Residency Terms & Conditions

Up to four years, subject to annual review and renewal.

Fellows are strongly encouraged to move their residence to Jerusalem. Fellows will be offered a monthly subsidy for housing of up to NIS 4000 – upon a presentation of a rental contract in Jerusalem or its surroundings. This subsidy may also be used to pay for an apartment in the Students Village dorms on campus. Our office will help with renting a place in the dorms, and our current and graduate fellows are happy to share information about rental opportunities.

The Society is making an effort to keep in touch with its alumni and welcomes their continued involvement in its intellectual life. Fellows will receive an annual request for updates after graduating from the Society, and will be asked to keep the Society posted about their future success (employment, publications, etc.). The Society also offers a few slots each year for alumni who would like to spend a summer in at the MBSF (with travel costs covered).

No. The stipend is meant to cover living costs and research expenses. Fellows are, of course, encouraged to apply for additional money from third-party granting agencies (in consultation with the director and in agreement with HUJI policies), and the Society will help with such efforts. That said, each year we support up to 4 workshops held at the Society and up to 8 work visits (see more below), on the basis of availability of slots and fairness among the fellows.

Fellows are not allowed to receive any salary or other payment from other sources. This can be a cause for the termination of the fellowship. The single exception is the option of teaching a course in a relevant department of the Hebrew University or another University in Israel, with the approval of the program director, and in no case exceeding four academic credits per year. The Society will do its best to help fellows who are interested in teaching to find teaching positions in suitable departments at the Hebrew University, although in most cases this applies only to the second, third, and fourth years of residence.

First and foremost, to do your own research, think new thoughts, and break new grounds! We also expect the fellows be in residence, take part in all our activities, and become an active member of the community.

Any publications and official reports, in the context of the fellowship, should include an appropriate acknowledgement of the financial support by the Society (“This essay/book was written with the support of the Martin Buber Society of Fellows at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem”). Fellows are expected to update their information, including publications, on the MBSF’s website, and to take part in our other outreach efforts (podcast, newsletter, etc.).

Fellows are strongly encouraged to move their residence to Jerusalem. Fellows will be offered a monthly subsidy for housing of up to NIS 4000 – upon a presentation of a rental contract in Jerusalem or its surroundings. This subsidy may also be used to pay for an apartment in the Students Village dorms on campus. Our office will help with renting a place in the dorms, and our current and graduate fellows are happy to share information about rental opportunities.

The Society is making an effort to keep in touch with its alumni and welcomes their continued involvement in its intellectual life. Fellows will receive an annual request for updates after graduating from the Society, and will be asked to keep the Society posted about their future success (employment, publications, etc.). The Society also offers a few slots each year for alumni who would like to spend a summer in at the MBSF (with travel costs covered).

Yes. In the first year of residency, some fellows will be asked to share an office, but usually starting with the second year, all fellows get their own office.

There is no official requirement, but we strongly encourage that fellows use their term here to study Hebrew and Arabic. Indeed, subsidized classes in both languages (at various levels) are offered at the Mandel building every year.

The University is not in operation during Friday and Saturday. Sunday through Thursday are the work days.