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.
2026 Erez Yirmiya Life Sciences: Computational and Systems Biology | Weizmann Institute of Science Doctoral Dissertation: Systematic Discovery of Viral Anti-Defense Proteins and TIR-Based Immune Signaling Pathways Conserved Across the Tree of Life University Abroad: Yale University + Doctoral Dissertation: Systematic Discovery of Viral Anti-Defense Proteins and TIR-Based Immune Signaling Pathways Conserved Across the Tree of Life University Abroad: Yale University −
2026 Rony Hirschhorn Cognitive Neuroscience | Tel Aviv University Doctoral Dissertation: Tell Me What You See: Characterizing the Richness of Visual Conscious Experience University Abroad: University of Sussex + Doctoral Dissertation: Tell Me What You See: Characterizing the Richness of Visual Conscious Experience University Abroad: University of Sussex −
2026 Nitzan Aframian Microbial Systems Biology | Tel Aviv University Doctoral Dissertation: Trade-Offs and Decision-Making in the Phage-Bacteria Arms Race University Abroad: University of Oxford + Doctoral Dissertation: Trade-Offs and Decision-Making in the Phage-Bacteria Arms Race University Abroad: University of Oxford −
2026 Ezra Ben-Abu Mechanical Engineering | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Doctoral Dissertation: Leveraging Flow and Multi-stability in Metafluids and Soft Robotics University Abroad: Columbia University + Doctoral Dissertation: Leveraging Flow and Multi-stability in Metafluids and Soft Robotics University Abroad: Columbia University −
2026 Lior Matityahu Biomedical Science | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Doctoral Dissertation: Nicotinic Control of Striatal Microcircuitry and Monoamine Release by Cholinergic Interneurons University Abroad: Columbia University + Doctoral Dissertation: Nicotinic Control of Striatal Microcircuitry and Monoamine Release by Cholinergic Interneurons University Abroad: Columbia University −
2026 Avishai Maliah Molecular Biology | Tel Aviv University Doctoral Dissertation: UVB Effect on the Immune Response to Cancer University Abroad: Harvard University + Doctoral Dissertation: UVB Effect on the Immune Response to Cancer University Abroad: Harvard University −
2026 Or Hadas Atmospheric Fluid Dynamics | Weizmann Institute of Science Doctoral Dissertation: From Individual Storms to Climate: Bridging Lagrangian and Eulerian Perspective on Midlatitude Atmospheric Dynamics. University Abroad: Princeton University + Doctoral Dissertation: From Individual Storms to Climate: Bridging Lagrangian and Eulerian Perspective on Midlatitude Atmospheric Dynamics. University Abroad: Princeton University −
2026 Noa Matosevich Neuroscience | Tel Aviv University Doctoral Dissertation: Diverging Pathways to Sound Evoked Awakening from the Locus Coeruleus University Abroad: UCSF – University of California San Francisco + Doctoral Dissertation: Diverging Pathways to Sound Evoked Awakening from the Locus Coeruleus University Abroad: UCSF – University of California San Francisco −
2026 Moshe Shenfeld Theoretical Computer Science | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Doctoral Dissertation: Privacy, Stability, and Generalization: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff University Abroad: Boston University + Doctoral Dissertation: Privacy, Stability, and Generalization: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff University Abroad: Boston University −
2026 Nitay Alon Computational Cognitive Science and Computer Science | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Doctoral Dissertation: The Role of Theory of Mind (ToM) in Partially Observed Mixed-motive Games University Abroad: MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology + Doctoral Dissertation: The Role of Theory of Mind (ToM) in Partially Observed Mixed-motive Games University Abroad: MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology −
2026 Batsheva Frankel Rozman Life Sciences: mRNA Translation and RNA Modifications | Weizmann Institute of Science Doctoral Dissertation: Understanding the role of N1- Methylpseudouridine in Translation Dynamics University Abroad: To be decided + Doctoral Dissertation: Understanding the role of N1- Methylpseudouridine in Translation Dynamics University Abroad: To be decided −
2026 Matan Uzan Physics | Weizmann Institute of Science Doctoral Dissertation: Correlated Electronic States in Multilayer Graphene Heterostructures University Abroad: MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology + Doctoral Dissertation: Correlated Electronic States in Multilayer Graphene Heterostructures University Abroad: MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology −
2026 Dina Listov Biochemistry | Weizmann Institute of Science Doctoral Dissertation: De Novo Enzyme Design: Lessons on Catalysis and Protein Foldability University Abroad: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology + Doctoral Dissertation: De Novo Enzyme Design: Lessons on Catalysis and Protein Foldability University Abroad: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology −
2026 Ohad Segal Electrical and Computer Engineering | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Doctoral Dissertation: Photonic Time Crystals and Space-Time Crystals University Abroad: To be decided + Doctoral Dissertation: Photonic Time Crystals and Space-Time Crystals University Abroad: To be decided −
2026 Dana Cohen Gerassi Regenerative Medicine | Tel Aviv University Doctoral Dissertation: Electroconductive Nanostructured Scaffold for Fabrication of Smart Skin Graft University Abroad: Northwestern University + Doctoral Dissertation: Electroconductive Nanostructured Scaffold for Fabrication of Smart Skin Graft University Abroad: Northwestern University −
2026 Taya Govreen- Segal Theoretical Astrophysics | Tel Aviv University Doctoral Dissertation: Dynamics and Signatures of Various Shocks in Supernovae and GRBs University Abroad: Princeton University + Doctoral Dissertation: Dynamics and Signatures of Various Shocks in Supernovae and GRBs University Abroad: Princeton University −
