Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Kreitman School for Advanced Research Studies

SHORT-TERM POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

Application for candidacy for an academic scholarship

1.  Personal information:

Family name
First name
I.D./Passport number
Department
E-mail address
Year of birth
Country of birth
Year of Aliyah to Israel
Citizenship(s)
Gender
Marital status + no. of dependents
Address
Ph.D. advisor
Current students--give enrollment date (year & semester)

2.  Academic studies:

Grade: course average / Dept. / Name of institution / Years / Degree
Bachelors
Master’s thesis grade / Master
Ph.D.

A list of your publications (list the authors in the same order as in the publication and indicate clearly if some authors have equal contribution or if the order was alphabetical and not based on contribution; the article title; year; volume & pages; language of publication; and the journal's Journal Citation Reports (JCR) or 2-year impact factor, ranking and out of how many journals, quartile, and discipline. If the journal is not in JCR, this must be specifically noted. You may use impact factors from sources other than JCR, such as Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), only if the journal is not in JCR, or in an area where SJR is the accepted ranking list. In such case, including all the above-mentioned details, in such a case indicate ranking in both JCR and SJR. Also, cite the website address for each publication. An example of the ranking information: SJR IF = 4.026, 10/347, Q1, Economics.

For peer-reviewed journals not listed in JCR or SJR, specify the journal and its nature. If published in journals in Hebrew, indicate if the journal is included in the VATAT list.

3. 

Please make sure not to list submitted works as accepted/published

·  Original articles accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals (list the authors in the same order as in the publication; the article title; year; volume & pages; language of publication; and the journal's impact factor ranking. (please indicate the ranking system, such ISI, SJR etc). If the journal does not have a ranking, this must be specifically noted. Also cite the website address for each publication).

·  Original articles submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals

·  Articles in preparation (indicate the names of the authors and the title).

·  Review articles accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals (list: the authors; the review's title; and the name of the publishing journal; please note whether this was an invited peer review or was initiated by the authors of the review).

·  Articles submitted for publication in a conference proceedings volume that has undergone scientific review (in addition to the list of authors, please indicate: the article title and the name of the conference; one should also cite the percentage of submitted papers accepted for the conference, especially in the fields of computer science and information systems engineering).

·  A book chapter (list: the authors; the chapter title; the editor(s); and the publisher).

·  An entire book written by the candidate (list: the title; the year of publication; and the publisher).

·  A lexical item (list: the authors; the item's title; the title of the lexicon; the editor(s); and the publisher).

·  Articles published in non-reviewed journals (list: the authors; the title of the publication containing the article; the publishing institution; and the language of publication).

4.  Information on prior awards, certificates of excellence, scholarships, etc.

Year / Name of the award / For which degree / Institution granting the award/scholarship

5.  Description of the research topic (limited to half a page).

6.  Rationale for submitting candidacy (written either by the Thesis Advisor or by the Head of the Departmental Research Students' Committee—limited to half a page—stressing the significant accomplishments of the student in his/her research).

7.  1 Letter of recommendation from the Ph.D. advisor (inserted into the file by the Department Secretariat).

8.  Teaching tasks (courses; laboratory sessions; practical exercises).

9.  Prior/current employment (list: the years; the places of employment; and the positions held).

10.  Additional personal details (volunteerism; military service; national service; hobbies; and languages).

11.  Any employment planned for the upcoming academic year (in order to work outside BGU, permission must first be received, in accordance with the rules governing fellowship-supported and postdoctoral students):

Name of workplace ______

Planned scope of job (no. of hours weekly or percentage of position)______

I hereby promise to notify the Department Secretariat of any changes in the above.

12.  Additional required details:

Name of bank______Branch no.______Account no.______

Have you applied for any other internal BGU scholarships? ______

Have you applied for any external scholarships? ______

13.  Matching Funds by the Thesis Advisor:

No. of portions______Name the of the Thesis Advisor______

Signature:______

14.  The host faculty or department may also participate in funding the scholarship up to 12,340 IS (2 units per month) of the total sum.

Matching Funds by the Department or Faculty:

No. of portions______Name & position of the signatory______

Signature:______

15.  One may attach abstracts of articles published in peer-reviewed journals.

16.  If applicable, attach a draft of a paper in preparation.