The Council for Higher Education in Israel and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities are pleased to announce the 6th call of the Excellence Fellowship Program in Israel for outstanding international postdoctoral researchers. This program signifies Israel’s commitment to the promotion of international scientific collaborations and to the advancement of world-class research. Through this initiative, Israel offers top recent PhD graduates (up to 4 years from graduation) of all academic disciplines the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research in Israel with leading scientists and scholars in their field.

This program replaces the Council of Higher Education Postdoctoral Fellowships for China and India, which is no longer being offered.

Funding: A maximum of 20 fellowships will be provided to incoming post-doctorates conducting research in Israel; The fellowships will be awarded for 2 years for the amount of 160,000 NIS (~$47,000) per year.

Application Deadline:   October 1st, 2022

Application Guidelines:  Detailed submission guidelines can be found in the Call for Applications as well as the Foreign Postdocs Application Form

More Information: Fund Website