About Fulbright:
The US Government’s Fulbright Program is one of the world’s most prestigious and widely-known academic exchange programs. The main goal of the Fulbright Program, initiated in 1946 by Senator J. William Fulbright, is to strengthen the basis for peace by strengthening mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the peoples of partner countries around the world.  Student and faculty exchanges at the highest possible level of academic excellence are the principal means employed by the Fulbright Program to achieve this goal.

Detail:
The United States – Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) intends to award about two grants to Israeli students, enrolled in a doctoral program at an accredited Israeli university, who are about to undertake a year of activity at a US university within the framework of their Israeli program of study. Program grants provide $12,500 in support of the recipient’s year of study in the United States. The grants offered are for students who will begin their programs of study in the United States in either the Fall or Spring semester of the 2011/2012 academic year. This program is open to students in all fields of study, except those in which hands-on contact with patients is required.  Students in medicine, dental medicine, veterinary medicine, nursing and other programs which involve treatment of patients are not eligible for Fulbright grants.  Candidates must arrange affiliation with a US university on their own initiative. Applications may be submitted even if applicants have not yet received official confirmation from a United States institution of its agreement to grant the requested affiliation by the submission deadline date. Before taking up their grants, those selected as program fellows will be required to provide proof that they have received official notice of affiliation to a university in the United States. The highest-ranked candidates will be invited for an interview in Israel in late March/early April. All interviews are held on the same day. In order to be considered for an award, applicants must be available for interview in person on the date fixed by USIEF. The Foundation reserves the exclusive right to determine, within the framework of applicable law and regulations, the qualitative standards for the evaluation of applications.  The Foundation is not under any obligation to provide the reasons for its decisions regarding the allocation of Fellowships. Candidates should note that receipt of a Fulbright-Israel Student Fellowship affects eligibility to receive a Post-Doctoral Fellowship. A former Student Fellow is not eligible to begin work in the United States as a Post-Doctoral Fellow until five years have passed since the conclusion of his/her stay in the United States as a Student Fellow.  See the regulations regarding repeat fellowships in the Fellowships section above.

Eligibility criteria:
* Candidates must be enrolled as students in a doctoral program at an accredited Israeli university.
* Candidates must be Israeli citizens. Dual American-Israeli citizens or permanent residents of the United States are not eligible to apply.
* Candidates must be resident in Israel at the time of application and must continue to be resident in Israel until the beginning of their doctoral studies in the United States as Fulbright Fellows.  Students who have already begun their program in the United States or who are planning to begin study in the US before the Fall 2011 semester are not eligible to apply.
* Students in medicine, dental medicine, veterinary medicine, nursing and other programs which involve treatment of patients are not eligible for Fulbright grants.
* Prior to activation of grants awarded, candidates selected must give proof of affiliation to an accredited university in the United States.
* Candidates must be in good health. All applicants selected for a Fulbright grant are required to submit a Medical History and Examination Report before their grants can be activated.
* Candidates selected must give proof of having obtained adequate financial support for their stay in the United States prior to activation of grants awarded.
* Prior conviction or current indictment for a felony may result in disqualification.

Evaluation criteria:
* Academic excellence is the primary criterion for the evaluation of candidates.
* English language proficiency is an important evaluation criterion.
* Leadership qualities are an important evaluation criterion.
* Preference will be given to applicants who have not had a substantial, recent, academic experience in the United States, or other English speaking country.
* Preference will be given to candidates under 30 years of age.
* Possession of skills required to promote mutual understanding between the United States and Israel is an important evaluation criterion.

