Admissions

Admissions for the 2013-2014 academic year will open in November 2012.

Please read the instructions below for admissions carefully!

All applicants should intend on submitting all required admissions documents and paying the application fee as early as possible.

Only completed application files (ie. those marked ‘Under Review’ in the Admissions Portal) will be forwarded to our Admission Committee for review.

Applications for the 2013-2014 can be started in our online Admissions Portal.

1. Overview

2.Application Deadlines and Wait-list Information

3. Required Documents

4. Where to Send Your Application Documents

5. Returning Applicants

6. Confirmation of Acceptance and Tuition Fees

7. Scholarships and Financial Aid

8. Israeli Applicants

Overview

Our program is looking for a diverse pool of applicants to create its incoming cohort, reflecting the academic, demographic, and professional interest in conflict resolution. Classroom participation is an integral aspect of the program's educational approach, and incoming students are accepted with the expectation that they will contribute in kind to their fellow classmates' education. As a graduate degree program with an interdisciplinary approach, incoming students are expected to take an active role in their own education -- from using the University's libraries to find required readings, to actively participating in classroom discussions, to providing feedback on the curriculum and program. We expect students to create their own connections between the topics presented and their interest in conflict resolution. 

Our program is designed for graduates of accredited institutions of higher education. We strongly believe in an interdisciplinary approach and therefore accept any undergraduate fields or majors from an accredited institute of higher education. In this context, we consider your personal essay to be a major component of the application. It will allow us to learn how you consider the program to fit into your overall professional growth, your added value to the student body, and your leadership and creativity skills. Subsequently, we give preference to those applicants with at least several years' experience after obtaining their first degree, be it academic and/or professional in nature.

Our application process may also include a personal interview - either in person or by virtual media. International applicants who are planning to be in Israel prior to completing their application are strongly advised to schedule an appointment with the International Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation team while they are in Israel.

Application Deadlines and Wait-list Information

There will be three application deadlines, each of which will have its own timeline for completing an application and sending acceptances. Please note that there is no advantage in applying for one deadline over another, in terms of increasing one's odds of being accepted. Applicants are accepted based on their merits and potential, and not by which application date they have applied.

Here is the admission schedule for the 2013/14 academic year:

Deadline #1: Completed applications due by 16 December 2012, decisions will be sent out by 7 January 2013*.

Deadline #2: Completed applications due by 28 February 2013, decisions will be sent out by 18 March 2013.

Deadline #3: Completed applications due by 31 May 2013, decisions will be sent out by 17 June 2013.

Rolling admissions will follow Deadline #3, until the class is full.

Applicants who have a valid passport from outside North America, Western Europe, or Australia are strongly encouraged to apply for Deadline #1 or #2.  Accepted applicants will need to obtain a student visa from the nearest Israeli embassy or consulate before arrival, which can take at least 2-3 months for approval. All applicants should verify if the country which issued their passport allows them travel into Israel. 

Only completed application files (ie. those marked ‘Under Review’ in the Admissions Portal) will be forwarded to our Admission Committee for review. Applicants whose file is marked ‘Under Review’ and do not receive an acceptance or rejection letter by their submitted deadline’s schedule will automatically be placed on a waitlist for a decision in the following round.  Our Committee will do its best to give priority to waitlisted applicants from the previous deadline.

Required Documents

- An open application file on our Admissions Portal, including a completed application form for the 2013-2014 academic year

- Your updated CV or resume

- Two letters of recommendation, from academic and/or professional sources

- Your official academic transcripts. Applicants should order an official copy of their academic transcript, to be sent to one of our offices, at their earliest convenience. Official transcripts must be from an accredited academic institution and include: all courses taken, all grades received, and the academic degree conferred upon completion.

