The Allon Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to outstanding young scientists by the Council for Higher Education. The Guastalla Fellowships are awarded by the Sacta-Rashi Foundation and the Council of Higher Education. The fellowships for Senior Immigrant Scientists are awarded to Senior new immigrants from the former Eastern Bloc by the Council of Higher Education. The Academic Secretary's office organizes and runs the program. Approximately 70 undergraduate students are accepted each year - half the students are from abroad and half from Israel.
Participants designate the research preferences of their choice from a list of current projects.
These choices are then matched, by a scientific coordinator, with ongoing research teams at the Institute. The students work under the guidance of a staff scientist and spend between 10 weeks to 4 months, during their summer holidays, working on the research project to which they have been assigned. A few students from the Southern Hemisphere attend during the winter months, coinciding with these students' university holidays. The overseas participants are given opportunities to tour Israel, to participate in various social activities and, of course, to interact with the other summer students and graduate students and staff from the Institute. CT Honors Prof.