Conditions of award:
* Funding is for one year only.
* Grantees are responsible for making their own travel arrangements.
* Grantees must travel on a J-1 Exchange Visitor visa sponsored by the Fulbright program.
o It is a condition of the visa that after completion of their Fulbright program, including any transfer of visa sponsorship, grantees must return to Israel and reside in the country for two years before being eligible to immigrate to the US, to take up permanent residence there, or to enter the US with a work permit. The purpose of the two-year home residency requirement is to ensure that exchange visitors return home and fulfill the exchange objectives of the Fulbright program.
o Holders of J-1 student visas who have departed from the United States after a stay of six or more months may be required to remain abroad for up to twelve months before being allowed to re-enter the United States with a J-1 professor/research scholar visa.
o The above restrictions do not apply to re-entry to the United States as the holder of a J visa in another category (short-term scholar, specialist, international visitor), or as the holder of a student or tourist visa.
o Dependents of grantees will enter the US as holders of J-2 visas. Many conditions applying to the grantees as holders of J-1 visas, such as the two-year home residency requirement and other restrictions, also apply to the holders of J-2 visas.
o Unless they have received a waiver of the two-year home residence requirement, Fulbright Students, holding J-1 visas, are ineligible to change their status from J-1 to J-2 while in the US. Similarly, accompanying dependents, who possess J-2 visas, are ineligible to change their status from J-2 to J-1 while in the US, unless they have received a waiver of the home residence requirement.
* Grantees must begin their studies in the United States no later than the spring semester, 2012.  Awards cannot be deferred to the following academic year.

Instructions on the preparation and submission of applications:
* All required documents must be submitted in English.
* Each application must include the following material: typed application form; passport picture; official grade transcripts in English; biographic statement; curriculum vitae.
* Candidates must mail three complete hard copy of their application to the Foundation’s office. The application should be stapled on the left side.  Please do not bind the application in a folder.
* The earliest date for submission of applications is December 1, 2009. The final date for submission of applications is February 15, 2010. The address for submission of applications is: United States-Israel Educational Foundation, POB 26160, Tel Aviv, 61261 or 10th Floor, Migdalor Building, One Ben Yehuda Street, Tel Aviv. Faxed or e-mail copies of applications are not acceptable.
* Three letters of reference written in English on institutional letterhead paper, together with reference forms, should be sent directly to USIEF by those providing references before the final date for submission of the application.   Do not submit more than three references.
o All references should be from persons qualified to evaluate the applicant’s work and with whom s/he has studied in her/his academic field.  If the applicant has received a Master’s degree, one reference should be from the faculty supervisor of his/her Master’s program.
o Only those who are well acquainted with the applicant’s qualifications should be requested to provide references. A pro-forma letter from a well-known scholar, a contact abroad, or a prominent government official will carry less weight than a realistic assessment of the candidate’s abilities from someone who knows him/her and his/her work well.
o Faxed or emailed references will be accepted. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all references are submitted by the deadline so that his/her application may be properly processed.
* Certified, official copies of the record of courses and grades received for the entire period of the applicant’s university and/or professional school studies must be submitted. A full and accurate English translation of any document whose original is not in English must be provided.
* Applicants should submit, if available, documentary evidence of their affiliation to an accredited university in the United States. It is not necessary to have proof of affiliation and evidence of financial support at the time of submitting the application.
* The applicant’s name should be given exactly as it appears on the applicant’s passport with family (last) name underlined.
* Where dates are requested, the name of the month should be given, rather than the numerical figure.
* Those separated, divorced, or widowed should indicate their family status as “single”.
* Curriculum Vitae: A detailed curriculum vitae should be submitted. The c.v., describing academic and other achievements, should include details regarding:
o education (universities attended and degrees held)
o work experience
o courses taught
o publications
o other professional activities, such as workshops, seminars, consultations
o membership, leadership and other activities in professional associations
o professional honors, awards and fellowships
o community service and leadership
* Biographic Statement: The biographic statement is a narrative giving a picture of the applicant as an individual.
o It should touch on the applicant’s family background; main events in the applicant’s personal history; influences affecting his/her intellectual development; and educational and cultural opportunities to which the applicant has been exposed, or the lack thereof. The statement should detail special interests and abilities, career plans and life goals.
o It should present briefly the topic which the applicant plans to explore in his/her doctoral thesis, and should explain how a year’s study at a US university will contribute to the successful completion of the applicant’s doctoral program at his/her home university in Israel.
o It should point out any factors in the applicant’s background which show that he/she will be able to adapt well to an unfamiliar socio-cultural environment. The statement should also detail those factors in the applicant’s background which indicate that he/she will be able to promote a greater understanding of Israel in the United States and a greater understanding of the United States in Israel, in keeping with the goals of the Fulbright program.
o The statement should not exceed 3 pages in length.

