Program for Encouraging Research and Development Personnel to Return to Israel

Monday, 3. May 2010 - 3:17

Overview:
The Ministry of Immigrant Absorption actively supports the return and absorption of Israelis residing overseas.
The Ministry, through the auspices of the Center for Absorption in Science, assists returning residents scientists and R&D engineers in finding employment in the R&D sector.
As part of the Ministry's policy, the unique assistance programs for R&D personnel have recently been updated, and a new scholarship program has been instituted for Ph.D research students in order encourage their return.

Assistance:

Assistance includes counseling, guidance, and financial aid that is channeled to employers in order to partially finance researchers' salaries.

In this manner, Israelis residing overseas can avail themselves of the Center for Absorption in Science services prior to their return to Israel in order to find appropriate employment.

Assistance from the Center for Absorption in Science consists of participation in salaries, channeled directly to employers, including the business and public sectors, and universities.

Assistance for absorption in a university is according to one of the following tracks:

As a researcher or lecturer receiving a salary from the university; assistance is for one year, with the possibility of spreading it over two years.

As a research student (Ph.D candidate) receiving a scholarship from the university (for covering tuition fees and daily expenses); funding of half the scholarship for a three-year period.

As a post-doctoral student receiving a scholarship from the university; funding of half of the scholarship for a two-year period.

Note!

A scientist that is accepted to a senior academic faculty cannot receive assistance from the joint budget of the Budgeting and Planning Committee for Institutions of Higher Education.

Detailed:

Source:

www.moia.gov.il/Moia_en/Scientists/IdudProgram.htm

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Center for Absorption in Science