Project details
The Polonsky Academy’s mission is to promote excellence and creativity in the humanities and social sciences, by enabling talented young international and Israeli post-doctoral researchers to focus on research and writing for an extended period of time, thus assisting them to further their academic careers and thereby further advance knowledge in their fields.
The Polonsky Academy is based at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, one of Israel’s leading independent research institutes, and neighbours Israel’s Council of Higher Education and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. It can accommodate up to thirty Polonsky Fellows. The building, opened in 2014, has won awards for its architectural design and environmental sustainability. The Polonsky Academy is based at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, one of Israel’s leading independent research institutes, and neighbours Israel’s Council of Higher Education and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. It can accommodate up to thirty Polonsky Fellows. The building, opened in 2014, has won awards for its architectural design and environmental sustainability. The architect Bracha Chyutin was awarded the prestigious EMET Prize in 2020.
Polonsky Fellows form a vibrant research community in the humanities and social sciences, with the freedom to conduct their own research independently or in collaboration with ongoing projects at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. They are awarded an annual stipend of $40,000 for up to four years (with a possible fifth year in exceptional circumstances), enabling them to develop their individual research and to advance their academic status. They also have the opportunity to teach at leading universities in Israel.
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https://polonsky.vanleer.org.il/
https://emetprize.com/award-page/2/179
Subject area: Humanities education and research
Subject areas
Cultural heritage and digitisation
We support major libraries and museums in digitising and displaying the riches of their collections, to make them available to researchers and the wider public in innovative and attractive ways.
Humanities education and research
We support research in the humanities at significant academic institutions, educational initiatives to inspire young people about the humanities, and the broadening of educational opportunity.
Excellence and innovation in the arts
We support artistic heritage, the development of new creative work and the nurturing of young performers.