NIF/SHATIL Social Justice Fellowships
(Including the Nomi Fein and Rabbi Richard J. Israel Social Justice Fellowships)

Applications are now available for the 2011-2012 Fellowship!
Click here to apply.
Completed applications are due January 22, 2011.

Please contact Sarah Lawson for any questions at fellowships@nif.org

About the Social Justice Fellowships
In 1997, the Nomi Fein Social Justice Fellowship was established by Nomi's family after her sudden death at the age of 30.  Four years later, a second Social Justice fellowship was created to honor the life and memory of Rabbi Richard J. Israel.  Click here read more about the legacies of Nomi Fein and Rabbi Richard J. Israel.  In 2008, thanks to the generosity of NIF donors, the NIF/SHATIL Social Justice Fellowship was again expanded to its current size of five Fellows.  To read more about the 2009-2010 NIF/SHATIL Social Justice Fellows, who just completed their year of placement, click here.

The Experience
NIF/SHATIL Social Justice Fellows spend 32 hours per week interning in an approved, individually-selected Israeli non-governmental organization (NGO), active in one of the following areas:

• Safeguarding civil and human rights
• Pursuing environmental justice
• Promoting Jewish-Arab equality
• Advancing the status of women
• Fostering tolerance and religious pluralism
• Bridging social and economic gaps

Additionally, Fellows engage in monthly enrichment programs and periodic site visits to further develop their understanding of Israel, Israeli activism, and their role as activists both in Israel and at home.  Fellows also receive training in leadership and community development.  Because Fellows intern full time in an Israeli NGO, successful applicants must have either excellent Hebrew language skills, or good Hebrew with strong Arabic skills.  Living expenses are covered by a modest stipend.  The Fellowship year runs from September 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012 and completed applications, including two letters of reference, are due on January 22, 2011.  Applicants should be college graduates by the start of the Fellowship year. Non US residents and Israeli permanent residents are not eligible to receive an NIF/SHATIL Social Justice Fellowship.

About the New Israel Fund and SHATIL
The New Israel Fund (NIF) was established in 1979 to strengthen democracy and promote social justice in Israel, and is today Israel's foremost social-change institution.  Specifically, it works to advance the following objectives: Fighting for civil and human rights; Promoting religious tolerance and pluralism; Closing the social and economic gaps in Israeli society; and Protecting Israel's environment.

Since its founding, NIF has granted more than $200 million to more than 800 Israeli non-profit organizations.  But NIF is far more than a grant maker; NIF is a unique working and philanthropic partnership of North Americans, Israelis, and Europeans, providing more than 1,300 Israeli non-profit organizations with financial and technical support each year.

In 1982, NIF established SHATIL, the New Israel Fund's Empowerment and Training Center for Social Change Organizations in Israel.  SHATIL builds organizational capacity of NIF grantees and similar organizations by providing training, consultation, coalition-building assistance, and other services.