The Azrieli Fellows Program for Canadian Citizens, Israel

September 3, 2010

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Job Description: The Azrieli Fellows Program promotes excellence in research and graduate studies at accredited institutions of higher learning in Israel. This prestigious and competitive program, established in 2007, provides financial support to the best and brightest scholars from Israel and around the world. These scholars use their training to become leaders in their respective fields and raise Israel’s profile internationally, maintaining strong academic and professional links between Israel and the rest of the world.
The program now welcomes the best and brightest postdoctoral scholars who wish to undertake postdoctoral research in Israel. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or have completed a doctorate at a Canadian university. The time candidates spend conducting research in Israel will provide them with valuable tools that will help them realize their professional goals through collaborative association with Israel’s world-class academic institutions and researchers.
It is the intention of the Azrieli Fellows Program to expand and to welcome postdoctoral candidates from around the world to develop their areas of research in Israel. The program will eventually support a steady state of twelve Azrieli Fellows from Canada and other countries.

Participating Israeli Institutions
The Israeli institutions at which Azrieli Fellows may pursue their research are:
1. Bar-Ilan University
2. Ben-Gurion University
3. Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
4. Tel Aviv University
5. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
6. University of Haifa
7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Eligibility:
The Azrieli Fellows Program is currently open to scholars at the postdoctoral level who are Canadian citizens or who have completed their doctorates at Canadian universities. Scholars may undertake postdoctoral research in any field of study. Candidates may apply at an early stage of their professional career and no later than four years after completion of their doctoral dissertation. Candidates must not hold a tenure or tenure-track faculty position.
Scholars may apply in the last year of the PhD with a letter from the supervisor stating that the candidate will receive the doctorate by the summer. If the PhD is incomplete by the stated time then the candidate will forfeit the fellowship.
The fellowships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence. Candidates are assessed on their potential to make cutting-edge contributions to their respective fields. Aspects of personal merit and leadership abilities are also taken into consideration without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity or age.
Scholars who wish to apply must obtain an academic sponsor. The academic sponsor must be a faculty member at one of the seven participating Israeli academic institutions. Candidates must ensure that this sponsor is willing to actively support the research proposal because it is closely connected to and complements his or her area of expertise. Candidates must have written support from their academic sponsor illustrating the enthusiasm the sponsor has to actively collaborate on the proposed research. We will not be able to process an application without an academic sponsor.
More than 50% of the Fellow’s field work must be conducted in Israel.
Duration:
The duration of the fellowship is for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year.

How to Apply:
1. Application forms may be downloaded from the Azrieli Foundation website at: www.azrielifoundation.org/fellows .
2. Applications should be submitted directly to the Azrieli Foundation.*
3. Candidates must obtain an academic sponsor who is a faculty member at one of the seven Israeli academic institutions. The academic sponsor should write a letter of support illustrating his or her interest in actively collaborating on the candidate’s research while in Israel. The sponsor should submit this letter, written on institution letterhead, and either mail or email it directly to the Azrieli Foundation.*
4. Candidates must have two additional letters of reference from those familiar with their academic background. These letters should speak to the candidate’s excellent academic performance and personal achievements. These letters should be written on institution letterhead, be either mailed or emailed directly to the Azrieli Foundation.*
5. The deadline for receipt of applications by the Azrieli Foundation is October 22, 2010.

Further Fellowship Information and Application

Scholarship Tags: Canadian, Israel, Postdoctoral