Tracks & Eligibility
Two postdoctoral scholarships will be given out per participating university for the 2023-2024 academic year in two tracks. Candidates may apply to more than one of the eight participating Israeli universities. Israeli citizens are not eligible for this program.
Israeli University Postdoc Track:
A two-year postdoctoral scholarship where scholars conduct research exclusively at one of eight participating Israeli universities.
- Postdoctoral candidates must be citizens of the United States or Canada or have a documented status that allows them to remain permanently in the US.
- Candidates must hold a PhD degree from a leading American or Canadian university, or if still studying for a PhD, must submit their PhD thesis before October 1, 2023. They should be planning to return to the United States or Canada to compete for an academic position.
- Postdoctoral candidates must obtain consent from a potential hosting supervisor at the Israeli university/universities to which they are applying.
Joint North American-Israeli Postdoc Track:
Joint North American-Israeli Postdoc Track: A two-year joint postdoctoral scholarship where scholars spend part of their time at one of eight participating Israeli universities, and the other part at a US or Canadian university.
- Joint postdoctoral candidates must be citizens of the United States or Canada or have a documented status that allows them to remain permanently in the US.
- Candidates must hold a PhD degree from a leading American or Canadian university, or if still studying for a PhD, must submit their PhD thesis before October 1, 2023.
- Joint postdoctoral candidates must obtain consent from potential hosting supervisors at both the Israeli university and the American or Canadian university to which they are applying.