2026 Yael Coldham Neuroscience | Tel Aviv University Doctoral Dissertation: The Neural Basis of Brain Activity Changes Following Learning University Abroad: University of Oxford + Doctoral Dissertation: The Neural Basis of Brain Activity Changes Following Learning University Abroad: University of Oxford −
2026 Ophir Freund Pulmonary | Tel Aviv Sourasky University Medical Center (Ichilov) Research Field: Pulmonology and Clinical Epidemiology Research Centre Abroad: The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute + Research Field: Pulmonology and Clinical Epidemiology Research Centre Abroad: The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute −
2026 Shira Sagie-Groher Oncology | Sheba Medical Center Research Field: Translational Cancer Immunotherapy Research Centre Abroad: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center + Research Field: Translational Cancer Immunotherapy Research Centre Abroad: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center −
2026 Ohad Atia Hematology and Oncology | Schneider’s Children Medical Center Research Field: Clinical Epidemiology and Precision Medicine Research Centre Abroad: Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto + Research Field: Clinical Epidemiology and Precision Medicine Research Centre Abroad: Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto −
2026 Rami Shinnawi Cardiology | The Rambam Health Care Campus Research Field: Translational Cardiac Electrophysiology Research Centre Abroad: Cleveland Clinic + Research Field: Translational Cardiac Electrophysiology Research Centre Abroad: Cleveland Clinic −
2026 Tzah Feldman Pathology | The Rambam Health Care Campus Research Field: Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Research Centre Abroad: Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute + Research Field: Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Research Centre Abroad: Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute −
2026 Roy Dayan Neurology | Hadassah Medical Center Research Field: Neurogenetics of Movement Disorders Research Centre Abroad: Department of Neurology & Kirby Neurobiology Center Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School + Research Field: Neurogenetics of Movement Disorders Research Centre Abroad: Department of Neurology & Kirby Neurobiology Center Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School −
2026 Idan Redenski Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Galilee Medical Center Research Field: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre Abroad: Donnelly Centre For Cellular + Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto + Research Field: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre Abroad: Donnelly Centre For Cellular + Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto −
2026 Barak Hadad Electrical Engineering | Tel Aviv University Doctoral Dissertation: Shining a Light on Machine Learning: Investigating the Intersection of Deep Learning and Optics University Abroad: Imperial College + Doctoral Dissertation: Shining a Light on Machine Learning: Investigating the Intersection of Deep Learning and Optics University Abroad: Imperial College −
2026 Avraham Binnenfeld Astronomy and Astrophysics | Tel Aviv University Doctoral Dissertation: Novel Approaches to the Analysis of the Gaia Satellite Data University Abroad: University of Göttingen + Doctoral Dissertation: Novel Approaches to the Analysis of the Gaia Satellite Data University Abroad: University of Göttingen −
2026 Or Rappel-Kroyzer American History | Tel Aviv University Doctoral Dissertation: “This Tale Happened Once Upon a Time”: Remembering the Civil War in California, 1865-2020 University Abroad: University of Southern California + Doctoral Dissertation: “This Tale Happened Once Upon a Time”: Remembering the Civil War in California, 1865-2020 University Abroad: University of Southern California −
2026 Itai Kagan Bible | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Doctoral Dissertation: The Dynamics of Formulaic Language in Biblical Psalms University Abroad: Oxford University + Doctoral Dissertation: The Dynamics of Formulaic Language in Biblical Psalms University Abroad: Oxford University −
2026 Anat Ovadia-Rosner Law | Tel Aviv University Doctoral Dissertation: The Making of Israeli Anti-Discrimination Protection, 1959–2000 University Abroad: Harvard Law School + Doctoral Dissertation: The Making of Israeli Anti-Discrimination Protection, 1959–2000 University Abroad: Harvard Law School −
2026 Guy Ishai Behavioral and Experimental Economics | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Doctoral Dissertation: Essays on Belief Elicitation University Abroad: MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology + Doctoral Dissertation: Essays on Belief Elicitation University Abroad: MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology −
2026 Nur Kassem Social Psychology | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Doctoral Dissertation: Intragroup Empathy Towards Disadvantaged Group Members in Advantaged-Group Dominated Contexts University Abroad: NYU – New York University + Doctoral Dissertation: Intragroup Empathy Towards Disadvantaged Group Members in Advantaged-Group Dominated Contexts University Abroad: NYU – New York University −
2026 Michal Andelman Gur Cognitive Neuroscience | Weizmann Institute of Science Doctoral Dissertation: Nasal Respiration and Olfactory Perception: Behavioural and Neural Mechanisms in Health and Disease University Abroad: Duke University + Doctoral Dissertation: Nasal Respiration and Olfactory Perception: Behavioural and Neural Mechanisms in Health and Disease University Abroad: Duke University −
2026 Adva Shoham Cognitive Neuroscience | Tel Aviv University Doctoral Dissertation: Visual Representations in Perception and Memory and Their Consequential Effect on Recognition University Abroad: University of Oxford + Doctoral Dissertation: Visual Representations in Perception and Memory and Their Consequential Effect on Recognition University Abroad: University of Oxford −
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 −
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 −