Restrictions

• Maximum number of rotation students per year - Chemical Sciences = Three (only one per rotation).
• Maximum number of rotation students per year - Life Sciences = Three (only one per rotation). New Senior Scientists, during their first two years at WIS, will be allowed to recruit up to four rotation students per year with no more than two students per rotation).
• 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.

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 to the chair of the Board of Studies and are subject to approval by 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.

Please click here to read the regulations concerning student supervision by professors on extension of service and by professor emeriti.

Request form (WORD format)

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 and Associate Staff Scientists may not be appointed as advisors or co-advisors to students and postdoctoral fellows.
 

Postdoctoral Fellows

Postdoctoral fellows may not mentor students, train postdoctoral fellows, or host visiting students.
 

Scientists from other Institutions

PIs from other institutions may be nominated as co-advisors to MSc and PhD students as long as the principal advisor is a WIS PI who is not on extension of service or emeritus.

MSc Fellowship

Updated MSc fellowships are presented here.

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.

PhD Fellowships

Updated PhD fellowships are presented here.
 

Eligibility to a second 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.

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 three 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 one for 36 months and 50% in months 37 to 48. 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 support of a PhD fellowship by up to 3.5 months for every maternity leave.
• FGS extends its support of a PhD fellowship according to the total reserve duty days served by a student.
• 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.

Pre-Application Visit

The cost of airfare and e up to 5 nights at San Martin is divided as follows:

• 80% FGS
• 20% The Hosting PI

Monthly Fellowship Levels and further support

Updated postdoc fellowship levels are presented here.

FGS Support

The FGS does not support postdoctoral fellowships.

Dean of Faculty Fellowships

In each Faculty, these fellowships are administrated by the Head of the Faculty Administration according to the allocation decided upon by the Faculty Dean. The FGS only coordinates the nomination process. It is not involved in any way in the allocation or the administration of these fellowships.

Fellowships

These are competitive fellowships that cover a special 25% addition to the regular fellowship of the winners. The FGS handles the nomination, selection and administration of the Koshland Fellowships.

Additional Optional Support

Heads of Research Groups may offer further financial support to postdoctoral fellows in their groups as follows:

• Postdoctoral fellows who are not residents at the housing facilities offered by the Institute may be eligible for a fellowship supplement of up to NIS 1,360 per month – provided the total fellowship including the supplement does not exceed 125% of the regular WIS fellowship. The allowable level of this supplement will be re-evaluated each year, so that it remains equivalent to the average subsidy costs of housing provided by the institute.

  Payment of this supplement and the precise amount will be the prerogative of the head of the research group, subject to the limitations outlined above.

  Requests to provide the supplement should be forwarded by the departmental administrator to the FGS coordinator in charge of postdoctoral fellowships. Supporting documents (e.g. rental contracts etc.) will not be required.

  Postdocs who currently receive rental subsidies may continue to receive the currently approved amount until the previously authorized date. Renewals will be subject to the regulations outlined above.

• Cover the flight expenses of a spouse of a new postdoctoral fellow (against receipts - and copy of the relevant airline ticket in the shortest route - economy class rate).
• Cover for their international postdoctoral fellows the cost of a family medical insurance premium.

Online application

Only the hosting department may apply on behalf of the prospective visiting student by submitting an online visiting student application system.

Booking student housing for visiting students

Booking is the responsibility of the hosting department, and it is done through the Housing Directorate. Availability is limited. Therefore, it is highly recommended to apply well in advance. Booking is possible as soon as the online  application is submitted and the data is transferred to the WSoS system.

More information about the program

General information about the program

Visiting Students Regulation and related forms

To be posted soon.

Restrictions

• Maximum number of rotation students per year - Chemical Sciences = Four (only one per rotation. Request to accept up to two rotation students should be addressed to the chair of the Chemistry Board of Studies).
• Maximum number of rotation students per year -Life Sciences = Three (only one per rortation). New Senior Scientists, during their first two years at WIS, will be allowed to recruit up to four rotation students per year with no more than two students per rotation).
• 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: Six (see comments below)
• Number of postdoctoral fellows: No limit
• Number of visiting students: No limit

The way the WSoS counts PhD students

• The WSoS counts only PhD students who haven't yet submitted their final report.
• The WSoS will count a student under joint supervision as “one student” for each co-advisor.

