Sieratzki Institute for Advances in Neuroscience Scholarships 2025

We are pleased to announce a call for a new elite scholarship program for outstanding PhD students conducting neuroscience research at TAU.

The Sieratzki Institute Scholarship will complement support by the student’s mentor (100% level scholarship by Institute + 125% level scholarship by Faculty/School/Advisor) to combine to the highest possible stipend possible for PhD students at TAU.

The Sieratzki Institute’s goals are to serve as a catalyst for excellence in neuroscience research at TAU, increasing scientific interaction between research groups, improving infrastructure, and fostering the training of PhD students.

Eligibility:

A student must be enrolled full time in a PhD (direct or regular) program at TAU and have passed the stage of proposal approval.
The PhD proposal of the candidate must focus on understanding the nervous system in cellular/molecular/system/cognitive neuroscience.
Recipients of other fellowships of excellence granted by TAU, such as Sagol scholarships, are not eligible to apply.
A commitment for an additional 125% fellowship is required from Faculty/School/PI to match the Sieratzki Scholarship, up to 225%.
Two recommendation letters are required (one should be from PhD advisor).
A recipient must dedicate full time to research.

Application process:

PhD students who meet the criteria above are requested to fill the attached application form and advisor commitment form.
All documents (except letters of recommendation) should be submitted in one PDF below.
Letters of recommendation should be sent directly to Tamar Keren Winer > twiner@tauex.tau.ac.il (letters submitted by a student will not be accepted).
For any questions, please contact islutsky@tauex.tau.ac.il

DEADLINE: February 28, 2025

Rules and Regulations:

All applications that pass eligibility rules will be reviewed on a competitive basis by the Sieratzki Institute Scientific Committee.
Scholarships are awarded for a maximum of 3 years, starting from May 1^st 2025.
The recipients will be named Sieratzki Fellows and acknowledge the Sieratzki Institute for Advances in Neuroscience in any publication or publicity notice resulting from or related to the project.
The recipients will attend Sieratzki Institute seminars and conferences and will present research when requested.
The recipients must provide a report at the end of each year.
Continuation of the fellowships will be approved by the Sieratzki Scientific Committee based on the annual progress report.
The conditions for receiving Sieratzki Scholarships are set by the Sieratzki Institute Scientific Committee and may be changed between calls.