Overview

Ph.D. Natural Sciences students at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev devote their time to research and advanced courses, which are all offered in English.

Features

They are also invited to participate in seminars in the departments of the Faculty. Towards the end of their studies, the student is required to submit a final thesis and orally defend their research findings. Scholarships are available for excellent students.

Programme Structure

The Faculty of Natural Science constantly endeavors to increase the number and quality of its students, to continually develop areas of study in order to keep pace with the demands of society, and to maintain the excellence of its teaching. In addition, the Faculty encourages interaction with the community by attempting to strengthen its ties with industry and the national educational system. Contacts and cooperative efforts with research institutions in the country and abroad are constantly increasing.

The Faculty provides a wide range of services to local schools and science- based industrries, and, in so doing, not only trains sorly-needed professionals, but also helps push back the frontiers of the desert while advancing those of science.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

85

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Beersheba, Israel

Disciplines

Natural Sciences

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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85

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Other requirements

General requirements

The candidate must have earned a Masters' degree in a program requiring the submission of a Masters’ Thesis from B.G.U. or another comparable academic institution, and must have high grades from the Masters’ studies and Thesis.

Candidates who have not yet fulfilled their Masters’ degree requirements may be accepted conditionally, contingent upon their proper completion of supplemental studies; this is a temporary status that may be conferred for only one semester.

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Tuition Fees

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Natural Sciences.

Available Scholarships

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