The Academy’s committee for the Adams Fellowships Program announced the names of eight promising doctoral students to compose the 20th cycle of Adams Fellows. The winners will commence their fellowships in the academic year of 2024-2025, for the duration of 3-4 years.

 

The prestigious Adams Fellowships are designated for outstanding Israeli doctoral students in the exact sciences, life sciences, mathematics, computer science, information science and engineering. Thus far, they have been awarded to 171 promising young researchers in twenty cycles. Prof. Moshe Oren, Academy Member and Professor of Molecular Biology at the Weizmann Institute, is the current chairperson of the program’s Steering and Approval Committee.

 

Adams Fellowships are granted each year to about eight doctoral students in the second year of their doctoral studies, for periods of up to four consecutive academic years. Candidates are submitted by the academic institutions from among their students. Fellowship recipients are exempted by their institutions from tuition.

 

Today each fellowship is in the amount of NIS 100,000 per year. In addition, the Adams Fellowship Program allots each fellow up to $US 3,000 per year of the fellowship for active participation in international scientific conferences and workshops, research collaboration or travel to interview for postdoctoral positions abroad, when their travel will contribute meaningfully to furthering their professional careers.