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== US-Israel Academic Bridge Fellowship ==
 
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The Academic Bridge Fellowship offers a fully-funded academic program for young Israelis at the [http://www.upenn.edu UPenn].  UPenn is one of the highest-ranked academic institutions in the world, with programs in wide-ranging fields, including science, engineering, medicine, law, business, humanities, social work, education, and numerous other fields of study.   
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The Academic Bridge Fellowship will bring young people from Israel to the United States for a fully-funded summer program involving research and academic and cultural exchange.  The inaugural program will take place from June 18 to July 23, 2024, at the University of Pennsylvania, a leading academic institution with programs in wide-ranging fields, including science, engineering, medicine, law, business, and the humanities, among other disciplines.  The bridge fellowship is a scholarly summer internship, offering early exposure to the academic system in American universities and enhancing mutual understanding between fellows from Israel and members of our university community.
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After October 7th, faculty from Penn organized a mission to express our solidarity with our friends and colleagues in Israel. In the face of the dramatic rise in anti-Israel sentiment on campus, we see cultural exchange as the best antidote to hateful views arising from a failure to know Israelis. We therefore initiated the Academic Bridge Fellowship, which provides young Israelis with the opportunity to interact with faculty and students in an immersive setting, providing deep connections on North American campuses, beginning this summer at Penn and scaling, in future years, to other institutions.
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== About the Fellowship ==
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The bridge fellowship is a scholarly summer internship for young Israelis offering early exposure to the academic system in North American universities, and enhancing mutual understanding between young Israelis and their North American counterparts. The program has the following goals:
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1. Provide opportunities for young Israelis to gain scholarly exposure in the North American academic system, thus offering them valuable training and future connections.
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2. Facilitate dialogue and mutual understanding between young Israelis and their counterparts on North American campuses.
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3. Provide opportunities for North American faculty and communities to demonstrate their support for young Israelis, thus strengthening ties between our communities.
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''Why this program?
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Our premise is that cultural exchange between Israeli and American young people is particularly important for promoting dialogue and mutual understanding. And despite the many programs aimed at North American / Israeli cultural exchange, few programs exist to bring young Israelis to North America, and those that do, operate within the setting of a summer camp or a trip.
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Fellows will work alongside students, faculty, and research staff in a wide range of academic research areas, including biology, medicine, psychology, business, law, and engineering, among other topics. Our program will provide fellows with an immersive experience studying and contributing to scholarly research. Fellows will be responsible for contributing to their group's research or scholarly activities. In doing so, they will gain exposure to the American academic system, thus offering them valuable training and experiences and building friendships.  Cultural exchange is particularly important for promoting dialogue and mutual understanding, and such interactions greatly enrich learning communities.
  
 
== Opportunity and Eligibility ==
 
== Opportunity and Eligibility ==
  
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The bridge fellowship is open to any Israeli citizen eligible to travel to the US who meets English language proficiency requirements. Selection criteria include a strong commitment to spending 4-5 weeks engaged in full-time academic training/research and personal qualities that bode well for success in our program. In addition, we seek to prioritize admission of fellows who have recently completed military service or national service.
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The bridge fellowship concerns cultural exchange between fellows from Israel and members of our university communities.  We invite applications from anyone who lives in Israel and/or attends an Israeli university and who is eligible to travel to the US.  We expect candidates to meet English language proficiency requirements. Selection criteria include a strong commitment to spending 4-5 weeks engaged in full-time academic training/research and personal qualities that bode well for success in our program. We welcome applications from those affected by the massacre of Oct 7, those who have completed military or national service, and anyone affected by the ongoing war.
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The present program encompasses two key elements: (1) Giving young Israelis the opportunity to be mentored by Penn Professors, and (2) Bringing young Israelis together with young North Americans in a setting where they pursue academic goals and also through non-academic interactions and engagement with the local community.
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== Key Dates and Application Process ==
 
== Key Dates and Application Process ==
  
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The program will cover all costs, including a multi-day orientation in Israel, flights to and from the US, housing on the Penn campus, and meals. Fellows will also participate in community activities, including group trips and (optional) Shabbat meals. Bridge fellows will be mentored by Penn Faculty (listed below) and participate in regular “Lunch & Learn” meetings where they will be exposed to the cutting-edge research environment at UPenn. A typical week during the program will include a trip on Sunday, Monday-Friday work with faculty mentors and research groups, Lunch & Learn seminars, and community outings.
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The program will cover all costs, including a multi-day orientation in Israel, flights to and from the US, housing and meals. Fellows will also participate in community activities, including group trips and (optional) Shabbat meals. Bridge fellows will be mentored by UPenn Faculty (listed below) and participate in regular “Lunch & Learn” meetings where they will be exposed to the cutting-edge research environment at UPenn. A typical week during the program will include a trip on Sunday, Monday-Friday work with faculty mentors and research groups, Lunch & Learn seminars, and community outings.
 
