Interns spend four days each week at their job placements and one day each week in meaningful seminars and workshops led by leaders in the NYC Jewish community, connecting with other interns in a diverse cohort of 25 students. CLIP provides interns with mentorship, opportunities to develop competitive professional skills, and a cohort of talented and driven peers with whom to think and grow.

Most internships are hybrid, while some are fully in-person or fully remote. Friday seminars are fully in-person.

CLIP is open to rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors from anywhere, at any school, with US citizenship. Applicants must commit to living within a commutable distance from New York City for the course of the program. We cannot assist students in finding housing.

CLIP has a $50 application fee. We never want economic challenges to hold students back from applying. You can request a fee waiver in the application portal upon submission of your application materials.

Applicants submit their application and a non-refundable $50 application processing fee. The CLIP team reviews applications and reaches out about next steps. Selected applicants will have a first-round interview. Internship matches are based on the candidate’s interests and skills and the needs of partner organizations. If a candidate is a potential match for an available internship, they will be connected to the site supervisor for a second-round interview unique to that placement. Once the site supervisor and candidate mutually confirm the match, the intern signs a participation contract and receives information about next steps to get ready for the best few months of their lives!

On Fridays, the CLIP cohort meets to dive into topics of professional development, leadership development, and Jewish identity exploration. Past topics have included: 

• Personality and communication styles in the workplace

• Mission, vision, values, and crafting a personal narrative

• Intersections of identity in the Jewish community

• Inclusivity, belonging, and community building

• Design thinking and innovative problem solving

• Managing up and building a team

• Acing the job market: how to write a resume, cover letter, and network

• Making your money work at work 

• Interns are encouraged to take an active role in co-leading and co-facilitating a number of these sessions throughout the program.

CLIP strives to cultivate a cohort of talented individuals representative of the diversity and intersectionality of the Jewish community and invites applicants from all Jewish identities and backgrounds.

At the end of the program, interns are paid a $3,500 stipend for their work through direct deposit or check. This stipend is dependent on interns meeting all of the goals set in their signed contract.