The Israel Project, Washington, D.C.

The Israel Project's (TIP) main office is located in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C. on 2020 K St. Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, founder and president of The Israel Project, heads the D.C. office. Laura Kam will be this year's media Fellowship coordinator. All other TIP D.C. office staff will be integrally involved with the Fellows.

General Information:

The 2008 Media Fellowship program runs from July 14- Sept.15. Each fellow will receive a $2,500 stipend to be paid in two installments. The first installment will be paid upon completion of the four-day training seminar; the second installment will be paid upon the successful completion of the program. All Fellows must pay for their travel to and from Washington, D.C.

All travel for TIP-related events will be paid for by TIP during the Fellowship, except for the daily commute to and from the office. There will be several lunches and dinners that TIP will pay for as well.

Work days/hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fellows are expected to be on time to work and to wear casual business attire. Because some meetings will be held outside of the office, there may be days when Fellows will have to work longer hours. For all meetings outside the office, Fellows will be expected to wear formal business attire.

This is a working fellowship. In addition to assigned tasks, Fellows will be expected to work on the following:

• Backgrounders
• Fact sheets
• Extensive research on the Internet
• Monitoring anti-Israel Web sites and news outlets
• Conducting online pro-Israel advocacy

Time and circumstances permitting, Fellows may also be authorized to initiate their own projects under TIP guidance. All Fellows will also be expected to do general office work. This will include helping with the daily tasks of running an efficient office, such as updating names, addresses, phone numbers etc. in TIP's database, basic Internet research and preparing press kits for journalists and press conferences.

Health Insurance:

The Israel Project will provide health insurance coverage for Fellows (at no cost to the Fellows) for the full duration of the Fellowship in Washington, D.C. Insurance cards will be provided at the end of the four-day training seminar.

Housing:

All Fellows will be responsible for locating and paying for their housing for the duration of the Fellowship. It is imperative that Fellows arrange their housing immediately after they are accepted to the Fellowship. Washington, D.C. quickly fills up with interns during the summer, and finding housing at the last minute is difficult. Every year, some Fellows choose to spend the remainder of the summer in the George Washington University dormitories. This is an inexpensive alternative to finding a sublet. For those who choose not to stay in the GW dormitories, Web sites such as www.craigslist.com are useful for finding sublets in D.C. Average D.C. rental prices depend on the neighborhood, but studios range from about $900 to $1,100 per month; one bedrooms cost a minimum of about $1,200.

Questions? Please contact laurak@theisraelproject.org