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Tuition fees for Doctoral degree (PhD)

The main tuition components for a PhD are explained in the table below:

Table

Item

Description

Base tuition for the current academic year 15,748 ILS

Master’s degree base tuition for Israeli students is set by the Council for Higher Education.
For the 2024-25 academic year – 15,748 ILS linked to the CPI from July 2024. Tuition for foreign students is 25% above based tuition for Israeli doctoral students.

This sum corresponds to 100% tuition for full-time studies.

Mandatory fees

For the 2024-25 academic year:

Social-services –
359 ILS

Security –
646 ILS

Mandatory fees – security and social services. These fees are not a component of tuition and are charged each academic year
% tuition required for degree 200% Minimum for PhD – 200% (not including summer courses)

Tuition is updated on the 15th day of each month, and will under no circumstances be lower than the tuition established by the Council for Higher Education.

Tuition calculation guidelines

 

Students are charged 50% of base tuition for the first 4 years (not including summer courses).

Fifth year and onward:

Table

yearly credit hours

charges

Enrollment for assignment, exam or any other requirement up to 2 credit hours 10%
2.1-6 25%
6.1-13 50%
13.1-18 75%
18.1 and above 100%

*Summer tuition will be announced prior to the start of the summer session.

Doctoral students taking courses in another department (not in the department of their degree) who would like to receive an additional degree from that department are required to pay the minimum tuition for that degree as per the policy handbook.

Prerequisites toward the PhD

Table

year of study

charges

first year 50% of base tuition
second year 50% of base tuition
from the 3rd year onward 10% of base tuition

Tuition for PhD prerequisites includes 2 credit hours* of academic courses throughout the program (*in exceptional cases and subject to approval of the PhD Office).

Students who have registered beyond 2 credit hours in this program are charged at course auditing rates.


Tuition for foreign students is 25% above the base tuition that applies for that year.

Additional Topics

Resumption of studies

Doctoral students who wish to resume their studies after non-enrollment (with the exception of students granted a leave of absence by the PhD Office), are charged a resumption fee of 513 ILS (in 2024-25) in addition to regular tuition for the year in which they resume their studies, as per policy.

Combined track

Students in the combined track are charged tuition as per policy for doctoral students, indicated above.

Additional doctoral degree

Students who have completed their PhD and wish to enroll in a doctoral program in another field are charged no less than 50% tuition for the additional degree. (They are to contact the Tuition Department at the start of the academic year).

Students are charged 25% of base tuition for the first 4 years (not including summer courses).
Fifth year and onward:

yearly credit hours

charges      

Enrollment for assignment, exam or any other requirement up to 2 credit hours

10%
2.1-6 25%
6.1-13 50%
13.1-18 75%
18.1 and above 100%

 

Surplus courses

A request by a PhD student to have some courses denoted as excess credits, will be approved only after payment is made for these courses per the excess credit hour rate – 6.7% tuition for each 1 credit hour.

Hebrew writing skills

PhD students who register for a Hebrew writing skills course will be charged for the course per bachelor's degree policy.

The Tuition Office

Zoom hours: Sun., Tues., Thurs.10 a.m.-12 noon Zoom link during specified hours

Office hours: Sun., Tues., Thurs.10 a.m.-12 noon Building 404, Room 001

(On Mon., Wed., Fri., fast days, eves of holidays, holidays and Memorial Day – the office is closed to the public)

 

Tuition Office request form->

To issue a payment voucher  or for service on general study-related or administrative matters, contact the Services and Recruitment Center

Department staff:

Head of Tuition Services and Curriculum Planning – Avital Amar

Deputy Head – Iris Gal Raveh

Head of Tuition Office – Hannah Tawilly

Tuition Office staff: Aharon Hen,

Granit Goren, Sharon Gutman, Avi Amir, Tammy Ben Shahar, Tamy Cohen, Shir Aviv Dahan.