The Foundation bearing the name of Amos de-Shalit was formally established in 1974 on the fifth anniversary of his death. A living memorial to the founder and first head of the Weizmann Institute's Department of Nuclear Physics, and later of its Department of Science Teaching, the Foundation's main goal is to foster an increased awareness of the role of science among young Israelis.
Participants work in actual research laboratories, two or three in a laboratory with a mentor.
The Foundation contributed to the running of the school and granted scholarships to 5 of the 30 students who participated in the program. The Foundation contributed towards the operation of this program run by the Youth Activities Section of the Institute. Five Fellowships were granted to new mathematics teachers. The purpose of these fellowships is to enable worthy new teachers to have direct contact with the Mathematics Group of the Science Teaching Department, to receive counsel and advice and, in time, be leaders in their schools in the teaching of innovative and updated curricula. To motivate teachers, a prize in physics was established in the name of Amos de-Shalit.