FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Every year, the Foundation awards scholarships to third degree students at Israel’s institutions of higher education. The Foundation Council´s Scholarship Committee selects candidates submitted by these institutions, on the basis of excellence.
The scholarships are awarded to full-time students attending one of Israel’s universities or colleges. Recipients are nominated by these institutions, in accordance with their own criteria. We do not accept direct applications from students in Israel or abroad. The Wolf Foundation does not fund symposia, scientific meetings, research, publication of books, and similar activities.
Special grants have been awarded to scientists engaged in research in the exact and life sciences, the humanities and the social sciences. Recipients were selected by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, from among candidates submitted by institutions of higher education in Israel.
Since 1976, more than 5,800 scholarships and grants have been awarded to students and researchers in Israel.
SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED BY SPECIAL DONORS
INGEBORG BACHMANN SCHOLARSHIP, ESTABLISHED BY ANSELM KIEFER
The Wolf Foundation has awarded since 1991 the “Ingeborg Bachmann Scholarship Established by Anselm Kiefer.” The Scholarship, in the amount of $8,000, aims to help young, promising Israeli artists, under the age of 35, mainly in pursuit of studies abroad.
Candidates are submitted by Israeli schools and academies of art; past recipients of this Scholarship; and art institutions invited to submit candidates. Recipients are selected by a Jury of three experts in the field.
The German artist Anselm Kiefer, recipient of the 1990 Wolf Prize in Arts, donated his monetary award of $100,000 to establish this Scholarship.
Ingeborg Bachmann ( 1926 – 1973) was an Austrian poet whose name Anselm Kiefer wanted to honor, by establishing a scholarship in tribute to her literary and philosophical works. Bachmann excelled in several literary fields: poetry, fiction and narrative. Her many essays appeared in leading literary magazines. She also participated in numerous radio debates on literature and philosophy. Until her tragic death, at the age of 47, Bachman´s literary and philosophical activities, coupled with her outstanding personality--which combined intellectual acuteness with a very special sensitivity--attracted vast attention.
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
1991- Daniel Sack (born 1962, Israel),
a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
1992 - Max Friedman (born 1961, Israel),
a graduate of the Kalisher - Tel Aviv School of Art
1993 - Guy Ben-Ner (born 1969, Israel),
a graduate of the Beit Berl College, School of Art, Ramat Hasharon
1994 - Gil Shachar (born 1965, Israel),
a graduate of the Beit Berl College, School of Art, Ramat Hasharon
1995 - Sigalit Landau (born 1969, Israel),
a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
1996 - Yehudith Sasportas (born 1969, Israel),
a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
1997 - Doron Ravina (born 1971, Israel),
a graduate of the Beit Berl College, School of Art, Kfar Saba
1998 - Michal Helfman (born 1973, Israel),
a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
1999 - Yigal Nizri (born 1973, Israel),
a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
2000 - Ruti Nemet (born 1977, Israel) and Zoya Cherkasski (born 1976, Russia),
graduates of the Beit Berl College - School of Art, Kfar Saba
2001- Rona Yefman (born 1972, Israel),
a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
2002 - Uri Nir (born 1976, Israel),
a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
2003 -Yael Bartana (born 1970, Israel),
a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
2004/5 - Talia Keinan (born 1978, Israel),
a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
2006/7 - Barak Ravitz (born 1982, Israel),
a graduate of the Beit Berl College - School of Art, Kfar Saba
2008/9 -Ruti Sela (born 1974, Israel),
a graduate of the Bezalel Academy and Tel Aviv School of Art
ECKSTEIN SCHOLARSHIPS
The Eckstein Scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students, are awarded since 1998, in memory of Hertha Eckstein (1908, Germany – 1997, Brazil). Hertha Eckstein left a legacy to the Wolf Foundation, with the aim of awarding scholarships to students at Israel’s institutions of higher education.
Every year, 14 scholarships are awarded in the sciences and humanities. The selection process and scholarship sum are similar to those of the Foundation scholarships.
THALHEIMER SCHOLARSHIPS
The Thalheimer Scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students at Israel’s institutions of higher education have been awarded since 1998. Funds are provided by the Thalheimer family, in memory of Erich Thalheimer (1908, Germany - 1984, Uruguay), his son Ernesto Thalheimer (1940, Switzerland - 1994, Brazil)--both Wolf Foundation Trustees for many years; and Ernesto’s daughter, Silvana Thalheimer (1967, Brazil - 1995, USA), killed in a car accident just as she was completing her studies in the US.
Every year, 30 scholarships are awarded in the fields of Life, Exact and Natural Sciences. The selection process and scholarship sum are similar to those of the Foundation scholarships.
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