   
 
   
 
May 1st – Application deadline (no costs for applicants)  
 
May 1st – Application deadline (no costs for applicants)  
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June 21 - Travel to the US (plus or minus one day, pending flight availability)
 
June 21 - Travel to the US (plus or minus one day, pending flight availability)
  
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June 22 - July 22 - Program at UPenn, as described above)
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June 22 - July 22 - Academic program described above
  
 
July 23 - Return to Israel (plus or minus one day, pending flight availability)
 
July 23 - Return to Israel (plus or minus one day, pending flight availability)
  
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Applicants must submit materials through the attached form. The application requires you to answer a list of questions and to upload a video, so please be prepared to allocate 1-2 hours to complete the application.
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Applicants must submit materials using the attached form. The application requires you to answer a list of questions and upload a video, so please be prepared to allocate 1-2 hours to complete the application.
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[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1op38yQg79qgFaYlt4n5qFhgOMo0X-snkXnZUGqRaB5c/edit Click Here to Apply]
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==[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1op38yQg79qgFaYlt4n5qFhgOMo0X-snkXnZUGqRaB5c/edit Click Here to Apply]==
  
 
== Program Organizers ==
 
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[http://memory.psych.upenn.edu/People/ Michael Jacob Kahana, Ph.D.], Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Psychology, School of Arts & Sciences
 
[http://memory.psych.upenn.edu/People/ Michael Jacob Kahana, Ph.D.], Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Psychology, School of Arts & Sciences
  
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Maayan Levy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine
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[https://www.levy-lab.com Maayan Levy, Ph.D.] Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine
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Peter Decherney, Ph.D., Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Cinema, School of Arts & Sciences
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[https://marketing.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/ronber/ Ron Berman, Ph.D.], Associate Professor of Marketing, [http://wharton.upenn.edu Wharton School of Business]
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== Faculty Mentors and Lunch & Learn Speakers (DRAFT) ==
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Michael Jacob Kahana, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Psychology, Topic: “Memory and Trauma” (Mentor)
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Maayan Levy, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Topic: “New approaches for treating human diseases” (Mentor)
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Peter Decherney, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Cinema. Topic: “Hollywood” (Mentor)
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Christoph Thaiss, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Topic: “Gut Brain communication” (Mentor)
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Ken Cadwell, T. Grier Miller Professor of Medicine, Topic: “Pathogens”, (Mentor)
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Jorge Henao-Mejia, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Topic: “mouse genetic tools” (Mentor)
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Joe Zackular, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Topic: “c.diff infection”, (Mentor)
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Klaus Kaestner, Thomas and Evelyn Suor Butterworth Professor in Genetics, Associate Director, Penn Diabetes Research Center (Mentor)
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Lou Soslowsky, Fairhill Professor of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine (Mentor)
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Matthew D. Weitzman.  Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine  And Arthur Vincent Meigs Endowed Chair in Pediatrics.  Topic: “Virus-Host Interactions”, (Mentor)
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Ruben Gur and Raquel Gur.  Professors of Psychiatry and Neurology.  (Mentors)
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Brian Englander, Robert E. Campbell Associate Professor of Radiology (Mentor)
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Kellie Jurado, Presidential Assistant Professor, Topic: “pathogenesis of emerging viruses” (Mentor)
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Ronny Drapkin, Franklin Payne Associate Professor of Pathology (Mentor)
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Claire Finkelstein, Topic: “On the law of armed conflict”
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Tom Baker, William Maul Measey Professor of Law, Topic: “Interdisciplinarity”
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Morris Cohen, Panasonic Professor Emeritus of Manufacturing and Logistics. Topic: “Manufacturing Logistics”
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Abraham Wyner, Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Topic: “Using Statistics to Understand Casualties in War?”
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David Raizin, Professor of Neurology, Topic: “Understanding fatigue”
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Martin Seligman, Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology, Director of the Positive Psychology Center. Topic: “Resilience”
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Angela Duckworth, Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor and co-founder of the Character Lab.  Topic: “Grit”
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Itay Goldstein, Joel S. Ehrenkranz Family Professor, Professor of Finance, Professor of Economics, Topic: “Global Games and Financial Fragility”
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Brian Litt, Perelman Professor of Neurology, Topic: “Brain-machine interfaces”
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Konrad Kording, Penn Integrated Knowledge Professor, Departments of Bioengineering, Computer Science and Psychology. Topic: “Brains, AI and Evolution”
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Ron Berman, Associate Professor of Marketing, Topic: “Marketing”
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Roger Greenberg, J. Samuel Staub M.D. Professor, Department of Cancer Biology, Director, Penn Center for Genome Integrity / Basser Center, Topic: “Cancer Biology”
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[https://decherney.org Peter Decherney, Ph.D.], Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Cinema, School of Arts & Sciences
  
