Application Deadline: March 10, 2016
The Dan David Prize awards scholarships to doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, carrying out research in one of the selected fields for the current year. Registered doctoral and post-doctoral researchers who study at recognized universities throughout the world, and whose research has been approved, are eligible to apply.
The Dan David Prize recognizes and encourages innovative and interdisciplinary research that cuts across traditional boundaries and paradigms. It aims to foster universal values of excellence, creativity, justice, democracy and progress and to promote the scientific, technological and humanistic achievements that advance and improve our world
Scholarship Worth:
- The Dan David Prize laureates annually donate twenty scholarships of US$15,000 each to outstanding doctoral and postdoctoral students of exceptional promise in the chosen fields for the current year.
- Ten scholarships are awarded to doctoral and post-doctoral students at universities throughout the world and ten scholarships at Tel Aviv University.
Selection Criteria:
The Dan David Prize scholarships are granted according to merit, without discrimination based on gender, race, religion, nationality, or political affiliation.
Application
- The requested information must be entered in English only.
- The required documents should be submitted via the Dan David Prize website only.
- For inquiries, please contact ddprize@post.tau.ac.il, tel: +972-3-6406614
In order to fill out the scholarship application form you will need the following information:
Applicant’s details
- Title, First Name, Middle Name, Last Name
- Name of applicant’s institution of study and department
- Postal address of institution of study
- Ph.D. student or postdoctoral researcher
- Commencement date of Ph.D. studies or postdoctoral research period
- Date of approval of Ph.D. research project (Postdoc: Not Applicable)
- Title of Ph.D./postdoctoral research project
- Postal address of applicant
- Telephone numbers: work, home and mobile
- Fax, Email
Supervisor’s details
- Title, First Name, Middle Name, Last Name
- Name of supervisor’s institution of affiliation and department
- Telephone number at work
- Fax, Email
Attachments
- A full curriculum vitae of the applicant (allowed: doc|rtf|docx|pdf / max:5mb)
- A one-two page description of the applicant’s doctoral/postdoctoral research project (allowed: doc|rtf|docx|pdf / max:5mb)
- A list of the applicant’s publications (allowed: doc|rtf|docx|pdf / max:5mb)
- Three separate letters of recommendation, on official letterhead and signed, by recognized scholars in the field, one of which is the doctoral/postdoctoral supervisor (allowed: doc|rtf|docx|pdf / max:5mb) Applicants/Recommenders are requested to go to Recommendation Submission Form to attach the recommendation letters. In addition, originals must be received by March 10, 2016, via regular post to: Ms. Smadar Fisher, Director, Dan David Prize, P.O.Box 39040, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.
- Signed authorization by the university, on official letterhead, stating that the applicant is a registered doctoral student/postdoctoral researcher, whose research has been approved. (allowed: doc|rtf|docx|pdf / max:5mb) In addition, original must be received by March 10, 2016, via regular post to: Ms. Smadar Fisher, Director, Dan David Prize,
P.O.Box 39040, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.
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