Israel Government Scholarships

Israel Government Scholarships

Online applications are invited from Indian nationals through MHRD's website http://mhrd.gov.in/scholarships  for the award of scholarship offered by Government of Israel for 8 months research/specialization under Israel Government Scholarship for the year 2016-17. The scholarship is granted only for study in universities and programmes approved by the Israeli Council for Higher Education.

Link for online application : http://proposal.sakshat.ac.in/scholarship/

Applications are invited in the following subjects:

1. Comparative Study of Religions (with specific reference to Judaism),

2. Middle East Studies

3. Hebrew language and literature

4. History of the Jewish people

5. Agriculture

6. Biology

7. Biotechnology

8. Economics

9. Business Management

10. Mass Communication

11. Environment Studies

12. Chemistry

Eligibility:

There is no upper age limit for applying for the scholarship.

Qualification:

i) For research/specialization: Master's degree in relevant field with 60% marks or more for applying to the subjects Agriculture, Chemistry, Biology,

Biotechnology, Environment Studies and Master's degree in relevant field with 55% marks or more for the remaining subjects.

ii) For Hebrew Language and Literature Course: Student pursuing the post­graduate course in this subject may apply.

Others:

i) Candidates who have already been abroad for studies/training/ specialization either on scholarships or on their own, for a period exceeding six months are eligible to apply if they have been in India for at least two consecutive years after returning from abroad as on 28.11.2015.

ii) Applications of candidates who are already abroad will not be considered.

Basic requirement:

i) , Proof of English or Hebrew Language proficiency is a must.

ii) The applicant should meet the academic requirements of the Israeli University to which he/she applies. A scholarship will be granted only after the institute approves the acceptance of the candidate.

Last date of online application is 28 November 2015

It may be noted that only online application is invited. Any other mode of application will not be considered. Applicants need not to send the print out of their application.

For more details log on http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/Israel2016.pdf