Who Can Apply? Candidates must be permanent residents of Israel who received a PhD at an accredited institution of higher learning in Israel no more than three years prior to submission of the application. Tenured faculty at Israeli universities are not eligible to apply.
How to Apply for Post-Doctoral Fellowships? Nominations for 2026-2027 Rothschild Fellowshops are now closed.
2025 Dor Shohat Soft Matter Physics, Tel Aviv University Title of PhD: Memory and Glassy Dynamics in Driven Complex Mechanical Systems University abroad: AMOLF and University of Amsterdam + Title of PhD: Memory and Glassy Dynamics in Driven Complex Mechanical Systems University abroad: AMOLF and University of Amsterdam −
2025 Sarah Ohayon Marine Ecology, Tel Aviv University Title of PhD: Spatial Patterns of Fishes Across Marine Protected Areas Borders University abroad: University of Victoria + Title of PhD: Spatial Patterns of Fishes Across Marine Protected Areas Borders University abroad: University of Victoria −
2025 Meir Orbach Archaeology | University of Haifa Title of PhD: Human Prey Choice in the Levantine Middle Paleolithic: Insights from Human, Carnivore, and Natural Trap Bone Accumulations University abroad: TBD + Title of PhD: Human Prey Choice in the Levantine Middle Paleolithic: Insights from Human, Carnivore, and Natural Trap Bone Accumulations University abroad: TBD −
2025 Ran Abuhasira Physician-Researcher: Rheumatology, Soroka Medical Centre Research Field: Gout Proteomics Research Centre Abroad: Massachusetts General Hospital + Research Field: Gout Proteomics Research Centre Abroad: Massachusetts General Hospital −
2025 Nili Saar-Furer Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science Title of PhD: Natural Variation in Human Circulating Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells and their Perturbation with Aging and Disease University Abroad: Harvard University + Title of PhD: Natural Variation in Human Circulating Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells and their Perturbation with Aging and Disease University Abroad: Harvard University −
2025 Bruria Samuel Microbiology, Tel Aviv University Title of PhD: The Interplay Between Microbial Defense Systems, Anti-Defense Systems, and Horizontal Gene Transfer University abroad: TBD + Title of PhD: The Interplay Between Microbial Defense Systems, Anti-Defense Systems, and Horizontal Gene Transfer University abroad: TBD −
2025 Inbal Schekler Computational Ecology, University of Haifa Title of PhD: The Effects of Environmental Conditions on Bird Migration Studied by Radar University Abroad: The Centre for Advanced Studies, Blanes, Spain + Title of PhD: The Effects of Environmental Conditions on Bird Migration Studied by Radar University Abroad: The Centre for Advanced Studies, Blanes, Spain −
2025 Einat Seidel Physician-Researcher: Internal Medicine, Hadassah Medical Centre Research Field: Autoimmunity Research Centre Abroad: Institut Pasteur + Research Field: Autoimmunity Research Centre Abroad: Institut Pasteur −
2025 Omri Shelef Organic Chemistry, Tel Aviv University Title of PhD: Design, Synthesis, and Applications of Chemiluminescent Probes for the Detection and Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria and Cancer Cells University abroad: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School + Title of PhD: Design, Synthesis, and Applications of Chemiluminescent Probes for the Detection and Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria and Cancer Cells University abroad: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School −
2025 Omer Shlomovitz Physician-Researcher: Medical Genetics, Sheba Medical Centre Research Field: Medical Genetics Research Centre Abroad: Baylor College of Medicine + Research Field: Medical Genetics Research Centre Abroad: Baylor College of Medicine −
2025 Efrat Naaman Physician-Researcher: Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Centre Research Field: Gene Therapy in Retinal Degenerative Diseases Research Centre Abroad: Department of Genetics and Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School + Research Field: Gene Therapy in Retinal Degenerative Diseases Research Centre Abroad: Department of Genetics and Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School −
2025 Omri-Nisan Solan Homogeneous Dynamics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Title of PhD: Quantitative and Qualitative Properties of Homogeneous Dynamics University Abroad: Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study + Title of PhD: Quantitative and Qualitative Properties of Homogeneous Dynamics University Abroad: Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study −
2025 Yael Sternfeld Light Matter Interaction, Tel Aviv University Title of PhD: Superluminal Lasers for Sensing and Precision Metrology University abroad: TBD + Title of PhD: Superluminal Lasers for Sensing and Precision Metrology University abroad: TBD −
2025 Matan Even Tzur Physics, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Title of PhD: Quantum Optical Aspects of High Harmonic Generation and Strong Field Ionization University abroad: Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter + Title of PhD: Quantum Optical Aspects of High Harmonic Generation and Strong Field Ionization University abroad: Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter −
2025 Hila Glanz Physics | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Title of PhD: Stellar Interactions: Accretion, Migration and Explosions University Abroad: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) + Title of PhD: Stellar Interactions: Accretion, Migration and Explosions University Abroad: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) −
2025 Avital Angel Pedestrian Behaviour and Walkability, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Title of PhD: Pedestrian Behaviour and Walkability University abroad: TBD + Title of PhD: Pedestrian Behaviour and Walkability University abroad: TBD −
