$5000 Goldberg Fellowship

The Melvin M. Goldberg Undergraduate Fellowship of $5000 for Research in Israel

Application Deadline: 1 March annually.

This USD $5000 MMG Fellowship in memory of Dr. Melvin Morris Goldberg (BSE UPenn 1961 / Ohio State PhD 1963) provides summer travel support to an ambitious undergraduate student from any U.S. University to perform supervised technical research at one of Israel's universities or research centers (eg, Bar-Ilan, Ben-Gurion, Haifa U., Hebrew U., Technion, Tel-Aviv U., the Weizmann Institute).

Research can be on any STEM topic. To apply, candidates work with an advisor at their home university to identify and confirm a willing supervisor in Israel. The Goldberg Fellowship is awarded to a U.S. junior or senior who demonstrates the initiative, enthusiasm, and aptitude to make such arrangements.


(Melvin Morris Goldberg, Philadelphia, PA, 1955.)

Goldberg Fellows

2021 Maayan Waldman of University of Pennsylvania.
To study Covid-related risk-taking and behavioral psychology at the Technion.
2019 Benjamin Porat of University of Pennsylvania.
To study photovoltaic solar cell technology at Ben Gurion University.
2014 Rivka Cohen of McGill University.
To study mechanical engineering and control theory at the Technion.
2013 Aviv Adler of Princeton University.
To study computational geometry at Tel Aviv University.
2005 Jacob Scott of California
To study bioinformatics at Tel Aviv University.
2000 Lou Kolman of Pennsylvania
To study cardiology at the Sheba Medical Center.
1999 Dan Pincus of New Jersey
To study neuromedicine at Tel Aviv University.
1998 Alyssa Abo of Pennsylvania
To study biomechanical engineering at Tel Aviv University.
1996 Rachel Sheinbein of Arizona
To study chemical/environmental engineering at the Technion.
1995 Gary Byala of Pennsylvania
To study chemical engineering at the Technion.
1994 Dana Ehrlich of Massachusetts
To study laser-based sensing at the Technion.
1993 Michael Joel of Massachusetts
To study solar energy at the Weizmann Institute.
1992 Jonathan Kaye of New York
To study computer science at Hebrew University.
1991 Michael Turok of New York
To study electrical engineering at Tel Aviv University.
1989 Stuart Rudoler of New Jersey
To study electro-optics at Ben Gurion University.
1988 David Rosenblatt of Delaware
To study chemical engineering at Bar Ilan University.

The Fellowship supports travel and living costs. Funding is provided by the Goldberg Family through the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania.

Research can be on any STEM topic. To apply, candidates work with an advisor at their home university to identify and confirm a willing supervisor in Israel. The Fellowship is awarded annually to a U.S. junior or senior who demonstrates the initiative, enthusiasm, and aptitude to make such arrangements.

** Applications due 1 March annually. **

Applications:

Please Email your Resume/CV with GPA as an attachment and in the body of the email include the following information in plain text (not as an attachment):
1. Your full contact information
2. University, Major, and Expected Graduation Date
3. Summary of proposed plan of study (500 words or less)
4. Name and contact information of your advisor in the US.
5. Name and contact information of your confirmed supervisor in Israel

Please email to:

Professor Ken Goldberg: goldberg@berkeley.edu

Subject: ** Application for MMG Research in Israel Fellowship

After applying, please check back if you do not receive a confirmation. The Goldberg Fellow will be announced in early April of each year.

For questions please contact:
Professor Ken Goldberg: goldberg@berkeley.edu with subject line: * Re: Melvin M. Goldberg (MMG) Fellowship for Research in Israel