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Program requirements


Standing at MIT: You must have a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher.


Culture course: Complete one required course on Israeli history and culture offered or related course before you depart for Israel.

  • For undergraduate students, make sure you've registered for one required courses on Israeli history and culture offered or related course. This course must be taken for a grade (no auditing or P/F allowed). Mandatory workshop "Israel: When Challenges Become Opportunities" on March 20 in E40-496 - ONLY for students taking required course in spring 2013.
  • For graduate students, please note the mandatory SIP course on March 19, 9am-4pm. Located in E40-418.

Undergraduate students should take one of the following MIT, Harvard or Wellesley courses to fulfill the requirement:

MIT Courses

21H.161 The Middle East in the Twentieth Century plus a final project on focused on an internal Israeli topic and take part in a not-for-credit 4-6 hour workshop on March 20. Schedule will be sent in February.

OR

21H.262 Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict plus a final project on focused on an internal Israeli topic and take part in a not-for-credit 4-6 hour workshop on March 20. Schedule will be sent in February.

OR

Harvard University Course

The Modern Middle East 115 - The Arab-Zionist conflict, 1882-1948

OR

Wellesley College Course

First-Year Seminar: Society in Motion: Israel on Film


Appropriate courses from other academic institutions may also be accepted.


Duration: 3-month summer internship (10-12 weeks), 6-12 month opportunities available.


Training: Attend several training sessions, 8 hours of Hebrew training and a daylong retreat in the spring addressing topics on Israeli culture and society and practical questions about living in Israel.

Application Deadline

Online applications for the summer 2013 are being accepted on a rolling basis.

Please note, there is an extended deadline for a limited number of available internships. If the deadline has passed contact us to see if opportunities are still available.

Please note that MISTI MIT-Israel internships are not open to Israelis or MIT students who have graduated already.