2025 Alaa Arraf Physician-Researcher: Fetal Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus Research Field: Neuro-Developmental Genetics Research Centre Abroad: Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School + Research Field: Neuro-Developmental Genetics Research Centre Abroad: Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School −
2025 Rotem Assouline Riemannian Geometry and Optimal Transport, Weizmann Institute of Science Title of PhD: Curvature-Dimension for Autonomous Lagrangians University Abroad: Institut de mathématiques de Jussieu–Paris Rive Gauche + Title of PhD: Curvature-Dimension for Autonomous Lagrangians University Abroad: Institut de mathématiques de Jussieu–Paris Rive Gauche −
2025 Nadav Ben-Assa Microbiology | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Title of PhD: Functional Plasticity Within Bacterial Strains University Abroad: MIT + Title of PhD: Functional Plasticity Within Bacterial Strains University Abroad: MIT −
2025 Amit Benady Physician-Researcher: Orthopedic Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre (Ichilov) Research Field: Surgical Innovation and 3D Printing Research Centre Abroad: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia + Research Field: Surgical Innovation and 3D Printing Research Centre Abroad: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia −
2025 Gal Chen Bioengineering, Synthetic Biology, Nanotechnology, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Title of PhD: Engineering Living-Like Therapeutics to Support Tissue Regeneration and Healing University abroad: TBD + Title of PhD: Engineering Living-Like Therapeutics to Support Tissue Regeneration and Healing University abroad: TBD −
2025 Dor Elimelech Applied Mathematics / Electrical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Title of PhD: Generalizations and New Applications of Covering Codes University abroad: University of Maryland + Title of PhD: Generalizations and New Applications of Covering Codes University abroad: University of Maryland −
2025 Nimrod Gavriel Atmospheric Dynamics, Weizmann Institute of Science Title of PhD: The Dynamics of Jupiter’s Polar Cyclones University abroad: UC Berkeley + Title of PhD: The Dynamics of Jupiter’s Polar Cyclones University abroad: UC Berkeley −
2025 Nur Givon-Benjio Political Psychology, University of Haifa Title of PhD: Preference for Greater Distance in Social Anxiety: Preference or Estimation Bias? An Integrative Examination University abroad: University of Cambridge + Title of PhD: Preference for Greater Distance in Social Anxiety: Preference or Estimation Bias? An Integrative Examination University abroad: University of Cambridge −
2025 Iftach Amir Cognition and Mental Health, University of Haifa Title of PhD: Looking in for Answers: Examining the Role of Internal Attention in Internally-Directed Cognition and Mental Health University Abroad: Washington University in St. Louis + Title of PhD: Looking in for Answers: Examining the Role of Internal Attention in Internally-Directed Cognition and Mental Health University Abroad: Washington University in St. Louis −
2025 Aidai Golan Cognitive Psychology | Tel Aviv University Title of PhD: Statistical Learning: A Third Source of Attentional Guidance? University abroad: University of British Columbia + Title of PhD: Statistical Learning: A Third Source of Attentional Guidance? University abroad: University of British Columbia −
2025 Guy Grinfeld Social Psychology | Tel Aviv University Title of PhD: Learning from Own Experience and from Others: Integrating Knowledge from Different Sources University abroad: Harvard University + Title of PhD: Learning from Own Experience and from Others: Integrating Knowledge from Different Sources University abroad: Harvard University −
2025 Elad Horn Architecture | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Title of PhD: Neoliberal Architectural Change in Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1977-1995: A Spatial Humanities Approach to Architectural Historiography University abroad: Massachusetts Institute of Technology + Title of PhD: Neoliberal Architectural Change in Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1977-1995: A Spatial Humanities Approach to Architectural Historiography University abroad: Massachusetts Institute of Technology −
2025 Dana Ishay-Ronen Physician-Researcher: Medical Oncology | Sheba Medical Centre Research Field: Cancer Cell Plasticity Research Centre Abroad: Max Delbrück Center (MDC) + Research Field: Cancer Cell Plasticity Research Centre Abroad: Max Delbrück Center (MDC) −
2025 Nicole Katzir Linguistics, Tel Aviv University Title of PhD: Quantifiers, Discourse Profiles and Mental Representations University abroad: Radboud University + Title of PhD: Quantifiers, Discourse Profiles and Mental Representations University abroad: Radboud University −
2025 Eldad Keha Cognitive Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Title of PhD: What Triggers Stimulus-Driven Behaviours? A Neurocognitive Examination of the Conditions in which Stimulus-Driven Behaviours Vary and Emerge University Abroad: Washington University in St. Louis + Title of PhD: What Triggers Stimulus-Driven Behaviours? A Neurocognitive Examination of the Conditions in which Stimulus-Driven Behaviours Vary and Emerge University Abroad: Washington University in St. Louis −
2025 Jad Kiadan Cognitive Linguistics and Cultural Studies, Tel Aviv University Title of PhD: Effect of Modality & Register on the Directionality of Metaphors in Arabic University abroad: TBD + Title of PhD: Effect of Modality & Register on the Directionality of Metaphors in Arabic University abroad: TBD −
2025 Yotam Liel Information Systems Management | Tel Aviv University Title of PhD: Turning Off Your Better Judgment – Conformity to AI Advice University abroad: TBD + Title of PhD: Turning Off Your Better Judgment – Conformity to AI Advice University abroad: TBD −