Interns spend full workdays Monday through Thursday at their job placements and Fridays 9am-4pm each week in meaningful seminars and workshops led by leaders in the NYC Jewish community, connecting with other interns in a cohort of 20 students with diverse Jewish backgrounds and identities. 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. International students from NYU only may apply.

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 invites applicants from a range of Jewish identities, including students exploring their Judaism for the first time, thinking about, or in the process of conversion. Interns should be open to conversation around and exploration of their own Jewish identity and express an interest in engaging with a range of other Jewish expressions and identities.

There is no fee to apply.

After applicants submit their application, 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!

Placement sites vary from cohort to cohort, so we cannot predict or guarantee which sites will be available in any given season. To get a sense of what kind of organizations we have worked with in the past, check out examples of past placements.

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.

The CLIP Shabbaton is our cohort retreat weekend. The cohort will spend Friday through Sunday at a retreat center outside of the city connecting with nature, strengthening friendships and community, and exploring Shabbat practices and Jewish thought about rest. It’s a weekend packed with fun, social and reflective programming with some built-in free time for downtime and personal exploration.

Transportation by coach bus, retreat center lodging, and all meals are covered by CLIP. Participants will stay in basic cabin bunkbed rooms with 2-3 interns per room. We will depart from the Bronfman Center on Friday morning be dropped off at the Bronfman Center on Sunday in early afternoon. 

Participants are encouraged to practice their own preferred Shabbat observance while exploring new practices in a pluralistic environment. Shabbat programming will be Shomer Shabbat friendly. All meals will be Kosher. Dietary needs can be accommodated. All participants are expected to attend.

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 $3,000 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.