The DeJur Foundation has established with the American Friends of the Hebrew University a $300,000 endowment fund for the awarding of fellowships to Masters and Doctoral students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Proceeds of the fund will be used for the cultivation of outstanding young talent needed to ensure Israel the next generation of scientists, according to university president Avraham Harman. He has identified this as a major priority facing the university today. The DeJur Foundation Fellowships will be awarded to Masters and Doctoral students in the area of medical science, in the applied sciences and in the area of agriculture. According to Harmon, most graduate students at the University are married and have family responsibilities, making it extremely difficult for them to pursue their studies without significant aid.
“The DeJur Foundation is very pleased to be able to contribute to the solution of a serious problem facing the Hebrew University and Israeli society as a whole,” said Benjamin Neuwirth, a vice president of the Foundation. “Israel’s very survival has always depended on its ability to make full use of its greatest asset –the. tremendous number of talented and resourceful young people.”
Dr. Robert Greenberg is president of the DeJur Foundation and Marion DeJur is a vice president.
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