Application and Admission

Candidates for Nativ apply through the International office of United Synagogue Youth in New York. Applicants must submit a formal application and all supporting documentation before their files will be reviewed. In addition, each candidate is required to have a personal interview with a Nativ representative. Admissions decisions for the Nativ program are made by a joint committee of the United Synagogue and Hebrew University or Conservative Yeshiva personnel.

Worthy candidates are evaluated by this committee based upon their academic qualifications, their leadership ability, and their commitment to the principles for which the Conservative Movement stands. Participants are also expected to be able to cope with the exigencies of living in a foreign country as well as the responsibilities related to both individual as well as group work

There are two options for applying to Nativ:

• Early Action – submit your application including all recommendations, transcript, SAT scores and Medical form by December 1. A decision about your application will be made by mid-January.
• Regular admissions – submit your application including all recommendations, transcript, SAT scores and Medical form by February 1, you will hear from us by mid-April.

Applications that are received after February 1st are subject to the committee's ability to review and act upon them.

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A formal acceptance letter will be issued by the Nativ office and is the sole evidence of admission.