Grant benefits:
* $12,500 award
* limited health insurance for grantee only
* pre-departure orientation meeting

Earliest date for submission of applications: December 1, 2010

Final deadline for submission of applications: February 15, 2011

Application Form: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temp\Fulbright_Doctoral_Fellowships_for_one_year_20102.doc

Contact:
Dr. Neal Sherman
Executive Director
Office phone: +972-(0)3-517-2392
Cell phone: +972-(0)54-755-8788
Email: nsherman@fulbright.org.il

Source: http://www.fulbright.org.il/index.php?id=715

About Fulbright:
The US Government’s Fulbright Program is one of the world’s most prestigious and widely-known academic exchange programs. The main goal of the Fulbright Program, initiated in 1946 by Senator J. William Fulbright, is to strengthen the basis for peace by strengthening mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the peoples of partner countries around the world.  Student and faculty exchanges at the highest possible level of academic excellence are the principal means employed by the Fulbright Program to achieve this goal.

Detail:
The United States – Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) intends to award about seven grants to post-doctoral scholars who are about to begin a program of research in 2011/2012 at an accredited university or a public or private, non-profit research institute in the United States, which is authorized to issue SEVIS DS2019 forms to enable candidates to obtain J-1 exchange visitor visas. Program grants provide $20,000 in partial support of the recipient’s first year of activity in the United States. This program is open to researchers in all fields of study, except those in which hands-on contact with patients is required.  Researchers in medicine, dental medicine, veterinary medicine, nursing and other fields whose research proposals include clinical contact with patients are not eligible for Fulbright grants. Candidates with medical degrees are not allowed to pursue medical residencies or internships in the United States with the support of Fulbright Fellowships.  Medical doctors wishing to combine clinical and research activities must seek the sponsorship of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), which has been designated by the US Department of State as the sole agency authorized to sponsor alien physicians for internship, residency and specialized clinical training in the United States.  The grants are for 2011/2012.  Grant recipients must depart for the United States no later than June 1, 2012. Applicants must arrange their own institutional affiliation. An application may be submitted even if the candidate has not completed arrangements with a host institution by the deadline date for submission of applications.  Before payment of their grants, those chosen as program fellows will be required to provide proof of acceptance as a post-doctoral research fellow at a recognized research institution in the United States. Holders of a doctoral degree or its equivalent and doctoral candidates may apply for USIEF post-doctoral fellowships.  A doctoral candidate selected as program fellow will be required to provide proof that he/she has completed all requirements for the doctoral degree prior to payment of the grant. The most highly-ranked candidates will be invited for an interview in March in Israel. All interviews are held on the same day. In order to be considered for an award, applicants must be available for interview in person on the date fixed by USIEF. The Foundation reserves the exclusive right to determine, within the framework of applicable law and regulations, the qualitative standards for the evaluation of applications.  The Foundation is not under any obligation to provide the reasons for its decisions regarding the allocation of Fellowships.

Eligibility criteria:
* Candidates must be Israeli citizens. Dual American-Israeli citizens or permanent residents of the United States are not eligible to apply.
* Candidates must be resident in Israel at the time of application and must continue to be resident in Israel until the beginning of their post-doctoral research in the United States as Fulbright Fellows.  Researchers who have already begun their projects in the United States or who are planning to depart Israel for the United States before July 2011 are not eligible to apply.
* Candidates who have received a USIEF Fulbright Student Fellowship are not eligible to begin a visit to the United States as Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellows until five years have passed from the conclusion of their stay in the United States as Student Fellows.  See the regulations regarding repeat fellowships in the Fellowships section above.
* Holders of tenured or tenure-track positions are not eligible to apply.
* Researchers in medicine, dental medicine, veterinary medicine, nursing and other fields whose research proposals include clinical contact with patients are not eligible for Fulbright grants.  Candidates with medical degrees are not allowed to pursue medical residencies or internships in the United States as Fulbright Fellows.
* Prior to activation of grants awarded, candidates selected must give proof of completion of all requirements for receipt of the doctoral degree.
* Prior to activation of grants awarded, candidates selected must give proof of acceptance as a post-doctoral research fellow at a recognized institution in the United States.
* Candidates must be in good health. All applicants selected for a Fulbright grant are required to submit a Medical History and Examination Report before their grants can be activated.
* Prior to activation of grants awarded, candidates selected must give proof of having obtained adequate financial support for their stay in the United States.
* Prior conviction or current indictment for a felony may result in disqualification.

