| Israeli Government Scholarships : Introduction
The Government of Israel offer scholarships to foreign students, as agreed
in the Cultural Agreements between Israel and the countries namely Austria,
Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada (Quebec Province), China, Colombia,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia,
Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania,
Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, The Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, Republic of Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain,
Switzerland and Turkey.
Different types of scholarships are offered by the Israeli government.
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Short term Scholarship: It is granted for a Summer Language Course (Ulpan).
At present the Ulpan courses that we offer are a 3-4 weeks program in
the Ulpan of Haifa University. Ulpans of other universities and other
Summer Courses are not accepted.
- Long term Scholarship : It is granted for a period of maximum 8 months
(one academic year). Students can apply to the programs that are listed
below in the order of preference and priority of the Ministry:
- Post Doctorate Program : Students will need to present a research
plan and an acceptance letter from an Israeli supervisor from one of
the Israeli universities
- Research program : Students can form their own research program under
the supervision of an Israeli supervisor from one of the Israeli universities.
Candidates will need to present a research plan and an acceptance letter
- Ph.D Students : It is possible for Ph.D students who are registered
to Ph.D studies to apply for one-year scholarship from the Ministry.
This scholarship is not renewable and the student will need to find
other sources to finance the full degree. Registration to the Ph.D program
is at the student’s responsibility. The student will need to meet
the university requirements for the Ph.D program
- M.A. students: It is possible for M.A. students who are registered
to M.A. studies to apply for one-year scholarship from the Ministry.
This scholarship is not renewable and the student will need to find
other sources to finance the full degree. Registration to the M.A. program
is at the student’s responsibility and the student will need to
meet the university requirements for the M.A. program.
- Overseas program: It is possible to register to one of the overseas
programs under the following restrictions: The scholarship will be given
for one year only and NOT the full program. The scholarship will include
Health Insurance and either tuition fees or living expenses but not
both. Students can apply for scholarships from other funds in order
to complete the high cost of the overseas programs. Tuition fees will
not include extra courses such as summer Ulpan, Arabic Ulpan or any
other additional course offered by the overseas program.
The scholarships would be available for studies in the following subjects
like : Comparative Study (With specific reference to Judaism); Middle
East Studies; Hebrew language and literature; History of the Jewish people;
Economics; Agriculture; Business Management; Mass Communication; Environment
Studies; Chemistry; Biology; Biotechnology
The Candidates can apply for any of the subjects in the following Universitites
: Tel Aviv University, The Hebrew University, Haifa University, Bar Ilan
University, Ben-Gurion University, Technion, Bezalel School for Art, the
Volcani Center/Agricultural Research Organization, and the Weizmann Institute. Each
university has a different procedure of registration
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