Postdoctoral Scholarships - 10/2025
Tel Aviv University offers 16 matching Postdoctoral scholarships for one year from October 2025 for new postdoctoral fellows who are at the beginning of their academic career.
The annual amount of scholarship is:
- 77,790 NIS for Israeli fellow;
- 116,685 NIS for international fellow.
In both cases 38,895 NIS will be funded by the University and the remaining sum matched by the fellow's advisor.
The scholarship will be granted for one year.
The offered scholarships are as follows:
- 10 Harry Bloomfield International Scholarships;
- 5 University Scholarships;
- One Pikovsky Valazzi Scholarship
EACH ADVISOR MAY SUBMIT ONE CANDIDATE ONLY.
Eligible to apply:
- New fellows only or fellows that are expected to begin their fellowship at Tel Aviv University after April 1, 2025.
- A candidate must have received their doctoral degree within five years prior to the start of the fellowship (October 2025).
- Candidates who have yet to submit their dissertation by the date of the deadline, shall submit the rest the documents by March 23, 2025. Winners of the scholarship will produce a certificate of eligibility for PhD degree or a written proof of submission of the PhD thesis for review, no later than September 1st, 2025. Candidates who will fail to submit such a document by September 1st, will not be able to begin their fellowship and their scholarship will be immediately transferred to a candidate on the reserve list.
Not eligible to apply:
- Tel Aviv University PhD graduates.
- Tel Aviv University employees.
Documents required for application:
- An application form.
- A letter from the head of the department (at TAU), confirming the fellowship.
- A letter from a senior faculty member at TAU willing to serve as the fellow's advisor and commit to finance the matching scholarship.
- Letters of recommendation, as follows:
- A letter from PhD supervisor(s) (all supervisors must submit a letter of recommendation).
- A letter from researcher external to the University in which the candidate completed their doctoral studies.
- A short research proposal (1-2 pages).
- Current CV, including a list of publications.
- PhD diploma or certificate of eligibility noting the date the degree was awarded, or a written (administrative) proof of submission of the PhD thesis for review.
Deadline:
The applications will be reviewed by TAU's Postdoctoral Committee.
The application form and all the supporting documents (except recommendation letters that may be sent separately), must be submitted in a single email to Research Students Office no later than March 23, 2025 . The winners will be announced in May 2025.
Additional details are available on our website or at Research Students Office:
Ms. Raya Lipcer, Postdoctoral Fellows Coordinator
E-mail: rayalipc@tauex.tau.ac.il
Tel.: 03-6408161
