Clore Scholars Program תוכנית מלגות של קרן קלור לישראל

The Clore Scholars Programme was established in 1991 by the Clore Israel Foundation, with the aim of promoting outstanding young Israeli scientists, and in the hope that the programme will contribute significantly to furthering scientific excellence in Israel. The programme is directed by an independent Board of seven members, comprised of senior academic scientists, the Chairman of the Clore Israel Foundation, one of the Foundation Trustees, and leading public figures from the worlds of high tech and business.

Scholars are selected each year from among students and researchers pursuing a career in all fields of the natural sciences, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, the life sciences, earth sciences, computer science, agriculture, engineering and technology. Applications will be accepted by students enrolled in Statistics and Data Science departments, however, these applications must be from candidates whose research pertains to the area of the exact sciences and must be included with those from the Department of Mathematics. It is important to note that a distinction is made between scientists working in the fields of Statistics and Data Science and students who use statistics and data analysis in their research. It is important to reiterate that submissions are made only from candidates whose research pertains to the area of the exact or life sciences.

The Scholarship for the next academic year is intended for Doctoral students in the Sciences who fulfil the following criteria:

Students who have begun their doctoral studies not more than one and a half years before the deadline date for the submission of the application, i.e. no earlier than 27.7.2024. Please note: It is recognized that there may be exceptional circumstances, such as pregnancy, birth of a child or illness, where an application may need to be postponed. Such exceptions will be considered individually. In addition, please note that flexibility of application criteria will be permitted in consideration of the current situation, so that a candidate who is unable to apply this year as a result of the war will be allowed to apply next year. Requests for postponement should be submitted by the academic institution to the Programme Coordinator via email. Students must have at least two years of their doctoral studies to complete.

Students who have submitted, or are in the process of submitting, their doctoral proposal (including students whose proposal submission date has been postponed as a result of the current situation), even if the proposal is not yet approved. In this case, the submitting institution is obliged to notify the programme coordinator immediately upon receipt of approval of the doctoral proposal. The awarding of the scholarship is dependent on this approval.

It is possible to submit candidates on a Direct to PhD programme who have commenced their Doctorate at a date that is in accordance with the University regulations for that programme, but only on condition that their doctoral proposal is in the process of being submitted (see note ii above).

The Scholarship is intended for excelling students in the Sciences and will only be awarded on the basis of excellence in their studies and research.

The Scholarship is intended only for students who have Israeli citizenship and who are studying in Israel at the participating academic institutions.

The Scholarship is intended only for students who are conducting their research in the framework of the submitting academic institution and who are not employed by any other body.

The Clore Scholars application submission deadline is 8 January 2026.

Students are required to submit their application form to their academic institution by the application deadline date set by that institution.

PLEASE NOTE: All dates may be subject to change, depending on the situation in the country.