Tikvah Israel Fellowship 2025-2026
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Student's Information
Please read through the application carefully and answer each required question. This is a selective program with a limited number of spots, so please understand that we receive many more qualified applications than we can accept to the program. We will take the time to review each and every application carefully and thoroughly. Only some students will be offered an interview.
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student's
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How did you find out about the Tikvah Israel Fellowship?
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Outreach from Tikvah staff
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Please tell us how you heard about the program:
Have you Applied and Registered in a Tikvah program or seminar course before?
Yes, I have participated in a Tikvah program or seminar course previously
No, this would be my first Tikvah experience
Which Tikvah program(s) have you participated in?
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Tikvah Online Academy
Millstone Scholars Program
Truman Scholars Program
Menachem Begin Scholars Program
Solomon Fellowship/Solomon Journal
Tikvah Scholars Program
Other
Which Program?
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Parent/Guardian #1 Information
Parent/Guardian #1 Title
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Mr.
Miss
Mrs.
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rabbi
Cantor
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Address
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Canada
Israel
United States
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Algeria
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Andorra
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Antarctica
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Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d ' Ivoire
Croatia ( Hrvatska )
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Congo ( DRC )
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands ( Islas Malvinas )
Faroe Islands
Fiji Islands
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Honduras
Hong Kong SAR
Hungary
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India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao SAR
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Prìncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Helena
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
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Parent/Guardian #2 Information
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Parent/Guardian #2 Title
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Mr.
Miss
Mrs.
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rabbi
Cantor
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Address
Please check here if Parent #2 has the same address as the student
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Canada
Israel
United States
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
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Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d ' Ivoire
Croatia ( Hrvatska )
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Congo ( DRC )
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands ( Islas Malvinas )
Faroe Islands
Fiji Islands
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Honduras
Hong Kong SAR
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao SAR
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Prìncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Helena
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands ( British )
Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Yemen
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Zimbabwe
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Zip Code
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School Information
What is the name of your high school
School Affiliation
My school does not appear in the list above
What is the name of your high school?
How would you best describe your high school?
Jewish Day School
Public School
Private School
Homeschool
What year did you graduate high school?
Gap Year/Midrasha/Yeshiva
Which gap year program, midrasha, or yeshiva are you attending
My gap year program, midrasha, or yeshiva is not listed
What is the name of the of your gap year program, midrasha, or yeshiva?
What year will you graduate from this program?
What year of the gap year program, midrasha, or yeshiva are you in?
Shana Aleph
Shana Bet
Shana Gimmel
College Information
If you know where you will be attending college after the gap year, please enter that information below.
I do not know what college/university I will be attending
What is the name of your college/university?
My college/university is not listed in the dropdown above
What is the name of the college/university you will be attending?
What is your estimated year of graduation?
Academic Achievements
Please upload your High School Transcript
Have you taken the ACT or SAT college prep test?
Yes
No
Which did you take?
ACT
SAT
ACT Score:
SAT score:
Course Ranking
Please select which course you would prefer. Refer to the '
Seminars
' page on the Tikvah Israel Fellowship website for information about each:
Course Preference
Great Leaders and Decisive Moments in Zionist History
with Dr. Daniel Polisar
The Soul of a Nation: Zionism Through Poetry, Song, and Story
with Dr. Asael Abelman
The Wars of Israel: From the War of Independence to Operation Rising Lion
with Dr. Raphael Ben-Levi
Essay Question
In the essay “
A Threat Assessment for American Jewry
”, Dr. Wisse lays out four threats to America and the Jews and ranks them. Do you agree with Dr. Wisse’s ranking? How would you rank these threats? Why?
Does your ranking look different than it would have before October 7th?
(limit 500 words)
Zoom Scheduler
As part of the application process, please book a 25-minute Zoom interview here:
https://scheduler.zoom.us/d/idjq1bdy/tikvah-israel-fellowship-applicant-interviews
[REQUIRED] I have schedule my zoom interview
Contact Information