Evaluation criteria:
* Academic excellence is the primary criterion for the evaluation of candidates.
* English language proficiency is an important evaluation criterion.
* Leadership qualities are an important evaluation criterion.
* Preference will be given to applicants who have not had a substantial, recent, academic experience in the United States, or other English speaking country.
* Preference will be given to candidates who have received their doctorates within two years prior to the presentation of their applications.
* Preference will be given to candidates under 35 years of age.
* Preference will be given to candidates who have not had previous Fulbright grants.
* Possession of skills required to promote mutual understanding between the United States and Israel is an important evaluation criterion.

Conditions of award:
* Funding is for one year only. Grantees must arrange funding for the remainder of their stay in the United States.
* Grantees are responsible for making their own travel arrangements.
* Grantees must travel on a J-1 Exchange Visitor visa sponsored by the Fulbright program.
o Upon the conclusion of the one-year Fulbright funding period, grantees must arrange transfer of their visa sponsorship from the Fulbright program to their American host institutions.
o Current visa regulations limit the stay of J-1 scholars to 5 years. Limited extensions of the visa may be granted by the visa sponsor or by the State Department.
o It is a condition of the visa that after completion of their Fulbright program, including any transfer of visa sponsorship, grantees must return to Israel and reside in the country for two years before being eligible to immigrate to the US, to take up permanent residence there, or to enter the US with a work permit. The purpose of the two-year home residency requirement is to ensure that exchange visitors return home and fulfill the exchange objectives of the Fulbright program.
o Two years must pass from the completion of the grantee’s Fulbright program before it will be permitted to return to the US as the holder of a J1 professor/research scholar visa.
o The above restrictions do not apply to re-entry to the United States as the holder of a J visa in another category (short-term scholar, specialist, international visitor), or as the holder of a student or tourist visa.
o Dependents of grantees will enter the US as holders of J-2 visas. Many conditions applying to the grantees as holders of J-1 visas, such as the two-year home residency requirement and other restrictions, also apply to the holders of J-2 visas.
o Unless they have received a waiver of the two-year home residence requirement, Fulbright Scholars, holding J-1 visas, are ineligible to change their status from J-1 to J-2 while in the US. Similarly, accompanying dependents, who possess J-2 visas, are ineligible to change their status from J-2 to J-1 while in the US, unless they have received a waiver of the home residence requirement.
* Awards cannot be deferred to the following year.  Awards must be taken up no later than June 1, 2012.

Grant benefits:
* $20,000 award
* limited health insurance for grantee only
* pre-departure orientation meeting