English - Exceeding the permitted number of Ph.D. students in a research group

Hebrew - Exceeding the permitted number of Ph.D. students in a research 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 WSoS Dean.
• Request to accept an additional PhD student should be addressed to the  WSoS exceptions committee.

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. Supervision by Senior Academic personnel members and Professors Emeriti is governed by relevant regulations as published by the Academic Affairs Office. 

Senior Staff scientists or Senior Research Fellows

Senior Staff scientists or Senior Research Fellows may be appointed, at the discretion of the WSoS 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 and Associate Staff Scientists may not be appointed as advisors or co-advisors to students and postdoctoral fellows.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Postdoctoral fellows may not mentor students, train postdoctoral fellows, or host visiting students.

Scientists from other Institutions

PIs from other institutions may be nominated as co-advisors to MSc and PhD students as long as the principal advisor is a WIS PI who is not on extension of service or emeritus.

MSc Fellowship

Updated MSc fellowships levels are presented here.

WSoS support

• WSoS supports 100% of a Master's fellowship for 21 months.
• If the study period is less than 24 months then the WSoS support is shortened accordingly.
• WSoS extends its 100% support of a Master's fellowship by up to 3.5 months for every maternity leave.
• WSoS extends its support  according to the total reserve duty days served by a student.

PhD Fellowships

Updated PhD fellowships levels are presented here.

Eligibility to a second 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.

WSoS Support of PhD Fellowships

• WSoS 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 three students in the group fulfill the above-mentioned conditions.
• An exception to the rule is the first student of a new senior scientist. WSoS supports 100% of the fellowship from day one for 36 months, and 50% support in months 37 to 48. Further WSoS support is allocated according to the system outlined above.
• WSoS 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.
• WSoS extends its support of a PhD fellowship by up to 3.5 months for every maternity leave.
• WSoS extends its support of a PhD fellowship according to the total reserve duty days served by a student.
• If a student wins an external fellowship (e.g. Adams, Clore, Azrieli),  the external fellowship will be over and above the WSoS allocation. In other words, if that student's fellowship was supported by WSoS 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.

Pre-Application Visit

The cost of airfare and e up to 6 nights at San Martin is divided as follows:

• 80% WSoS
• 20% The Hosting PI

Monthly Fellowship Levels and further support

Updated postdocs fellowship levels and further support are presented here.

WSoS Support

The WSoS does not support postdoctoral fellowships.

Dean of Faculty Fellowships

In each Faculty, these fellowships are administrated by the Head of the Faculty Administration according to the allocation decided upon by the Faculty Dean. The WSoS only coordinates the nomination process. It is not involved in any way in the allocation or the administration of these fellowships.

Fellowships

These are competitive fellowships that cover a special 25% addition to the regular fellowship of the winners. The WSoS handles the nomination, selection and administration of the Koshland Fellowships.

Additional Optional Support

Heads of Research Groups may offer further financial support to postdoctoral fellows in their groups as follows:

• Postdoctoral fellows who are not residents at the housing facilities offered by the Institute may be eligible for a fellowship supplement of up to NIS 1,360 per month – provided the total fellowship including the supplement does not exceed 125% of the regular WIS fellowship. The allowable level of this supplement will be re-evaluated each year, so that it remains equivalent to the average subsidy costs of housing provided by the institute.

  Payment of this supplement and the precise amount will be the prerogative of the head of the research group, subject to the limitations outlined above.

  Requests to provide the supplement should be forwarded by the departmental administrator to the WSoS coordinator in charge of postdoctoral fellowships. Supporting documents (e.g. rental contracts etc.) will not be required.

  Postdocs who currently receive rental subsidies may continue to receive the currently approved amount until the previously authorized date. Renewals will be subject to the regulations outlined above.

• Cover the flight expenses of a spouse of a new postdoctoral fellow (against receipts - and copy of the relevant airline ticket in the shortest route - economy class rate).
• Cover for their international postdoctoral fellows the cost of a family medical insurance premium.