DFI Application Process

GENERAL INFORMATION

The DFI application process has changed substantially from previous years.  The DFI is now using a ROLLING ADMISSIONS process.  Between 10-15 applicants will be selected as Dorot Fellows each program year.  Once the designated number of slots for a given year has been allocated, the selection process for that year will end.

PRE-APPLICATION QUESTIONNAIRE

The DFI Application begins with a pre-application questionnaire designed to assist potential candidates in determining whether the DFI is a good fit for them, and whether they are a good fit for the DFI. Candidates' answers to the pre-application questionnaire are not recorded and have no bearing upon one's candidacy.

WRITTEN APPLICATION

The goal of the written application is to provide the DFI Interviewer(s) with important information about each candidate.  The more one shares about oneself, the more the Interviewer(s) can accurately assess one's candidacy.

REFERENCES

Candidates are asked to provide the names, telephone numbers and email addresses of three individuals who might be contacted by Dorot for a recommendation on their behalf. 

INTERVIEWS

1^st Interview

Within weeks of submitting a written application, candidates will be notified if they have qualified for a 1^st Interview.  Interviews will be conducted face-to-face whenever possible.  Candidates may be asked to travel short distances to attend a 1^st interview.  Travel to a 1^st Interview is at the candidate’s own expense. Interviews are conducted by a DFI representative, chosen from among dozens of Dorot Fellows and Associates in various cities throughout the U.S., in Israel and in Europe. 

Should a candidate not be available for a face-to-face interview, an interview via Skype video teleconference will be conducted.  In the event that a candidate is in a remote area where even a computer connection is unavailable, 1^st interviews may be conducted by telephone, but only in exceptional circumstances (at the discretion of the DFI Director).

2^nd Interview

Within weeks of a 1^st Interview, candidates will be notified as to whether they have successfully advanced to the 2^nd Interview stage.  2^nd Interviews will be conducted much like the 1^st interview: face-to-face whenever possible by a DFI representative.  Candidates may be asked to travel short distances to attend a 2^nd interview.  Travel to a 2^nd Interview is at the candidate’s own expense.

Finalist Interview

Within weeks of a 2^nd interview, candidates will be notified as to whether they have been selected as a DFI Finalist.  Finalist Interviews must be conducted face-to-face.  (No exceptions will be made.)  The DFI will provide travel subsidies for candidates who must travel to a Finalist Interview.  The Finalist Interview will be conducted by two DFI Representatives.

Within weeks of a Finalist Interview, candidates will be notified as to whether they have been chosen as a Dorot Fellow.

Once the designated number of slots for a given program year has been filled, the selection process for that year will end.