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Paying for your studies: grants and benefits

What is available and to whom: everyone, those who finished the army or national service, and those whose studies the army pays for.

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Tuition

2026/27 academic year

  • Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.
  • Tuition for a full-year track in pre-academic mechinot for the 2026/27 academic year – ₪16,490.
  • At academic institutions that are not funded by the Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC), tuition is set by the institution itself.
  • Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 4 Oct 2026

Scholarships

  • Scholarships for students – bachelor's degreeLink
  • Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 4 Oct 2026

After the army or national service

Designation 44 Scholarship – Scholarship for students studying in the periphery toward a bachelor's degree

2025/26 academic year

  • This scholarship is intended to help cover tuition for the first academic year of the bachelor's degree only.
  • Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.
  • Discharged lone soldiers and active reservists.
  • Please note: eligibility for the scholarship is conditional on completing the entire first academic year.
  • Discharged soldiers: from 3 months before discharge until 5 years after completing regular service.
  • Eligible for full funding of tuition for the first year:
    • Discharged soldiers who completed the entire period of service required by law.
    • Graduates of National-Civil Service who served for at least 23 months.
  • Eligible for funding of up to 50%: Graduates of National-Civil Service who served for 12 months.

Mimadim LaLimudim (From Uniform to Studies) scholarship, 2025/26 – In recognition of combat soldiers and members of unique populations

2025/26 academic year

  • The Mimadim LaLimudim scholarship from the Department for Discharged Soldiers and Reservists provides 100% funding for university tuition for academic studies or certificate studies in the arts.
  • Scholarship amount – full funding, equal to the university tuition rate set by the Council for Higher Education, for bachelor's degree studies and art certificate studies, for 3 years of study, or 4 years of study for bachelor's degree students in engineering, medical studies (doctor) or architecture, for each academic year actually studied.
  • Discharged soldiers who served full and proper service in the IDF, as detailed:
    • Combat soldiers – holders of a “Gold Honorable Discharge” certificate.
    • Special populations holding an “Honorable Discharge” certificate who meet one of the following conditions:
      • Eligible for parental family-support payments.
      • Those who were eligible for family-support payments to their parents during their service, as defined in military regulations.
      • Released lone soldiers who were recognized as lone soldiers until the end of their service.
      • Women and men from minority groups.
      • Released soldiers from the Arab, Druze, and Circassian populations.
      • Discharged soldiers who are new immigrants, classified as new immigrants during their service, in accordance with military regulations.
  • The eligibility period for submitting a first application for the Mimadim LaLimudim scholarship is up to 5 years from the date of discharge from mandatory service.

Living in the Periphery Scholarship 45

2025/26 academic year

  • Full funding – participation in funding academic studies, covering up to 100% of university tuition, as determined by the Council for Higher Education, for the first academic year of the bachelor's degree only.
  • Scholarship amount - The scholarship amount will not exceed ₪12,017 (as of the 2025/26 academic year - 2026), in accordance with the tuition amount set by the Council for Higher Education, or the amount actually paid to the educational institution, whichever is lower.
  • Released soldiers and people who completed national-civil service and fulfilled the period of service required by law, whose registered address was in national priority areas, as defined by law, for 5 of the 6 years preceding the start of their studies.
  • The scholarship will be transferred to the eligible recipients’ personal deposit account by 31/03/2027, but only after you receive notification in your personal area that your eligibility has been approved.

Using the personal deposit for academic studies and the psychometric exam | For discharged men and women

  • Planning to pursue academic studies or take a preparatory course for the psychometric exam? You can use the funds in your personal deposit account to pay for your studies.

Education benefits for reservists – Department for Discharged Soldiers and Reservists

  • Those who served as reservists during the “Iron Swords” war are eligible, under Government Resolution 1023, for additional financial assistance and benefits, according to the criteria detailed in the resolution.
  • Studying in the periphery - Participation in funding the first academic year of a bachelor's degree at eligible institutions in the periphery (including several colleges in Jerusalem).
  • Studying from the periphery - Participation in funding the first academic year of a bachelor's degree for those eligible from areas designated as national priority areas.

Pre-academic mechinot

  • This assistance is not funded from the personal deposit, so before starting your studies, check with the secretary’s office whether the program you chose is eligible for funding from the Fund for the Absorption of Discharged Soldiers, through the Department for Discharged Soldiers and Reservists at the Ministry of Defense.

The army pays for the studies

Academic Reserve Program

What it is

  • The academic reserve track is an excellence program that enables students to move directly from high school to academic studies in engineering, the exact sciences, medicine, and other fields.

What the army pays for

  • Annual “Atuda Encouragement” grant of ₪10,500
  • Expense reimbursement grant (psychometric exam, applications to institutions) of ₪2,500
  • “Excellence Club” grant of ₪5,000
  • Elite Programs grant of ₪5,000
  • Free public transportation through the “Zuzu” app
  • Mentoring grant of ₪5,000
  • Additional financial support based on socioeconomic status – “Atidim”

Service commitment

  • Graduates of the program will serve the mandatory service required by law (women and men are subject to the same law) and 3 years as career soldiers, as academic officers in roles related to the field they studied, and will be assigned to all the technological units in the defense establishment.

