Funder: Azrieli Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Three years: ILS 660,000 in salary support plus a research grant up to ILS 735,000
Summary: Supports scientists and scholars across all disciplines entering their first full-time faculty appointments at participating Israeli universities.
Key Information: Candidates must hold an official tenure-track appointment and be nominated by a participating university.
Description
The Azrieli Foundation’s Early Career Faculty Fellowships develop research leadership in Israel by helping universities support promising scientists and scholars in their first full-time academic appointments. Open across all academic fields, the program combines support for faculty salaries and benefits with research grants for equipment and general research needs. Eligible academic ranks include Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, and equivalent positions.
The program emphasizes academic and research excellence alongside leadership, drive, and community commitment. It supports researchers with the potential to make cutting-edge contributions to their disciplines and translate those contributions into benefits for society. Through interdisciplinary exchange, mentorship, community engagement, and a wider fellows network, the Foundation encourages creative thinking and collaboration across academic boundaries.
