fee will be significantly higher.
– Fluent in English
– Valid Passport (passports must be valid for at least 6 months after the program end date)
– Previous participation in Taglit-Birthright Israel or other short term programs in Israel is encouraged but not required
This Onward Israel – Masa program is operated through a partnership between the Beacon and Shapira Foundations and other lead philanthropists, Masa Israel Journey, Hillel International, and North Carolina Hillel. It is organized by IGT.