Requirements

  • Registration for the Academic Reserve track is intended for 12th-grade students
  • High IDF quality scores
  • Psychometric exam: IDF minimum—590
  • Excellent bagrut results suited to the field of study
  • Personality screening tests
  • Admission to academic institutions

The role in the Maslul guide

Adarim Track – Technological Division Academy Track – Direct track to a bachelor's degree and officer training

What it is

  • “Adarim,” an excellence track for developing maintenance officers in the Israeli Air Force’s technical corps, which prepares you for the evolving technological era.

Where you study

  • The 2-year track includes professional studies, practical work, and general multi-domain bachelor's degree studies with a specialization in logistics from the University of Haifa.

Service commitment

  • Soldiers accepted to the track will commit to 3 years and 4 months of career service in a range of officer roles (upon completing the training)

Requirements

  • DAPAR 60 or higher, profile 64 or higher, Hebrew 7, English and mathematics at 4 units or higher, 12 years of schooling.

The role in the Maslul guide

Arazim Track, Military Intelligence Directorate

What it is

  • This degree is completed at Tel Aviv University in an accelerated 2-year program instead of 3 years, but participants in the track complete the full program.

Where you study

  • As part of the track, students complete a double major bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science at Tel Aviv University over 2 years.

Service commitment

  • The service period in the program consists of full compulsory military service, which begins upon completion of the degree (and includes officer training and professional training), and 3 years of career service.

Requirements

  • Applicants whose qualifications are found to meet the threshold requirements set by the Intelligence Corps will be invited to take part in the selection process.

The role in the Maslul guide

Arazim Track

What it is

  • Studies take place as part of the academic reserve program, and upon completion, the trainees enlist and take an officers’ course, which they complete with the rank of lieutenant.

Where you study

  • Arazim is a prestigious, selective academic reserve track in mathematical and technological research, in which students complete a double major bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science at Tel Aviv University over 2 years.

Service commitment

  • Service in the program consists of full compulsory military service lasting 2 years and 8 months, followed by 3 years of career service, as required of every academic reserve participant in the IDF.

Requirements

  • Profile 25 or higher.

The role in the Maslul guide

Havatzalot Program

What it is

  • This is the Intelligence Corps’ flagship program, combining career military service with a bachelor's degree in political science and Middle Eastern studies, together with one of the following analytical departments: computer science, mathematics, data science, economics, and philosophy.

Where you study

  • 3 years of training, including 03 basic training, studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in a double major program, an officers' course at Bahad 1, and various additional intelligence training programs.

Service commitment

  • After completing the training, program graduates serve for 6 years in career military service in key roles in the Intelligence Directorate, moving between roles and between its various intelligence units.

Requirements

  • Profile of 25 or higher. Passing the initial screening for the Shchakim program, with a continuation score for the Havatzalot program and a psychometric exam score above 650.

The role in the Maslul guide

Naval Officer Course

What it is

  • The course lasts about 2.5 years and combines academic studies, intensive military combat training, and in-depth professional training on the combat, navigation, operation, and command systems of the Navy’s vessels.

Where you study

  • The course lasts 2.5 years. Upon completion, graduates receive the rank of lieutenant, a bachelor's degree certificate in Political Science/Business Administration/Information Systems Management from the University of Haifa, and the coveted naval officer pin.

Service commitment

  • Course graduates undertake to sign on for 5 years of career service.

Requirements

  • Dapar score 60
  • Profile 82 with no disqualifying clauses
  • Hebrew score 8
  • There are additional threshold requirements

The role in the Maslul guide

Pilot

What it is

  • The course consists of 5 stages: 4 half-year training stages and 1 year of academic studies.

Service commitment

  • At the end of the flight course, you will be required to sign on for 7 years of career service.

Requirements

  • DAPAR 60 or higher
  • Profile 97 (without disqualifying medical conditions)
  • Up to age 23 (age 24 for holders of a 1st-degree diploma when the course begins)

The role in the Maslul guide

Talpiot Program

What it is

  • During their training, Talpiot cadets follow a multi-year track that combines security and leadership training with high-level academic studies.
  • The cadets earn a degree in one of the following fields: physics, mathematics, or computer science

Where you study

  • 3 years of training, including 04 basic training at the Paratroopers Training Base, studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an officers' course at Bahad 1, and various additional training programs.

Requirements

  • The program is intended for high school students who graduated from a science or technology track.
  • 5 units in mathematics and English.
  • High military aptitude scores.
  • Profile 72 or higher (candidates with Profile 64 can email to check their eligibility).

The role in the Maslul guide

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An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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