"Launchpad" Track of The Nachshon Project Graduate Fellowship Application 2024

Congratulations on your decision to submit an application for The Nachshon Project Graduate Fellowship "Launchpad" Track.

Please only complete the following application if:

You graduated college at least 3 years, and no more than 10 years ago.
You have at least 3 years of full-time work experience, post-college.
You have not yet begun your Jewish graduate program, and plan to begin this upcoming summer or fall.

Applications are due by March 1, 2024.

Finalists will be invited to an online interview by March 30, 2024, as long as they have been accepted to a recognized graduate program.

General Info

Legal First Name

Middle Name (legal)

Last Name

Name you like to be called

Preferred Email

Phone Number

Permanent Street Address

City

State

Zip

Country

Please upload a picture of yourself

Educational and Work Experience

Which undergraduate program did you attend?

What year did you graduate from your undergraduate degree?

What was your undergraduate GPA?

Where are you currently employed?

How many years have you worked there?

Please list additional work experience that you've had since graduation.

Please upload a current resume.

Graduate Programs

Name of institution #1 to which you are applying:

Official name of program/degree:

Number of years it typically takes to complete the degree:

Name of institution #2 to which you are applying:

Official name of program/degree:

Number of years it typically takes to complete the degree:

Name of institution #3 to which you are applying:

Official name of program/degree:

Number of years it typically takes to complete the degree:

Short Questions

Answers should be kept to under 500 words.

How will the graduate program you have chosen allow you to achieve your Jewish professional goals?

Outline one academic and one professional skill which you hope to develop throughout your time in graduate school. Please describe how these skills will help prepare you to undertake the challenges you anticipate facing when working in the Jewish community?

Essays

Essays should be kept to under 1000 words.

How has your work experience to date helped shape your trajectory as a Jewish professional?

The contemporary North American Jewish community faces a host of serious problems. Please select one such problem that is close to your heart. Imagine yourself a leader of a Jewish organization 15 years from now and describe how you might provide the needed leadership for that organization to contribute to addressing the problem you have identified?

Case Study

Please review the case at the following link and upload your response here. CASE STUDY

Academic Documentation

Please upload a copy of your academic transcript(s) here.

If you are applying to a school that requires GRE scores, please upload documentation of your scores here. There is no need to submit GRE scores if your program does not require this test.

Please upload a copy of your letter of acceptance to graduate school here. If you have been accepted to more than one school, or if your letter of acceptance arrives after submitting this application, please scan and email the letters to GradSchool@TheNachshonProject.com.

If applicable, please upload documentation of other graduate school funding that you have received. If you have received funding from more than one source, please send additional documentation to GradSchool@TheNachshonProject.com.

References

REFERENCES: Please provide details of the individuals you will be contacting to serve as references. (The references can be academic instructors who can attest to your academic achievements and your ability to succeed in a rigorous academic environment and/or supervisors who are familiar with you in a professional Jewish setting).

REFERENCE #1:

First Name

Last Name

Institution

Position

Phone Number

Years Known

REFERENCE #2:

First Name

Last Name

Organization

Position

Phone Number

Years Known

By adding my initials below, I waive my right to read the letters of recommendation sent to The Nachshon Project on my behalf.

The references must submit their letters of recommendation at: https://www.tfaforms.com/404061. You must forward this link to your desired references to fill out.

Please note: It is your responsibility to ask the references to submit the letters at the above link, and to confirm that the letters have been received by our office by March 1, 2024.

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact GradSchool@TheNachshonProject.com.

Contact Information