Zionist Organization of America - ZOA Student Leadership Mission to Israel

December 23rd, 2009–January 6th, 2010

Application deadline: October 23, 2009.

Applicants are accepted on a rolling basis

The goal of the ZOA Mission to Israel is to enhance your understanding of the situation in Israel by visiting different areas of the land and by hearing from experts, diplomats, and politicians. You will also participate in workshops designed to prepare you to return to campus as a stronger Israel advocate.

Rules and Regulations:

You must be a current undergraduate or graduate student to apply. Since the goal of this mission is to prepare students to become more effective advocates for Israel on campus, you must intend to remain or become active in the pro-Israel community on your campus. All participants of the ZOA Mission to Israel are expected to maintain a commitment to Israel advocacy on campus and work with the ZOA to achieve this goal throughout the rest of the school year. You will receive a more comprehensive write up of the rules and regulation upon acceptance.

Sample Itinerary click here (subject to change)

Application:

Please complete the application below. All information is required.

Please note: All fields are required!
Name:
Gender	Male Female

	Permanent Address
Street:
City:
State:
ZIP:
Cell Phone:
Email address:
College/University
Current year in school:
Major(s):

	On-Campus Address
Street:
City:
State:
ZIP:

Place of birth:
Date of birth (m/day/year)

	Payment
Are you or your parents paying for this trip?	Parent paying I am paying Both paying

How much are you and or your parents willing to pay towards this trip?

ZOA is committed to keeping the cost of the ZOA Israel Trip as affordable as possible for students. The cost for the ZOA trip is approximately $3000/person. Students may receive a scholarship from ZOA not to exceed $2300. All ZOA scholarships will be allocated on the basis of need, and awarded on a rolling basis to deserving applicants. In addition, ZOA works with a number of partner agencies in various communities who may provide additional scholarship money. ZOA cannot guarantee money from other sources, and provides this information for the student’s benefit. ZOA will only provide information on a scholarship amount for students who have sent in an application, we cannot provide an accurate assessment to students who have not actually applied to the program.

Please list your current and previous leadership positions and involvement in on-campus organizations that you belong(ed) to:

Describe your involvement in campus organizations. If you coordinated any programs, provide details about the program(s) and your specific role(s) in organizing those events:

List your schools, camps, groups, synagogues, churches, etc. that you attended/belonged to:

Please list the times you have been in Israel. Include the dates, duration of stay, and purpose of visit. Also please list organizations that sponsored program(s) you attended (if applicable) and relevant experiences (e.g. synagogue trip, youth group program, Birthright Israel, etc.):

How do you plan on being involved with the Zionist community on campus next year? Are you interested in being a ZOA representative on your campus?

Please list two references (Name, phone number, email, position and relationship):

Please write from where you heard about the ZOA Winter Mission to Israel:

Please indicate which flight option you would prefer (check box):	Option #1 Departing JFK December 23rd Returning to JFK January 6th
	Option #2 Departing JFK December 23rd Returning to JFK January 10th
	The ZOA trip officially ends late in the evening on January 5 th, those students electing to return on January 10th will be responsible for their own accommodations for January 6-10. This option is being offered to allow students flexibility to easily extend their stay through the weekend.
	Option # 3: I will arrange my own flights to Israel (Please note that all flights must arrive in Israel by 2:00pm on December 24th)

For more information please contact:

(212) 481-1500 or email@zoa.org

Personal information that you provide will remain strictly confidential.

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