Program Overview
The Israel Studies Teaching Supplement supports full-term courses in the United States about Israel taught by Israeli faculty, doctoral students, postdocs, spousal appointments, independent scholars, or other Israeli academics. Undergraduate courses are given priority over graduate courses.
Program Requirements
Faculty Eligibility
- Israeli scholars must have a PhD or be currently enrolled in a doctoral program.
Course Requirements
- Invited faculty members must teach at least one full-term, Israel-focused course.
- Courses may be in any discipline, but to be considered Israel-focused at least sixty percent of the topics and readings must be about Israel.
- Courses must last an entire semester or quarter (10-week minimum).
- Teaching Supplement grants do not support summer or intensive courses.
Grants
Institute grants can be paid directly to the visitor or to the host school. Grants pay up to $10,000 per semester-long course ($8,000 per 10-week quarter) to support teaching of full-term, in-person courses about Israel. Semester-long or quarter-long courses that are fully or partially online are eligible for up to $5,000 per course. Israel Institute grants do not pay for college/university administrative costs, fees, overhead, or indirect costs.
Inviting an Israeli Instructor
When inviting an Israeli scholar to your school we will need a formal invitation on university letterhead.
Please make sure your invitation contains the following guarantees:
- To offer at least one full-term, three-credit course that the scholar will teach about Israel;
- To sponsor the visa for the scholar (if needed); and
- To make an effort to ensure robust enrollment, including ensuring that courses are cross-listed and/or meet major/minor/general education requirements.
Download a customizable template for a university invitation.
