Overview

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The American Jewish Committee has a host of outreach programs for students at the high school  and college level. The goals of student-oriented programming at the AJC are to educate about Israel, American Jewish affairs, Jewish cultural life, and to provide resources to help students respond to intimidation on college and university campuses.The American Jewish Committee has created various targeted initiatives and publications to reach this younger generation of Jews. We encourage you to check out the options below.

AJC University Societies
Fellowships/Internships
High School (IKAR)
Student Publications

AJC University Societies

AJC has four University Societies that aim to engage young Jewish leaders in AJC's affairs and provide them with access to AJC's broad diplomatic reach and strategic expertise. The Societies' mission is to identify and educate a group of outstanding young Jewish people on these four university campuses about Israel, American Jewish affairs, and other aspects of AJC's multifaceted domestic and international agenda. Israel education and advocacy are a big part of the programming that AJC helps provide to these campuses through advocacy training sessions and public events on the situation in the Middle East. In addition, the Societies provide students with the chance to travel internationally as well as the opportunity to engage foreign and domestic diplomats, policymakers and other non-governmental leaders. To extend their reach, AJC campus societies partner with Jewish and non-Jewish organizations on their respective campuses.

AJC currently hosts University Societies at  > Colgate University > Cornell University  > Princeton University  > Harvard University    

To start an AJC University Society on your campus, or for more information, contact Lena Altman at altmanl@ajc.org

The American Jewish Committee has created various targeted initiatives and publications to reach this younger generation of Jews. We encourage you to check out these publications.

Fellowships/Internships

AJC Goldman Fellowship Program:
The AJC Goldman Fellowship Program is designed to develop future leaders in the areas of international and domestic politics, diplomacy, public relations, and management. This selective paid Fellowship gives a group of young people the unique opportunity to work for a period of nine weeks full-time (or longer part-time) at offices throughout the world-from San Francisco to Geneva, Switzerland, and from New York to Melbourne, Australia. More >

The Harold W. Rosenthal Fellowship in International Relations:
Since 1976, the Rosenthal Fellowship has been awarding top-level graduate school students scholarships for summer positions at the State Department, Department of Defense, and on Capitol Hill. The Fellowship was established in memory of Harold Rosenthal, a Washington resident who was killed at age 29 during a terrorist attack in Istanbul in 1976, while traveling as a staff member for Senator Jacob Javits (R-NY). In order to be considered, select schools nominate students for the program. There is no direct application. The Rosenthal Fellowship is run in association with the American Jewish Committee. More >

Internships:

College and graduate students are encouraged to apply for volunteer internships year-round at the American Jewish Committee. Interns have the unique opportunity to get an insider’s look at the work of AJC in areas such as diplomatic outreach, Israel advocacy, intergroup and interethnic relations, and public relations. Please complete this application form and send, along with your resume, to altmanl@ajc.org.

High School (IKAR)

The IKAR program—Israel: Knowledge, Advocacy, and Responsibility—is a timely Israel education and advocacy program created by the American Jewish Committee and Solomon Schechter High School of New York. It has been praised