Grants & Benefits

An important mission of our organization is to increase the level of the current benefits given for returning scientists, we are promoting also the creation of new benefits.

Grants and Benefits for Returning Scientists and Employers

 

BioAbroad Grants for Traveling to Israel!

BioAbroad and Misrad Haklita give grants for travel to Israel to job interviews.  Maximum grant is $700 or 50% of the flight ticket cost.  Grants will be given every month by BioAbroad-Misrad Haklita's steering committee, retroactively for travels made from April 2009, to the applicants with the largest number of interviews.  The full guidelines for candidates and the application form can be downloaded here {pdf}.  Filled and signed applications with a copy of the flight tickets receipts should be sent to info@bioabroad.org.il .  Correspondence related to the meeting should also be included including copies of emails.

Grants recepients:

 Gabi Gerlitz - April 25

David Peretz - April 25

Jonatan Dubi - April 25

Ori Lev - April 25

Eytan Abraham - April 25

Ariel Munitz - June 18
Gerald Leisman - June 18
Ruty Shy - August 18
Gil Blander - September 13
Iris Kulbatski - December 30
Gidi Shani - December 30
Shai Garti - December 30
David Sprinzak - December 30

  Special Member's Benefits

Professional Consultation

General Benefits and Tax Related Issues


Benefits for the Industry

  • Financial encouragement is given to employers for employing returning scientists from master degree to post-doc. For post-doc scientists Misrad Haklita will finance 60,000 NIS over 2 years. These incentives are paid directly to the employer but many of the employers contribute these sums, fully or partially, to the scientist’s salary. You can find the details of this compensation here.  Many employers are not aware of this support therefore it is highly reccomended to remind this when applying for a position.  Please note that these funds are given only for employing Madan Hozer after the scientist was registered and approved with Misrad Haklita.
  • Marie Curie International Integrational Grant is a research grant for scientists returning after at least 3 years. A sum of 100,000 EUR will be given to the employing company for financing the research over a period of 4 years. Eligibility should be checked with ISERD prior to signing a contract with the employer and the begining of the research. Click here.

Benefits for the Academy 

  • Academic faculties that recruit returning scientist will receive up to 31,000 NIS per year for 3 years. click here.  
  • Marie Curie International Integrational Grant is a research grant for scientists returning after at least 3 years. A sum of 100,000 EUR will be given to the employing research institute for financing the research over a period of 4 years. Applications should be submitted prior to the begining of the research.  Click here. 
  • Starting Independent Research Grant by the ERC, aiming to provide support to the independent careers of excellent researchers at the stage of establishing their first research team or pursuing independent research for the first time. Click here. 
  • For information about other programs and grants by the ERC - European Research Center click here.
  • Morasha grant from the ISF - for returning post-docs.  Includes up-to $800K laboratory start up grant and 3 years financial support.  Click here.