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הנומת
VA’ADIA-BARD POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Va’adia-BARD Postdoctoral Fellowship program was designed to identify
“I have returned from my
postdoc at UC Berkeley, and support young scientists who will eventually become leaders in agricultural
and I am establishing sciences and technologies in universities and research institutes in the U.S. and
the HUJI Sustainable Israel.
Development Lab. I
will be continuing this BARD gives preference to applicants with innovative research topics that are
interesting research in relevant to agricultural issues.
my new lab.”
Dr. Shira Bukchin-Peles, ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Hebrew University of
Jerusalem The program received special recognition for its excellence at the Israel
Agricultural Sciences Conference in 2021. The recognition highlighted that most
of the programs’ fellows returned to their country of origin and an impressive
73% of recipients now hold a position in academia and research institutions.
In keeping with the Board of Directors’ recommendations, the grant will be
increased by 22% from the 2017 funding level, in order to cope with the growing
cost of living.
IMPACT SNAPSHOT
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Number of applicants Postdoctoral fellows
2017-2022 2017-2022
10
