Israeli Government Scholarships to Foreign Students, 2018

Applications are invited for Israeli Government Scholarships available for foreign students to study in Israel. Scholarships are awarded for summer language courses (Ulpan) and for one academic year or research studies.

The aim of the Israeli Government Scholarships is to enable and encourage academically able students. The applicant must hold a BA or BSc degree (or higher) and have a good record of academic achievement.

Proof of English or Hebrew language proficiency is required. Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

Eligibility

In order to be considered eligible to apply, you must fulfill all of the following criteria:

- The applicant should hold a BA or BSc degree (or higher) and have a good record of academic achievement;
- The applicant should be a citizen of the country where he/she applies for the scholarship and be under the age of 35 (at the beginning of the academic year). Israeli citizens are not eligible to submit an application for this scholarship;
- Recipients of the scholarship must receive a student visa (A2), issued by the Israeli Embassy/Consulate to which their application was submitted;
- Proof of English or Hebrew language proficiency;
- The applicant should meet the academic requirements of the Israeli University to which he/she applies. A scholarship will be granted only after the required Institute approves the acceptance of the candidate.

Students from listed countries can apply:

The Government of Israel is pleased to offer scholarships to foreign students, as agreed in the Cultural Agreements between Israel and the following countries: Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada (Quebec Province), China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Korea, Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Republic of Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey.

The following countries have a special scholarship arrangement: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, India, Great Britain, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Russia.

Scholarship

The scholarship includes:

- Partial tuition fees;
- Monthly allowance for one academic year (8 months only);
- Basic health insurance*.

The partial scholarship includes:

- Monthly allowance for one academic year (8 months only);
- Basic health insurance*

Further details:
Israeli Government Scholarships to Foreign Students, 2018