RIEGER
FOUNDATION U.S.A. : ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM.
2017
- - 2018 - NEW !
"The Rieger Foundation-Jewish National Fund
Program for Environmental Studies, published its annual announcement on the
graduate fellowships for 2017 to support (USD 5,000 /per year) graduate
students towards advanced (mostly PhD) degrees in an Israeli institution of
higher education, who have a Research Advisor (Professor or equivalent) and are
devoted to environmental related studies/research.
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO BOTH ENGINEERING AND
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH EMPHASIZING:
· ALLEVIATION and PREVENTION of AIR, WATER and WASTE POLLUTION.
· WATER RESOURCES,
WATER MANAGEMENT and CONSERVATION.
· DESALINATION
· RENEWABLE ENERGY
(SOLAR, WIND etc)
·PROTECTION of the NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
PLEASE NOTE: All Information as
required below must be submitted in ENGLISH with 2 copies of each.
1. Cover Sheet specifying clearly, in order, one
line for each heading:
a. Whether
First Application, Re-Application (with explanation), or Renewal for Second
Year; b. Full Name (indicate m. or f.); c. Date and Place of Birth
and Citizenship; d. Marital Status and no. of children, (if
applicable): e. University where enrolled, Department, and names and
Titles of Formal Research Supervisor(s); f. Date when Doctoral
studies commenced and Estimated Date of Completion; g. Title or Subject of
Research; h. Postal address, e-mail, fax and telephone number.
2. An Education History specifying, in order:
a. Past
Schooling (High School through Graduate School) with dates and places, fields
of study, degrees earned, and overall grades (important); b. Awards and
Distinctions, if applicable; c. Publications
and Presentations; d. Relevant Positions and Job Descriptions, if
applicable.
If this is
a Renewal Application, then only an Up-grading of previously submitted
information is required, but information on recent Presentations and
Publications, if any, is pertinent.
3. A
Study/Research Plan for 2017/18 with clear descriptions of the:
Research
Subject, Scientific and Practical Goals of the Research, and Technical Means
and Approach of the Research, plus its Motivations both Scientific and
Environmental, plus names and email addresses of your Research Advisor(s).
Your
Submittal will be reviewed by people with scientific and engineering training
so that sufficient detail is necessary, but the length is left to your
discretion. Most past submittals have been 3-12 pages in length, often with
figures, photographs, formulae, references, etc.
If this is
a Renewal Application, then only an Up-grading of previously submitted
information is required, but the Foundation is anxious to see clear evidence of
your Research Progress.
4. A Personal Letter including:
History, interests,
activities, aspirations, special aspects of character, you and the
environment, you and science/engineering, family and financial situation,
disabilities (if any).
Please
attach names and addresses, including emails, of three references, scholastic
and/or personal.
Not obligatory for a Renewal Application, but the
Foundation is interested in important changes in your personal situation, if
any.
5. A Letter from applicant's Research Advisor(s):
Confirming the Advisor's agreement to supervise the
applicant's research and describing knowledge of the applicant with an
evaluation of potential.
Applications cannot be reviewed in the
absence of this letter.
For Renewals a similar letter with assessment
of Progress is required.
Submission of letters directly to the Fellowship
Program Israeli Office:
Prof.
Touvia Miloh (Tel.:
03-640 8231, Fax: 03-640 7334)
Faculty of Engineering
Tel Aviv
69978
All applications and recommendations (both new and renewals) are to be
submitted in 2
copies.
Deadline for submission of applications
- June 30, 2017.
This
is an ongoing Program of the Rieger Foundation of