Fulbright One-Year Doctoral Student Fellowships, USA

Scholarship Details:

The United States – Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) will award four 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 $15,000 in support of the recipient’s year of study in the United States.

Grant Benefits:

$15,000 award
limited health insurance for grantee only
pre-departure orientation meeting

Eligibility Details:

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.

Application Deadline:
Application Deadline is February 15, 2011

Further Details:
For further information about this scholarship visit below link.

http://www.fulbright.org.il/index.php?id=2708

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