Administrative Staff

Restrictions

• Maximum number of students per rotation: Two
• Maximum number of rotation students per year: Four
• Maximum number of MSc students per year: Two
• Maximum number of PhD students at any given time: Five (see comments below)
• Number of postdoctoral fellows: No limit
• Number of visiting students: No limit

The way FGS Counts PhD Students

• FGS counts only PhD students who haven't yet submitted their final report.
• A student who has two supervisors is considered as "half" as long as both co-advisors are WIS PIs who are not professors emeriti.
• FGS allows heads of research groups to take one student, who is in the PhD Track for Medical Residents and Specialist MDs, over and above the allowed number of doctoral students per group.

Special Requests

• Requests to accept an additional rotation student should be addressed to the chair of the Board of Studies.
• Requests to accept an additional M.Sc. student should be addressed to the chair of the Board of Studies and are subject to approval by the FGS Dean.
• Request to accept an additional PhD student should be addressed directly to the FGS Dean.

Heads of Research Groups
Heads of Research Groups at the Weizmann Institute of Science (i.e. from the rank of senior researcher and up) may supervise MSc and PhD students, train postdoctoral fellows, and host visiting students.

Professors on Extension of Service
Professors on extension of service can mentor MSc and PhD students. In case of PhD students - as long as another head of research group at WIS (who is not on extension of service), agrees to serve as co-advisor. There is no restriction on training of postdoctoral fellows or on hosting visiting students.

Professors Emeriti
In general, professors emeriti can not supervise MSc or PhD students. However, The FGS Dean will review each case on an individual basis. If approved, a Professor Emeritus will be considered as a co-advisor as long as the principal advisor is a WIS PI who is not on extension of service or emeritus, and there is a real collaboration between the advisors.

Senior Staff scientists or Senior Research Fellows
Senior Staff scientists or Senior Research Fellows may be appointed, at the discretion of the FGS Dean, as co-advisors as long as the principle advisor is a WIS PI who is not on extension of service or emeritus.

Staff Scientists
As a rule, Staff Scientists can not appointed as co-advisors to students, train postdoctoral fellows, or host visiting students.

MSc Fellowship
MSc students are entitled to a full fellowship for 24 months. The monthly rate is NIS 5,750

FGS support

• FGS supports 100% of a Master's fellowship for 21 months.
• If the study period is less than 24 months then the FGS support is shortened accordingly.
• FGS supports 100% of a Master's fellowship of a student who won a Hammer Fellowship (or similar) up to the end of September of the 2nd year of that Master's studies.
• FGS extends its 100% support of a Master's fellowship by up to 3.5 months for every maternity leave.
• FGS extends its support  according to the total reserve duty days served by a student.

All students are entitled to a full fellowship for 54 months.

• First Year PhD Fellowship: NIS 6,600
• Second Year PhD Fellowship: NIS 7,600

Eligibility to a 2nd year fellowship
Eligibility to a fellowship at a second-year doctoral level takes effect in the month following the one in which the research proposal is submitted. However, it is paid only after the proposal is approved. There are a few cases of students whose fellowships prior to the October 2008 reform were slightly higher than the new fellowships (this is due to the pre-reform structure of the fellowships). It has been decided to leave these fellowships untouched (i.e. at their old level).

FGS Support of PhD Fellowships

• FGS support of PhD fellowships is given to research groups (not to individual students). The first 50% support is given to a group if one student in the group has submitted his/her research proposal and hasn't completed 48 months of studies. A second 50% support is given to a group if two students in that group fulfill the above mentioned conditions. A third 50% support is given to a group if five students in the group fulfill the above-mentioned conditions.
• An exception to the rule is the first student of a new senior scientist. FGS supports 100% of the fellowship from day for 48 months. Further FGS support is allocated according to the system outlined above.
• FGS terminates its support of a PhD fellowship as soon as the student completes his/her 48th month of studies - except for the two cases specified below.
• FGS extends its 100% support of a PhD fellowship by up to 3.5 months for every maternity leave.
• FGS extends its 100% support of a PhD fellowship according to the total reserve duty days served by a student.
• FGS pays the difference between a regular PhD fellowship and the one awarded to students in the program for Medical Residents (it's possible to receive such support for one student per group at the same time).
• If a student wins an external fellowship (e.g. Adams, Clore, Azrieli),  the external fellowship will be over and above the FGS allocation. In other words, if that student's fellowship was supported by FGS prior to the activation of the external fellowship, the support will be transferred to another student (provided he/she has submitted his/her research proposal and he/she is not a PhD student for more than 48 months). If the external fellowship is lower than the WIS fellowship, the advisor is responsible for the funds to cover the difference.