The Azrieli Fellows Program announces the selection of its 2026–2027 cohort, welcoming 25 outstanding doctoral and master’s students who are pursuing advanced research at Israel’s leading academic institutions.
Chosen for their exceptional academic achievements, leadership qualities and demonstrated potential for impact, this year’s Fellows represent a wide range of disciplines and will undertake research poised to advance knowledge in their respective fields. The Program is delighted to welcome this new cohort of scholars and scientists, and looks forward to the valuable contributions they will make both within their fields and across the broader community.
Awarded:
Noa Barak, Tel Aviv University, History of Israel
Ariel Berlinger, University of Haifa, Cognitive Psychology
Maria Borzenko, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Educational Policy
Anna Boim, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Architectural Technologies
Euin Choung Kim, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Archaeology
Yoav Danieli, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Computer Science
Rebecca Eisenstadt, University of Haifa, Archaeology
Romi Hadary, Weizmann Institute of Science, Microbiology
Rawan Halabi, Tel Aviv University, Criminal Law
Omer Harel, Tel Aviv University, Organic Chemistry
Narkis Joffe, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Sustainable & Environmental Design
Ilay Kamai, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Astrophysics
Idan Kizel, Tel Aviv University, Condensed Matter Physics
Anne Krinsky, Tel Aviv University, Medicine
Chen Levine, Bar-Ilan University, Medical Psychology
Claire Naveh, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Neuroscience
Ido Nitzan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hebrew Literature
Gal Passi, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Computational Biology
David Piterman, University of Haifa, Educational Technologies
Hadar Porat, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Architectural History & Theory
Hadar Pozeilov, Bar-Ilan University, Neuroscience
Heni Rothstein Cohen, Tel Aviv University, Law & Technology
Eran Sdeor, Tel Aviv University, Molecular Biology
Shai Sonnenreich, Tel Aviv University, Mechanical Engineering
Roi Ziv, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jewish Thought
Honourable Mention:
Yoav Dana, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Applied Physics
Erez Eliyahu, Tel Aviv University, Economics
Yaakov Greenwald, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Developmental Psychology
Qingyuan Wang, Bar-Ilan University, Quantum Information & Computing
The Program is grateful to the academic selection committees involved in choosing the 2026–2027 cohort.
Academic Selection Committees 2026–2027
Senior Academic Advisor: Prof. Hermona Soreq, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
EXACT SCIENCES COMMITTEE
Chair: Prof. Uzi Vishne, Bar-Ilan University
Prof. Omri Abend, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Guy Cohen, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Eran Treister, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Prof. Omer Yaffe, Weizmann Institute of Science
LIFE SCIENCES COMMITTEE
Chair: Prof. Eli Pikarsky, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Sarel Fleishman, Weizmann Institute of Science
Prof. Irit Gat-Viks, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Yossi Mandel, Bar-Ilan University
HUMANITIES COMMITTEE
Chair: Prof. Avner Holtzman, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Nathan Cohen, Bar-Ilan University
Prof. Tamar Herzig, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Nimrod Marom, University of Haifa
Prof. Sara Offenberg, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Prof. Benjamin Pollock, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMITTEE
Chair: Prof. Mimi Ajzenstadt, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Jonathan Huppert, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Alexandra Kalev, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Michal Lavidor, Bar-Ilan University
Prof. Miki Malul, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Prof. Sagit Mor, University of Haifa
Prof. Aviad Rubin, University of Haifa
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Chair: Prof. Lily Orland-Barak, University of Haifa
Prof. Alona Forkosh-Baruch, Levinsky-Wingate Academic College
Dr. Arik Segev, Kay College/Sapir College
Prof. Dina Tsybulsky, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
ARCHITECTURE COMMITTEE
Chair: Prof. Barry Bergdoll, Columbia University
Dr. Karen Lee Bar-Sinai, Harvard University
Dr. Gabriel Schwake, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Leadership & Community Consultant
Dr. Varda Silberberg, Ziv Institute
