Fellowship recipients are exempted by their institutions from tuition and receive an annual grant of NIS 100,000. In addition, the Adams Fellowship Program allots each fellow a travel stipend of $3,000 US per year for their active participation in international scientific conferences and workshops, research collaboration or travel to interview for postdoctoral positions abroad.
The Call for Applications for the Adams Fellowships Program for the 2026-2027 academic year is open as of October 26, 2025. Applications must be submitted exclusively through the offices of the Rectors or Vice Presidents of the academic research institutions where the candidates are completing their doctoral studies. Applications can be submitted until January 5, 2026.
Adams Fellows awarded for the 2025-2026 academic year:
- Mr. Elad Ballas, Bar-Ilan University, Chemistry
- Mr. Nadir Boni, Tel Aviv University, Biochemistry
- Mr. Amit Elad, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Developmental Biology
- Ms. Aya Marck, University of Haifa, Evolutionary and Environmental Biology
- Mr. Ohad Segal, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mr. Yarden Sheffer, Weizmann Institute of Science, Condensed Matter Physics
- Mr. Maayan Ziv, Weizmann Institute of Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Adams Fellows awarded for the 2024-2025 academic year:
- Mr. Michael Birk, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Nanotechnology
- Ms. Roni Gattegno, Tel Aviv University, Brain Sciences
- Mr. Alon Gutfreund, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Physics
- Mr. Vladimir Mindel, Weizmann Institute of Science, Molecular Genetics
- Ms. Doron Pinko, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Earth Sciences and the Environment
- Mr. Jonathan Somer, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Mr. Elad Tzalik, Weizmann Institute of Science, Mathematics and Computer Science
- Mr. Elad Zehavi, Bar-Ilan University, Electro-Optical Engineering
Adams Fellows awarded for the 2023-2024 academic year:
- Ms. Shira Gaviely, Tel Aviv University, Materials Engineering
- Mr. Gal Keshet, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Genetics, Life Sciences
- Mr. Majd Machour, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Bio-Medical Engineering
- Mr. Omri Matania, Ben-Gurion University, Mechanical Engineering
- Ms. Avishag Mytlis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Cancer Research, Medicine
- Mr. Ron Ruimy, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering
- Mr. Omri Shelef, Tel Aviv University, Chemistry
- Mr. Evgenii Zheltonozhskii, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Physics
Adams Fellows awarded for the 2022-2023 academic year:
- Mr. Nitzan Aframian, Tel Aviv University, Life Sciences
- Mr. Amir Burshtein, Tel Aviv University, Physics
- Ms. Shir Cohen, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Computer Science
- Mr. Matan Eilat, Weizmann Institute of Science, Mathematics
- Mr. Omer Granek, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Physics
- Ms. Eliana Steinberg, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Pharmacy
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program’s website contains information on the fellows of previous cycles and the personal pages of all current fellows and alumni. It also displays general information, Calls for Applications and detailed reports on the program's activities, including videos of the lectures at program-sponsored seminars and photograph galleries from program events.
To create a young science community, Adams Fellows and alumni are provided with the opportunity to develop friendships and scientific collaborations at annual conferences and seminars which take place at the Israel Academy. They also participate in field trips and Science Communication Workshops that prepare them to present their research at international conferences.