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International Courses Program - Israel Institute

The International Courses Program supports individual classes about Israel at colleges and universities outside the United States and Israel. All courses supported by this grant must be for credit. Courses can be offered online or in-person.

In-person courses may be intensive or span a full semester. Intensive courses must include a minimum of 30 classroom hours over at least 10 distinct days of instruction. In-person grant amounts are $10,000 per class for courses in countries that are members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) & $12,000 per course in nonmember countries.

Online courses must span the full semester. Grant awards for online courses are $5,000.

Preference is given to applicants who have invitations to teach at public universities.

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Visiting Faculty Grants

The Visiting Faculty Program provides grant awards of $16,000 to $20,000 per semester-long course (or $13,000 to $16,000 per 10-week quarter) to support Israeli professors in teaching full-term, in-person, undergraduate courses about Israel in the United States. The award amount depends on the type of school.

Faculty may apply to teach up to four courses a year (a maximum of two per term) about Israel. This program is designed for full-time faculty of Israeli universities who are planning to spend their sabbatical at a university in the United States.

The deadline to apply for the Academic Year 2026-2027 is November 12, 2025.

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