The Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program

The Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program is designed to transform Israel’s scientific landscape, dramatically expanding its talent pool by attracting excellent postdoctoral researchers from leading universities in the United States and Canada. Zuckerman Scholars will join the faculties of the Hebrew University for postdoctoral training and research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Once they complete their research, Zuckerman Postdocs are expected to accept faculty positions at top North American universities, weaving a network of academic collaboration that will greatly benefit US-Israeli scientific cooperation.

Five postdoctoral scholarships are available for outstanding postdoctoral fellows at the Hebrew University for the 2022-2023 academic year in one of the following two tracks:

• Israeli University Postdoc Track: A 2-year postdoctoral scholarship through which scholars conduct research at the Hebrew University. The scholarship may be renewed on a competitive basis for a 3rd year, if circumstances permit.
• Joint North American-Israeli Postdoc Track: A 2-year joint postdoctoral scholarship through which scholars spend part of their time at the Hebrew University, and part of their time at a US or Canadian university. Scholars in this track can decide how to divide their time between the two institutions.

Funding:

• Israeli University Postdoc Track: Scholarship of $52,000 per academic year for up to two years. Of this amount, $50,000 is provided by the Zuckerman Fund ($44,400 for living expenses [$3,700 per month] and $5,600 for research and travel to professional conferences). An additional $2,000 in research funds is provided to scholars by HUJI supervisor.
• Joint North American-Israeli Postdoc Track: Scholarship of $60,000 per academic year for up to two years. Of this amount, $50,000 is provided by the Zuckerman Fund ($44,400 for living expenses [$3,700 per month] and $5,600 for research and travel to professional conferences). An additional $2,000 in research funds is provided by HUJI supervisor. In addition, a sum of $8,000 is to be provided for research and travel to professional conferences directly by the scholar’s US or Canadian university.

Internal HUJI Submission Deadlines: 

• November 22, 2021 (In advance of the December 15, 2021 Zuckerman deadline). Finalists from this round will be announced in early February 2022.
• January 14, 2022 (In advance of the February 1, 2022 Zuckerman deadline). Finalists from this round will be announced in mid-March 2022.
• March 11, 2022 (In advance of the March 31, 2022 Zuckerman deadline). Finalists from this round will be announced in May 2022.

Download Flyers:

• Call for Nominations for the Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program
• Internal HUJI Call for Nominations 2022-23