Lifelong Community of Global
Jewish Business Leaders & Fellows

The Excel Fellowship begins with a summer business or tech internship in Tel Aviv. Each year's cohort is made up of highly accomplished Jewish college students who are pursuing careers across a wide spectrum of industries within business and/or technology. Excel Fellows are selected for their potential to become the generation of Jewish business and tech leaders. Each Excel Fellow embarks on an in-depth professional internship choosing among a wide selection of industries: biotech business development, consulting, computer science, cyber technology, engineering, environmental sustainability, finance, marketing, software development, startups, and venture capital. In addition, a curated speaker series takes place a couple of times each week, featuring leaders across Israeli society from business to tech to government, as well as diverse Israeli communities. Examples of business leaders include Managing Directors of: Goldman Sachs Israel, Blackstone Israel, and Meta Israel. The full cohort supported by staff join three weekend trips within Israel. Each Global Excel Fellow is paired 1:1 with an Israeli peer Excel Fellow when arriving in Israel. After the summer, the Global Excel Fellows become part of the lifelong Excel Community surrounded by professional development and personal development, cultivating Jewish leadership, and building further bridges to Israel.

The program is open to Jewish young adults. Applicants from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. must be currently enrolled undergraduate students in their second, third, or fourth year. Those graduating must be committed to graduate programs or full-time employment in the fall after graduation. For all other countries, applicants are eligible up to one year after completing an undergraduate degree or up to one year after completing the first year of graduate school, and must have full time employment or school plans in place for the upcoming Fall. Students should be pursuing a well-rounded academic background with relevant coursework related to their desired internships. Candidates must demonstrate academic strength. U.S applicants are required to have a minimum 3.2 GPA (or equivalent for international students), strong standardized test scores (if applicable), demonstrated leadership skills, and a high energy level. To be eligible for Birthright Israel Excel, you must be considered Jewish by one of the recognized Jewish denominations. You must not be exclusively practicing another religion, and you also need to have at least one Jewish parent who identifies as such. You may also be eligible if you are a Jew by Choice through conversion to Judaism (documentation will be requested). Please note that final eligibility for Birthright Israel Excel is only determined after you complete the full application process and is subject to change. If your Jewish story feels complicated and you have questions about your Jewish eligibility, or if you practice another religion, or if you are adopted, we take these cases seriously and prefer to talk to you 1 on 1. Please reach out to us at: hello@birthrightexcel.com. *Birthright Israel recognizes the following denominations: Reform Reconstructionist Conservative Orthodox Sephardic