Call for applications for a scholarship for an Israel internship

The Herzl Center for Israeli Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, in collaboration with the Prague Center for Jewish Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, is offering two scholarships of 50,000 CZK each for a professional internship in Israel for students interested in gaining academic experience in the country. This offer is open to students of Charles University from the 3rd year of undergraduate studies to the 3rd year of doctoral studies.

Supported thematic areas:

• Israeli politics
• Israeli society
• International relations
• Security
• History
• Culture
• Literature
• Religion

Supported types of projects:

• Field research related to the preparation of a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral thesis, or an academic article.
• Participation in educational activities in Israel (e.g., study stay at an academic institution, language course).
• Stay in a library related to research for a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral thesis, or an academic article.

Required documents:

• Project description in English explaining the academic benefits of the stay in Israel, including a breakdown of planned expenses (max. 2 pages).
• Structured CV in English (max. 2 pages). 
• A letter of recommendation in Czech or English from the supervisor, sent directly to herzlcenter@fsv.cuni.cz.

The scholarship will be granted on the condition that the stay in Israel will take place by the end of the calendar year 2025.

Deadline for submitting applications and sending the recommendation letter: April 30, 2025. Please send your application to herzlcenter@fsv.cuni.cz.

Please include „Israel Scholarship“ in the subject line.