United States-Israel Education Foundation -- Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Funding Agency:
Fulbright Association

Fulbright Israel plans to award up to eight fellowships to U.S. postdoctoral scholars who seek to pursue research in one of Israel's academic institutions. Grants are open to researchers in all academic disciplines and support programs of research in Israel for up to 20 months (two academic years).

Each candidate should be responsible for the arrangement of his/her institutional affiliations in Israel independently, including development of the research program for the proposed visit, through contacts with possible host institutions. According to Fulbright Israel policy, Fulbright postdoctoral fellows must hold official postdoctoral fellow status at their host institutions in Israel, including access to campus resources.

 

Applications close on September 15, 2023.

Agency Website

Eligibility Requirements

Candidates must be hosted by an accredited Israeli institution of higher education. For the complete list of such institutions, click here.

Eligibility requirements apply at the time of application. For full details on all Fulbright U.S. Scholar program eligibility requirements, please click here. In addition:

  • Candidates who have begun their postdoctoral work in Israel prior to applying are not eligible to apply.
  • To be eligible for a Fulbright fellowship, candidates must have received their Ph.D. degrees no earlier than August 2018 in order to remain eligible as a postdoctoral researcher for the duration of the Fellowship. Additionally, applicants must receive their Ph.D. before they leave to Israel to begin their postdoctoral research.

Amount

$95,000

Amount Description

$95,000 ($47,500 per academic year for two years).

Funding Type

Fellowship

Eligibility

Post Doctoral Fellows

Category

Arts & Humanities
Curriculum Development
Engineering and Physical Sciences
Environmental & Life Sciences
Interdisciplinary
International Opportunities
Medical
Medical - Basic Science
Medical - Clinical Science
Medical - Translational
Social Sciences

External Deadline

September 15, 2023