The fellowships are coming...the fellowships are coming!
Two fellowships flew across my desk this week, and another one's been floating across my sidebar...
Kivun (run by the Center for Leadership Initiatives) (up to age 27)
The Center for Leadership
Initiatives, in partnership with the Charles and Lynn Schusterman
Family Foundation, is excited to announce the launch of The Kivun
Intensive 2009. Kivun, which in Hebrew means "direction," is a
five-month professional development program that will equip 40 of the
finest young Jewish professionals in North America with the top tools
for excellence and impact in the Jewish non-profit sector.
See here for a complete program description and to apply.
Shapiro Family Fellowship (age 22-28)
The Shapiro Family Fellowship
creates a unique opportunity for future leaders to deepen their
personal knowledge and appreciation of Israeli life and society, and
strengthen their Jewish identity and personal connections to Israel.
The second round of Fellowships will be awarded in 2009 to promising
individuals aged 22-28 who currently live in the greater New York
metropolitan area and who have previously been to Israel. Each fellowship includes: A fully paid 17-day trip to Israel, (June 17-July 1, 2009) featuring exclusive meetings with Israeli professionals and experts in the
fellows' chosen careers; Participation in 3 post trip Institutes to be held in the New York area throughout the 2009-2010 academic year; Access to the growing community and network of Shapiro Family Fellows, mentors and peers.
See here for more information and to apply.
Mandel Jerusalem Fellows (MA or higher degree required; click here for requirements)
The Mandel Jerusalem Fellows (MJF) is a one-year, residential fellowship program based in the Mandel Leadership Institute. This
fellowship is aimed at mid-career professionals with a proven track
record in Jewish educational and communal leadership. MJF provides Fellows with a rich, supportive environment, over the course of a year, in which to: Develop a compelling vision of what they are
seeking to achieve in the next phase of their careers, along with a
strategic plan of how to implement it; reflect on their professional practice, examining the fundamental assumptions that have informed their work to date; and challenge and refine their conceptions of the
goals and methods of contemporary Jewish education, through study with
top scholars, policymakers and practitioners from around the world.
Click here for more complete information and to apply.
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