Masa Israel Journey (or Masa Israel, "journey") is an umbrella organization of long-term gap year, study abroad, and post-graduate programs in Israel for Jewish young adults. Programs range from 5 to 12 months and Jewish participants 18 to 30 can receive grants from the organization to subsidize the cost of programs. Since its founding in 2003, over 20,000 individuals have participated in Masa Israel affiliated programs, with over 9,300 participants from over 50 countries in the 2009-2010 year. The organizations eventual goal is to bring 20,000 young adults annually on semester- and year-long programs in Israel.