The awardees of the 2024 academic year fellowships cycle are Ofek Edri-Peer from the University of Haifa, recognized for her research in the Department of Public Administration and Policy at the School of Political Sciences; and Samuel Glauber from Ben Gurion University of the Negev, recognized for his research in the Goldstein-Goren Department of Jewish Thought. The awardees were chosen through a multi-tiered selection process conducted by a designated committee of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
The fellowship program awards scholarships in the amount of $15,000 to research students who are Israeli citizens pursuing a doctoral degree at Israeli universities and require a fellowship to complete their studies. The fellowships are awarded strictly based on excellence to students whose research is especially promising and worthy of recognition.
The ceremony opened with greetings from Prof. David Harel, President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and Prof. Nili Cohen, Former President of the Israel Academy and Chair of the fellowship program committee. Adv. Pazit Shalmon Baratz, manager of the Alix De Rothschild Fund for Scholarships, addressed those in attendance as well. Each of the awardees briefly presented their research and prospective academic journey.
From the left: Prof. David Harel, President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and Prof. Nili Cohen, Former President of the Israel Academy and Chair of the fellowship program, Ofek Edri-Peer, Adv. Pazit Shalmon Baratz and Samuel Glauber