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Kara Bernstein. Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Topic: “Imaging Living Cells”
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[https://marketing.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/ronber/ Ron Berman, Ph.D.], Associate Professor of Marketing, [https://www.wharton.upenn.edu]
  
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[https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g275/p8790102 Ronny Drapkin, M.D. / Ph.D.] Ronny Drapkin, Franklin Payne Associate Professor of Pathology, Perelman School of Medicine

Latest revision as of 01:45, 26 April 2024

US-Israel Academic Bridge Fellowship

The Academic Bridge Fellowship will bring young people from Israel to the United States for a fully-funded summer program involving research and academic and cultural exchange. The inaugural program will take place from June 18 to July 23, 2024, at the University of Pennsylvania, a leading academic institution with programs in wide-ranging fields, including science, engineering, medicine, law, business, and the humanities, among other disciplines. The bridge fellowship is a scholarly summer internship, offering early exposure to the academic system in American universities and enhancing mutual understanding between fellows from Israel and members of our university community.

Fellows will work alongside students, faculty, and research staff in a wide range of academic research areas, including biology, medicine, psychology, business, law, and engineering, among other topics. Our program will provide fellows with an immersive experience studying and contributing to scholarly research. Fellows will be responsible for contributing to their group's research or scholarly activities. In doing so, they will gain exposure to the American academic system, thus offering them valuable training and experiences and building friendships. Cultural exchange is particularly important for promoting dialogue and mutual understanding, and such interactions greatly enrich learning communities.

Opportunity and Eligibility

The bridge fellowship concerns cultural exchange between fellows from Israel and members of our university communities. We invite applications from anyone who lives in Israel and/or attends an Israeli university and who is eligible to travel to the US. We expect candidates to meet English language proficiency requirements. Selection criteria include a strong commitment to spending 4-5 weeks engaged in full-time academic training/research and personal qualities that bode well for success in our program. We welcome applications from those affected by the massacre of Oct 7, those who have completed military or national service, and anyone affected by the ongoing war.

Key Dates and Application Process

The program will cover all costs, including a multi-day orientation in Israel, flights to and from the US, housing and meals. Fellows will also participate in community activities, including group trips and (optional) Shabbat meals. Bridge fellows will be mentored by UPenn Faculty (listed below) and participate in regular “Lunch & Learn” meetings where they will be exposed to the cutting-edge research environment at UPenn. A typical week during the program will include a trip on Sunday, Monday-Friday work with faculty mentors and research groups, Lunch & Learn seminars, and community outings.

May 1st – Application deadline (no costs for applicants)

June 18-20 – Orientation in Israel with UPenn faculty and Alumni

June 21 - Travel to the US (plus or minus one day, pending flight availability)

June 22 - July 22 - Academic program described above

July 23 - Return to Israel (plus or minus one day, pending flight availability)

Applicants must submit materials using the attached form. The application requires you to answer a list of questions and upload a video, so please be prepared to allocate 1-2 hours to complete the application.

Click Here to Apply

Program Organizers

Michael Jacob Kahana, Ph.D., Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Psychology, School of Arts & Sciences

Maayan Levy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine

Peter Decherney, Ph.D., Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Cinema, School of Arts & Sciences

Ron Berman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing, [1]

Ronny Drapkin, M.D. / Ph.D. Ronny Drapkin, Franklin Payne Associate Professor of Pathology, Perelman School of Medicine

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