Health Insurance

Please note that this information can be updated without notice.

Health Insurance

Every guest, visitor, professor or student, as well as accompanying family members and dependents, associated with The Weizmann Institute of Science should be covered by a comprehensive private health insurance policy for the period of their stay in Israel. 

FULL-TIME MSC &, PHD STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS & FAMILY MEMBERS

Full-time Feinberg Graduate School International students (MSc, PhD and Postdoctoral fellows) must purchase the local Israeli health insurance policy which we will direct you to.

There is full reimbursement provided by the Graduate School.  Our team will provide you with detailed instructions.

VISITING STUDENTS

Feinberg Graduate School Visiting Student must purchase a local Israeli health insurance policy.  Our team will contact you and provide you with the Harel-Yedidim UMS Health Insurance Policy which you are required to have in place for the duration of your stay.

VISITING SCIENTISTS RECEIVING A SALARY, WIS EMPLOYEES

If you will be in Israel on a B1 Work Permit Visa, you are obligated to take the Israeli health insurance policy that our team will direct you to, in order to make sure that we meet the government regulations.  It is mandatory that you have the Harel-Yedidim Collective Health Insurance Policy for the duration of your stay.  

VISITING SCIENTISTS WHO WILL NOT RECEIVE A SALARY

If you are arriving with health insurance from your home country, please make sure that it covers you for the full duration of your stay and covers the following areas:

• COVID-19
• All medical emergencies
• Hospitalization
• Medical flight evacuation back to your home country
• Transportation of mortal remains

FAMILY MEMBERS OF VISITING SCIENTISTS & EMPLOYEES

We recommend that you purchase the local policy from Harel-Yedidim however; you are free to purchase any policy that will cover your stay in Israel and must cover COVID.

Please ensure that you understand how to use your policy in the event that you need it.

Harel-Yedidim Collective Health Insurance Policy

Below you will find a summary of the major points in the policy offered:

• COVID
• Medical Emergencies
• Hospitalization
• Pregnancy and childbirth – Full coverage after a waiting period 
• Emergency psychiatric treatment
• Physiotherapy treatments
• Psychological treatment
• Extreme sport cover