Instructions on the preparation and submission of applications:
* All required documents must be submitted in English.
* Each application must include the following material: typed visiting scholar application form; passport picture; project statement; and curriculum vitae.
* Candidates must mail three complete hard copies of their application to the Foundation’s office.  The applications should be stapled on the left side.   Please do not bind applications in folders.
* The earliest date for submission of applications is December 1, 2010. The final date for submission of applications is January 14, 2011.  The address for submission of applications is: United States-Israel Educational Foundation, POB 26160, Tel Aviv, 61261 or 10th Floor, Migdalor Building, One Ben Yehuda Street, Tel Aviv.  Faxed or e-mail copies of applications are not acceptable.
* Three letters of reference written in English on institutional letterhead paper, together with reference forms, should be sent directly to USIEF by those providing references before the final date for submission of the application. Do not submit more than three references. All of these references should be from persons qualified to evaluate the applicant’s work and with whom s/he has studied in her/his academic field.
o One reference should be submitted by the applicant’s doctoral degree advisor, and one of the references from a colleague in the applicant’s field outside his/her home institution.
o Faxed or e-mail references will be accepted. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all references are submitted by the deadline so that his/her application may be properly processed.
* Applicants should submit, if available, documentary evidence of affiliation to an accredited university or affiliation to a public or private, non-profit research institute in the United States. It is not necessary to have a firm affiliation arranged and evidence of financial support at the time of submitting the application.
* The applicant’s name should be given exactly as it appears on the applicant’s passport with family (last) name underlined.
* Where dates are requested, the name of the month should be given, rather than the numerical figure.
* Those separated, divorced, or widowed should indicate their family status as “single”.
* In references to publications, a distinction should be made between books and articles. For books, the title should be underscored and the publisher and date should be noted. For articles, the title should be given in quotation marks, followed by the name of the journal or collection (underscored) and the publication date. English translations of titles should be provided for material published in Hebrew.
* A detailed curriculum vitae should be submitted. The c.v., describing academic and other achievements, should include details regarding:
o education (universities attended and degrees held);
o positions held;
o courses taught;
o publications;
o other professional activities, such as workshops, seminars, consultations;
o membership, leadership and other activities in professional associations;
o professional honors, awards and fellowships;
o community service and leadership.

Advice on the preparation of a successful application:
* The project statement is the most important component of the Fulbright application.  Scholars with the most compelling, theoretically sound, well-written feasible proposals are generally recommended for awards. To ensure a competitive application, your proposed project as well as the strategy for completing it, should be thoroughly explained in three to five single-sided pages.
* Submit a typed, detailed project statement of no more that five single-spaced pages  (3,500 words) and attach a bibliography of no more than three pages (2,500 words).  Do not exceed the page limit of the proposal.
* Organize your proposal in order of the following points and use them as headings for sections of text in your statement:
* Background: Introduce the research topic.  Place the project in academic or professional context by referring to major works by others on the subject.
* Objectives: Clearly define the aims of the project.
* Methodology: Describe the project.  Explain the approach, methods and plan you will use (for example, interviews, library or archival research, or laboratory experiments). Indicate whether the proposed research is quantitative or qualitative.
* Significance: Explain the importance of the project for the field, Israel, and your own professional development.  Indicate what effect you expect the opportunity to have on your professional work in Israel.  (For example: new approaches to curriculum planning, student advising or pedagogy; expanding knowledge in the field through collaboration with US colleagues).  Describe briefly the expected impact of your participation on your home institution, community or professional field.
* Evaluation and dissemination: Describe plans for assessment and distribution of research results in Israel and elsewhere.
* Justification for residence in the United States for the proposed project:  Indicate why it is necessary for the accomplishment of the project to conduct research in the United States.
* Duration: Explain how the project can be completed within the time period proposed.
* Other: If applicable, indicate the quantity, format and transportation requirement for any botanical, zoological or mineral samples that you will need to bring to the United States for analysis.
* Additional points to assist you when preparing your project statement:
* Type a clear and complete project statement that introduces you professionally to your colleagues in the United States.  The best applications are those that reflect the applicant’s purpose and intent.
* Make sure your qualifications and expertise match the objectives in your project statement.  You should be able to show that you are qualified to accomplish what you are proposing to do.
* Emphasize how your project will benefit the host institution or other scholars in your field both in Israel and in the United States.  Address in your project statement the ways in which you will use the experience upon your return.  What is the likely impact of your experience abroad? How will you use what you learned upon your return, professionally and personally?
* Connect your past experience to what you are preparing to do if you should receive an award.  Explain the project’s significance and its importance to the field.  Focus on what can be reasonably accomplished during the period of the grant.
* Do not assume that your suitability for the endeavor is self-evident.  Your standing in your field may not be well known to reviewers.  You need to make a case for yourself based on your past experience and current scholarly endeavors.  Explain the significance of your project in language that will be understood by reviewers from outside your field.
* Do not stress how a Fulbright grant will benefit only you or your career.  Remember that the program is intended to foster mutual understanding between cultures and nations.
* Be specific in describing your previous work and in laying out the nature of your proposed Fulbright activity.  A frequent failing is that the proposal is underdeveloped or too imprecise to give reviewers a clear sense of the endeavor.

