PhD Sandwich Program

(Updated: December 4th, 2025)

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev offers ten competitive grants for international PhD students who will come to BGU for one year during their studies.

Please read through this list of legibility requirements:

• Potential candidates must have completed at least one year of studies toward their PhD degree by the time of application.
• The grant will sum up to 80K NIS for the year (~ 22K US$).​
• ​Students may come for periods shorter than one year (and the grant will be reduced accordingly), however, students coming for a whole year will be prioritized.

10 Scholarships will be offered on a competitive basis in all fields to those who will come to BGU during the current academic year. 
Application process is done by each Faculty/Institution​ who will then send applicants to BGU committee's selection.
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The scholarship criteria are as follows:

1. The student is enrolled in a doctoral degree program at an accredited institution of higher education from North America or Western Europe. ​The program will be open to students from all academic disciplines.
2. The student has completed their first year of doctoral studies successfully.
3. The student is not a citizen or a resident of Israel

Interested students should contact a BGU potential advisor.

Application is done via the BGU Faculty member and must include:

• Applicants CV
• Research plan including the specifics of the part which will be conducted at BGU (reason for wanting to come to BGU)
• Letter of recommendation from an advisor at home university.

The complete application should be submitted to Dr. Stavi Baram - stavi@bgu.ac.il.