The Faculty’s policy for granting scholarships to students is in accordance with the policy of the Graduate School. We aim to award the PhD student 5 scholarship portions at the beginning of the program, and 6 scholarship portions after the candidacy exam (exact allotments will depend upon Faculty budgets).
Number of scholarship months
Regular PhD Track – up to 42 months.
Special PhD Track – up to 48 months.
Direct PhD Track – up to 60 months.
Exemption from Tuition for Scholarship Recipients
Each scholarship portion grants a tuition exemption of 25%.
Recipients of three scholarship portions will receive a 75% exemption.
Recipients of four scholarship portions will receive a full exemption.
Exemption from tuition fees for students who do not receive a scholarship is granted only to mandatory service soldiers who meet the academic requirements for a scholarship.
Scholarship Recipient Obligations
- Focus on research and be present in the Faculty
- Attend Faculty seminars
- Take part in the academic activities of the Faculty
Presence at Technion and Work
- A recipient of four scholarship portions and above has to be present on the Technion campus five days a week. The student may not work at any position other than be employed by the Office for Academic Staff at Technion as a teaching assistant for up to 1,100 employment units (International students are not allowed to work).
- A recipient of three scholarship portions has to be present on the Technion campus four days a week. The student may be employed by the Office for Academic Staff at Technion as a teaching assistant for up to 1,400 employment units, or be employed elsewhere for up to one day a week, at most (International students are not allowed to work).
- A recipient of two scholarship portions has to be present on the Technion campus three days a week. The student may be employed by the Office for Academic Staff at Technion as a teaching assistant for up to 1,400 employment units, or be employed elsewhere for up to two working days a week, at most (International students are not allowed to work).
- A recipient of one scholarship portion has to be present on the Technion campus two days a week. The student may be employed by the Office for Academic Staff at Technion as a teaching assistant for up to 1,400 employment units, or be employed elsewhere for up to three working days a week, at most (International students are not allowed to work).
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