Earliest date for submission of applications: December 1, 2010

Final deadline for submission of applications: February 15, 2011

Contact:
Dr. Neal Sherman
Executive Director
Office phone: +972-(0)3-517-2392
Cell phone: +972-(0)54-755-8788
Email: nsherman@fulbright.org.il

Source: http://www.fulbright.org.il/index.php?id=715

The deadline for scholarship applications is March 31st , 2010.

The Dan David Prize laureates annually donate twenty scholarships of US$15,000 each to outstanding doctoral and post-doctoral students of exceptional promise in the chosen fields.

Ten scholarships are awarded to doctoral and post-doctoral students at universities throughout the world and ten scholarships at Tel Aviv University.

The Dan David Prize is granted according to merit, without discrimination based on gender, race, religion, nationality, or political affiliation.

Procedures:

Criteria for scholarship application:

• The applicant’s doctoral or post-doctoral research is in one of the selected fields for the year in which the application is being made.
• The applicant is a registered doctoral or post-doctoral student at a recognized university at the time of receipt of scholarship.
• For doctoral students applying: The research proposal must be officially approved by the university department in which he/she is studying.

Required documents (in ENGLISH only, doc rtf or pdf format, Ariel or Times New Roman Font, minimum size 12):

To be sent by email to ddprize@post.tau.ac.il This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it :

• Application form (completely filled-out).
• Full Curriculum Vitae.
• A one-two page description of the applicant’s doctoral or post-doctoral research project and a list of applicant’s publications (if relevant).
• Three separate, official letters of recommendation by recognized scholars in the field, one of which is the doctoral/post-doctoral supervisor, signed in PDF format.
• Authorization by the university that the applicant is a registered doctoral/post-doctoral student in the stated department and university, signed in PDF format.

Originals To be sent by post to:
Ms. Smadar Fisher, Director, Dan David Prize, Eitan Berglas Bldg/119
Tel-Aviv University, P.O.Box 39040, Ramat Aviv, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel
Confirmation of receipt will be sent by email.

Tel Aviv University applicants are requested to note the following:

• The scholarship will be granted in bimonthly payments during the forthcoming academic year until payment of the scholarship amount is completed.
• Scholarship applicants who are the recipients of other Tel Aviv University scholarships/grants are requested to contact the Dan David Prize office to receive further information.

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE END OF APRIL 2010.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CEREMONY – May 2010, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY

Details: http://www.dandavidprize.org/index.php/scholarship-applications/scholarship-applications.html

The Department of Applied Mathematics at H.I.T. – Holon Institute of Technology (Holon, Israel) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in Mathematical Physics.

The successful candidate is expected to be involved into a research at the crossroad of the Random Matrix Theory, Quantum Chaotic Systems, and the Theory of Integrable Hierarchies.

Previous research record in one of those fields is an advantage, strong analytical skills is a must. The initial appointment will be for one year with a possibility of an extension depending on performance and available funds.

Applicants with a PhD degree in mathematical and/or theoretical physics are encouraged to submit a curriculum vitae, list of publications, summary of current research interests, and contact information for three references to:

Prof. Eugene Kanzieper

Department of Applied Mathematics

H.I.T. – Holon Institute of Technology

52 Golomb Street, PO Box 305

Holon 58102, Israel

Electronic submissions in the .pdf format are most welcome.

Application Dates: The starting date is April-May 2010. The application deadline is December 31, 2009.

For further information please contact Prof. E. Kanzieper via the email.

Source: http://www.hit.ac.il/staff/kanzieper/research/research.jobs.htm