🇮🇱 Israel · Scholarships
Scholarships and financial aid for studying in Israel — government, university, and international programs.
Quick answer
Israel offers Israeli Government Scholarships for international students (administered through the Council for Higher Education and related bodies), alongside university scholarships and programs such as MASA for certain study experiences. Many graduate programs at Israeli universities also carry their own funding. Explore the scheme and university sites and apply by the deadline.
Scholarships in Israel depend on citizenship, aliyah status, institution, degree level and programme. Government-backed aid is often targeted to Israeli residents, new immigrants or specific bilateral programmes, while international students usually check university funding first.
- The Student Authority provides academic-study assistance to eligible olim, not a general scholarship for all foreign students.
- Universities publish separate merit, need-based and graduate funding deadlines.
- Funding, admission and A/2 student-visa timing should be planned together.
Step-by-step
- 1
Map the funding landscape
Map Israeli funding: Israeli Government Scholarships (Council for Higher Education), MASA programs and university awards.
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Check eligibility and deadlines
Confirm eligibility (level, nationality, grades, language) and note that scholarship deadlines are often months before course start.
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Prepare your documents
Prepare transcripts, a language-test score, reference letters, a strong personal statement and (for research) a proposal.
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Apply to the scheme and university
Submit the scholarship application and, where required, a separate university/admission application by each deadline.
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Interview, results and acceptance
Attend any interview or selection stage; if awarded, formally accept the scholarship and your study place.
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Handle visa, funds and conditions
Apply for your student visa, arrange disbursement, and note any conditions such as progress requirements or a return/service obligation.
Checklist
- Funding sources identified (government / university / private)
- Eligibility + deadlines confirmed
- Transcripts + language test + references
- Personal statement / research proposal
- Scholarship + university applications submitted
- Interview / selection completed
- Offer accepted + funding terms understood
- Student visa + disbursement + any bond/return rules
Official authorities
- Ministry of Aliyah and Integration — Student Authority aid
Official aid application for eligible immigrant students.
- Council for Higher Education
Higher-education system authority.
Frequently asked questions
What are the Israeli Government Scholarships?
Government awards for international students, administered via the Council for Higher Education, mainly for research and graduate study.
What is MASA?
A program supporting study, internship and gap-year experiences in Israel, often with grants for eligible participants.
Are courses taught in English?
A growing number of graduate programs are in English, while Hebrew is used more at undergraduate level; check each program.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.