Israeli Government announces Scholarships Programme 2015

INTRODUCTION

Israeli Government Scholarships 2015-16 Applications are invited from Indian nationals on plain paper for the award of about 4-6 Israeli Government Scholarship tenable from October 2015 to study at an Israeli University or any institution of higher education in Israel

COURSE AND ELIGIBILITY

Only seven Scholarships are to be awarded out of these nominated candidates for the session 2015-16 These scholarships are for research I specialization for 8 months These scholarships would be available for studies in the Comparative Study of Religions (with specific reference to Judaism); Middle East Studies; Hebrew language and literature; History of the Jewish people; Agriculture; Biology; Biotechnology; Economics; Business Management; Mass Communication; Environment Studies and Chemistry Age There is no upper age limit for applying for the scholarship

CAREER PROSPECTS

Educational Qualification For the research/specialization studies, a Masters degree in relevant field with 60% marks or more for the subjects of Agriculture, Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Environment Studies; and Masters degree in relevant field with 55% marks or more for the remaining subjects. Further for Hebrew Language and Literature Course a student pursuing the post-graduate course in this subject may also apply Proof of English or Hebrew Language knowledge is a must The applicant should meet the academic requirements of the Israeli University to which he/she applies to Value of scholarship Terms and conditions of the scholarship will change every year according to the yearly budget of Israeli Govt for this purpose The scholarship could be partial, or in rare cases full. Partial scholarship will include health insurance and tuition fees; or Monthly allowance for one academic year (8 months only); full scholarship will include tuition fees, a monthly allowance and health insurance; accommodation, transportation and travel arrangements to and fro or in Israel are the applicants responsibility

PAY PACKAGE

Application Form Application on plain paper along with the required photocopies of documents with a recent passport size photograph pasted on the application should reach the Section Officer (ES-3 Section) Ministry of Human Resource Development (Dept of Higher Education), External Scholarship Division, 2nd Floor, Wing 6, West Block-1, RK Puram, Delhi-110066 Online applications are invited from Indian nationals through MHRDs website http://mhrd.gov.in for nominations of the award of Israel Government Scholarship tenable from October 2015 Documents to be uploaded while submission of online i) Proof of age; ii) Copies of all degrees/certificates including transcripts of the students record; iii) Copies of letters exchanged with Israeli universities or the Israel supervisor; iv) At least two (2) letters of recommendation from lecturers/ professors who taught the candidates; v) Offer letter if available; vi) Recent Passport Size Photographs; vii) Any Academic Awards etc In case of any query, candidate may contact at email address i.e. scholarship@mfa.gov.il Last date for submission of online application is 28th November 2014 In case no communication is received by a candidate, who has applied in response to the advert week of December 2014, he/she may presume that he/she has not been short listed for interview