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Worried Year Course isn't in your budget? With financial aid and scholarship opportunities, a gap year in Israel is within your reach.
Worried Year Course isn't in your budget? With financial aid and scholarship opportunities, a gap year in Israel is within your reach.
One semester options are available on a case by case basis. The cost for one semester of Year Course is $16,900 - limited availability. Get in touch to learn more.
Promotions and discounts available for early registration and adherence to payment schedule. Check our socials for up to date information.
Work with our enrollment team to establish a flexible payment plan that gives you more time to make tuition payments after the start of the program year.
Along with the sources listed below, we encourage families seeking financial assistance to contact our staff for help in finding additional scholarship opportunities.
Many local North American Jewish Federations offer limited scholarship opportunities for Year Course participants.
Find your local federation here.
Young Judaea offers scholarships based primarily on demonstrated financial need. Applicants must be registered for Year Course in order to apply.
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Masa Israel Journey, the umbrella organization for most pluralistic gap year programs in Israel, offers a standard tuition subsidy as well as financial aid.
Year Course offers an array of optional global trips that take participants around the world together with their community. Destinations change year to year, based on availability and interest. The below trips are currently planned for the 2027-28 program year. All trip costs include roundtrip airfare, all accommodations and meals, and comprehensive programming and trips while with the group.
Explore snowy forests, reindeer sleigh rides, cozy cabins, and dazzling Northern Lights. Experience Sami culture, Arctic adventures, and peaceful winter beauty.
Live, learn, and volunteer at the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda. Delve deeply into the country’s complex history of genocide and reparation, and learn about its rich culture.
Combining a dazzling mix of European and Jewish culture and history, explore the beautiful cities of Lisbon and Porto and the quaint Portuguese countryside as you experience the flavors of Portugal.
A thrilling mix of adventure, culture, and personal growth. From bustling markets to serene temples, tropical beaches to lush jungles, participants explore, volunteer, and connect with local communities.
Every Year Course participant picks a track to define their time during the Tel Aviv. In addition to the standard internship track, Year Course offers a number of special tracks (instead of internship track) to enhance your Year Course experience!
As a full member of an MDA ambulance team, participants join eight-hour shifts together with Israeli volunteers in the Tel Aviv area, serving as first responders, helping those in need, and learning more about the medical field.
Marva is a unique, 8-week opportunity to experience the beauty and challenges of Israel through the eyes of the IDF.Through hikes, drills, and physical activities, participants partake in real-life training exercises and live in actual army conditions.
Kibbutz track brings participants out of Tel Aviv and down to Kibbutz Keturah, in the heart of the Arava, for eight weeks. Participants will become fully immersed in helping out around the Kibbutz at the farm, visitors center, kitchen and more.
Looking for additional ways to make Year Course one of a kind? Add one of our optional, special packages to enhance your experience and make the most of your gap year in Israel!
Enhance your Jewish life with special experiences and trips for holidays and select Shabbatot with Director of Education, Rabbi Adam Drucker. Get ready to see some of the amazing places that even Israelis don't know about!
The Year Course and Pardes Study Program provides the opportunity for participants to delve into texts such as the Talmud, Midrash, Halacha, and Machshava and explore their historical, literary, and philosophical underpinnings.
Enjoy weekly rotating fitness classes and find your new favorite sport! Try acro-yoga, surfing, TRX, dance, climbing, Pilates, Krav Maga, and more! In your free time, enjoy your included membership to a boutique gym near campus.
Meet with leading hi-tech industry professionals, participate in business workshops, learn project management and skills and see the start-up nation from different perspectives in the business sector.
Master a variety of dishes from savoury meats to sweet desserts, develop healthy habits in healthy cooking workshops, and go on tasting tours around all different parts of Tel Aviv!
*Payment due does not include scholarships earned*
If you will be working out a payment plan with us, the plans must be established by June 1, 2027 and will commence
with the August 1 payment date. A total of $18,000 must be paid before the start of the program.
Young Judaea has the right to cancel the Program or any Program option, or change any itinerary due to low enrollment, security, or other reasons as determined in its sole and absolute discretion
Receipt of application materials and deposit does not guarantee acceptance to the Program. Participation is limited to those chanichim who have been accepted and are paid in full. Young Judaea reserves the right to not accept any applicant and/or revoke acceptance at any time, in its sole and absolute discretion.
If applicant is not accepted to the Program or acceptance is revoked before the program begins, all payments, aside from the $100 will be refunded in full. Young Judaea reserves the right to cancel the Program or any Program option, or change any itinerary due to low enrollment, security or other reasons as determined in its sole and absolute discretion.
Payments towards Year Course tuition may be made by personal check, e-check/ ACH or via Visa and Mastercard through your online application. Please note that a 3.5% processing fee will be charged to those paying through the online application with a credit or debit card. If you will need to arrange a Payment Plan, please be in touch with Daniel Smith, Director of the Enrollment Office. You will need to sign off on your payment plan arrangement by June 1, 2027 in order to partake in the Program.
Please note: Year Course tuition includes classroom work, certain medical coverage in Israel, accommodations, food subsidy and all internal travel expenses that are a part of the Year Course program. Year Course Olami tuition also includes the cost of travel and insurance related to each of the scheduled trips. Year Course Specialty Track tuition also includes enrichment activities throughout the year, including workshops, excursions, courses, in addition to specialty staff. Program fees cover only part of the cost of the Program which is subsidized by additional funds from individuals and agencies within the Jewish community committed to providing participants with a deep understanding of Judaism and Israel.
Every effort will be made to keep the price for the program as quoted. Since the price is based on current land costs, it is subject to change.
Young Judaea Year Course participants may be eligible to earn college credit through the Hebrew College in Boston but are not considered enrolled in Hebrew College. This system is in place so as to allow participants to accept admission offers at other colleges/universities prior to attending Year Course. As a result of the non-matriculated status, neither Year Course nor Hebrew College can provide 1098-T, 529 or similar tuition statements to be used for tax purposes.
A maximum potential refund will be issued pursuant to the schedule listed below minus any balances due, for those participants who voluntarily leave the Program during the course of the year. Any participant who is dismissed from the program will be responsible for paying any and all open balances immediately.
No refunds will be given for chanichim who are involuntarily dismissed or removed from the Program for any reason once the Program has commenced. Young Judaea reserves the right to determine in its sole and absolute discretion whether a participant’s departure from Year Course was voluntary or involuntary.
Young Judaea reserves the right to amend the payment terms, the cancellation policy and the refund policy for the Program. In the event that changes are made to the terms or policies, you will be notified under separate cover and will be responsible for adhering to the new policy and/or payment schedule.
Scholarship funds and/or discounts may be pro-rated in accordance with the applicable scholarship terms for participants who voluntarily withdraw. Scholarship funds and/or credits may be revoked, in their entirety, for participants who are dismissed from the Year Course Program. Participant will be responsible for paying any resulting tuition balance from such withdrawal or dismissal. Participant will also be responsible for any remaining tuition balances under a payment plan as a result of such withdrawal or dismissal.
