Acquiring postdoctoral training abroad, a crucial step in advancing a researcher’s career track, poses a particular challenge to Israel’s promising young female scientists. In 2016,
Prof. Ruth Arnon, former Israel Academy President and Chair of the CHE's Committee for Furthering Women in Institutions for Higher Education, established the Ruth Arnon Fellowships program to encourage and support Adams alumnae seeking to travel abroad for postdoctoral training. Awardees are selected solely on the basis of excellence in research, and receive fellowships of $20,000 USD. The Academy’s Council decided to continue this program in honor of Prof. Ruth Arnon.
The grantee of the Ruth Arnon Fellowship for 2025-2026 academic year is:
Former awardees of the Ruth Arnon Fellowships are: