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TECH GAP YEAR PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL

For ages 18 - 21 | 5-9 month program powered by Masa

GET TRAINED FOR A
CAREER IN HI-TECH

LIVE YOUR DREAM
IN ISRAEL

MAKE A SOCIAL
IMPACT

JUMP-START YOUR FUTURE CAREER

BIG IDEA Gap Year is an in-depth program for high school graduates who seek to combine hi-tech training and internship with an exciting experience in Israel. Take a year in Israel to invest in yourself: Acquire new expertise, develop your networking skills and travel all over the country with incredible people from all over the world. Is this program right for me? Check here >>

DESIGNED FOR FORWARD THINKERS

Hi-Tech boot camps – App Development or Graphic Design.
Internships at innovative startup companies.
Network and meet interesting people from all over the world.
Making an impact in real people’s lives with digital solutions.
Learn Hebrew and earn collage credits.
Become more Israeli – Explore the country and culture.
Masa grants available – Grab them now >>

"After this gap year in Israel is over, I'll go back to the US with an extra year of maturity, and with tech skills and a second language that none of my peers are going to have"
Sam - New York, NY

"There is something so familiar about this entire experience, it is amazing. Everyone coming here without family in Israel, creates a family here in BIG IDEA Program."
Noam - Pittsburgh, PA

"The Gap Year has changed me in that it provided me skills I wouldn’t necessarily get in college. I am doing this, so when I get to college I will already have a head start in front of everybody else."
Dan - Teaneck, NJ