MIT-Israel

• Open to MIT undergrads, graduating seniors, and graduate students in all disciplines.
• GPA 4.0+
• Prior teaching experience or teaching interest
• No language requirement
• Hebrew and Arabic speakers are highly encouraged to apply

To prepare, students will learn Hebrew with a tutor for 6 hours

• Oct: Pre-selected students are invited to interview shortly after application deadline.
• Nov - Dec: Students selected to participate will attend pre-departure trainings.
• Jan: Most GTL programs take place during the last three weeks.
• Feb: Students attend a mandatory re-entry session upon return.

How to Apply

Through an annual call for proposals, the fund primarily supports travel costs for exchange between a team at MIT and colleagues in universities in Israel. The newly launched MIT- Israel Zuckerman STEM Fund is open to MIT faculty from all disciplines to collaborate with Israeli faculty at one of the following institutions: Bar-Ilan University; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Tel Aviv University; University of Haifa; and the Weizmann Institute of Science. The Israeli colleague(s) must be identified and at least one MIT PhD student must be included in the proposal.

 All general MISTI Global Seed Funds criteria, application, and evaluation procedures apply.

The MIT-Israel Broshy Brain and Cognitive Sciences Fund is open to MIT faculty from all disciplines to collaborate with Israeli faculty at all universities and public research institutions in Israel. Applications are required to have a focus on brain and cognitive sciences: the mechanisms of the brain and how they give rise to the mind, in fields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, systems neuroscience, cognitive science, and computation.

 All general MISTI Global Seed Funds criteria, application, and evaluation procedures apply.

Through an annual call for proposals, the fund promotes the exchange between faculty and students at MIT and at universities and public research institutions in Israel.

Proposals will fit within Lockheed Martin’s Global Strategy to promote international, collaborative research focused on but not limited to:

• Autonomy and Robotics
• Sensor Technology and Exploitation
• Signal Processing and Communications
• Data Analytics
• Materials and Manufacturing
• Advanced Electronics
• Human Systems Training
• Energy and Power

 All general MISTI Global Seed Funds criteria, application, and evaluation procedures apply.