Our Tel Aviv apartments are located in the heart of the city. In the neighborhoods, you will find designer stores, street art, nightlife, and boho coffee shops.

The apartments are fully furnished. This means you'll have a kitchen with appliances, dishes, silverware, pots and pans, as well as a dining room table, den with couches, flatscreen TV (no cable, for internet usage only), internet, beds, dressers etc.

Apartments may have 2-3 participants per bedroom. In general between 4-8 people live in an apartment. They are all large and well furnished apartments and our participants are comfortable in them.

You can upgrade to a single room for an additional cost.

You can find your own apartment.

Apartment rent is included in the cost of the program. Groceries come at your own expense. Food will be provided during group trip days and retreats, unless otherwise stated. Transport is free for participants, as Top Israel Interns provides monthly bus passes.

Masa Grants are available for eligible participants. In addition, you may be able to receive a grant from a third party.

Please check out our scholarship tab for more information.

We recommend anywhere between $200-$500 USD per month. If you are purchasing basic household ingredients and food, life isn’t expensive in Israel. However if you go out every night to dinner and drinks, life in Israel can be quite costly. It is comparable to living in most major cities.

We provide basic, but thorough, health insurance which you have the option to upgrade. Participants with pre- existing conditions must acquire supplemental insurance. We can also make arrangements for travel assurance upon your request.

An eligible participant:

• Is between 18 and 32 years old

• Has a valid high school degree or equivalency degree (GED)

• Speaks fluent English

Every season is different. The average range of participants is anywhere from 20-50 individuals.

As a nation with a large international business presence, Israeli organizations need English speakers. Additionally, Israel is a talented hi-tech and scientific research nation and uses English as their main language in this field.

The programs offer conversational Hebrew classes.

Top Israel Interns is a program that accepts both religious and secular participants. We are proud to be able to cater to both parties. It is important to be open minded as you may live in an apartment that has people with different religious tendencies than you.

You will be living in Tel Aviv, which is full of young Israeli professionals and students. If you are outgoing, friendly and take the opportunity to participate in the rich array of cultural events in the city, then you will meet Israelis. You will also be working and interacting with Israelis in the workplace on a daily basis.

You will work with your placement coordinator to find an internship that meets your needs and interests.

The purpose of the position is not to source employment, but rather experience. However, previous participants have been offered jobs and have gone on to have successful careers at their placement organizations. If you work hard and the placement fits, you never know where it can lead!

Once we are past the orientation stage of the program, you would be working at your placement from Sunday to Thursday. Evenings and weekends are mostly free, however there is usually at least one group session, tour, or an evening activity during the week.

You would not work on holidays. As program organizers we may arrange something special to celebrate the holiday as a group, however you are free to choose how you spend the day.

In Tel Aviv, you're living in the hub of Israel's social scene, so you have endless options of what to do in your free time. Countless restaurants, bars, and shops are right on your doorstep. You're a short bike ride or walk from the city center and the beach.

During the program we will go on a few day tours around the country and attend social and cultural events. In previous programs we have taken trips to the north of Israel to go kayaking, we have gone camping near the Ein Ghedi Oasis in Eilat, been to basketball games, enjoyed sushi nights, chocolate workshops, wine festivals, and Purim parties.

English

Nope. We put absolutely no pressure on you to move to Israel.