• All transcripts will be forwarded to the University Registrar, who will review the following: the accreditation of the applicant's alma mater; the successful completion of an academic degree; and the corresponding cumulative grade on the Israeli grading scale.
• Minimum cumulative GPA for undergraduate transcripts: 80 on the Israeli grading scale, or its equivalent.
• Transcripts with a cumulative GPA between 75-80 will be reviewed, with only a small number of applications subsequently accepted with permission from the University's Associate Dean.
• If your transcripts are not written in English, you will need to acquire a translated copy which will need to be notarized for authenticity.

- Your TOEFL or IELTS exam scores, if your native language is not English or your previous academic degree was not taught in English.

• Minimum TOEFL requirements: 573 on the paper based test; 230 on the computer based test; and 89 on the internet based test. The University's Code is 7704.
• Minimum IELTS requirements: Overall Band Score of 7.0.

- 100 USD application fee, payable by credit card or bank transfer.

- Your application essay, up to three pages in length, and includes the following or anything else you feel is relevant: Your interest and purpose in pursuing the MA in Conflict Resolution and Mediation; how the program fits into your overall professional growth; and how you will contribute to the program and class dynamics.

- A face-forward head photograph of yourself, 5x5 cm or 2x2 in., sent in JPEG format.

- A Health Declaration (to be filled out by the applicant) and a Medical Form (to be filled out by a licensed doctor). Both forms are not mandatory while an applicant's file is marked as 'Under Review,' but are highly suggested to be sent in as soon as possible.

Where to Send Your Application Documents

Application documents may be uploaded by the applicant him/herself directly into their application file, in the Admissions Portal. If there are any issues, such as an inability to open a document, a note will appear in the file with a request for to resubmit the same document.

An original copy of your undergraduate transcripts (and if relevant, graduate transcripts) should be sent directly from your alma mater to our office in Israel at the following address:

International Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation
Naftali Building, Room 736 Tel-Aviv University
P.O. Box 39040 Tel Aviv-Yafo 6997801, Israel

Applicants who have completed an academic degree at an American college or university, and/or American citizens applying for student loans, must have their transcripts sent to our office in New York:

TAU International
Office of Academic Affairs
39 Broadway, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10006 USA

The application fee of USD 100 can be paid by credit card through the online application form. In addition, you may pay by bank transfer using the following details:

Bank Hapoalim - 12, Einstein Branch # 778, Account # 12-778-8800.

Swift code POALILIT.

IBAN: IL 74-0127-7800-0000-0008-800

Address: 6 Bart St. Tel Aviv, ISRAEL

Please add your name and that the payment is for TAU/ The School for Overseas Students. NOTE: Paying by bank transfer will extra processing time. Be sure to send a receipt of the confirmation by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Returning Applicants

Applicants who have applied in previous years, and did not complete their applications, are encouraged to re-apply. If you have already opened a file in the Application Portal, please use the same login details to request an application for the upcoming year, by clicking here.

Confirmation of Acceptance and Tuition Fees

Accepted applicants will be prompted to fill out a Confirmation Form and pay the confirmation fee within a month of being accepted. The confirmation fee is considered the first payment of the program's tuition fee, and is subtracted from the total amount due.

You will need to obtain a student visa from the nearest Israeli embassy or consulate before arrival, which can take up to 2-3 months for approval. All applicants should verify if the country which issued their passport allows them travel into Israel.

Tuition for 2013/2014 is $16,500 for the entire studies (3 semesters). Tuition includes academic fees, access to campus libraries, academic trips throughout the year, health insurance, and membership in the Student Union. There is a limited amount of on-campus housing available for international graduate students, with the majority preferring to live in rented apartments throughout Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

The International Program has a limited number of partial scholarships for accepted students, based on merit and geographical diversity. Details will be provided to accepted applicants.

There are many opportunities in finding external scholarships. Allow yourself at least 6-9 months in advance of the academic year's commencement to begin your search, if not more, as many applications are competitive and/or require extra processing time.

Israeli Applicants

Applicants with Israeli citizenship, whether by birth or by immigration, are eligible to apply to the program under the same criteria as international applicants. Those with a fluent understanding of Hebrew should consider applying to the Hebrew-language Evens Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation.