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The Eastern Mediterranean Summer Program offers a unique academic experience in one of the world's most distinctive environments, known for its extreme climate and biodiversity challenges. Students will study under world-renowned professors, gaining valuable insights into the region’s environmental and ecological dynamics. This immersive program provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore the Eastern Mediterranean’s rapidly changing ecosystems, combining theoretical learning with practical fieldwork in a location unlike any other. Who can apply? Advanced BSc students and above Majors in biology or chemistry or with a scientific background
The Eastern Mediterranean Summer Program offers a unique academic experience in one of the world's most distinctive environments, known for its extreme climate and biodiversity challenges. Students will study under world-renowned professors, gaining valuable insights into the region’s environmental and ecological dynamics. This immersive program provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore the Eastern Mediterranean’s rapidly changing ecosystems, combining theoretical learning with practical fieldwork in a location unlike any other. Who can apply? Advanced BSc students and above Majors in biology or chemistry or with a scientific background
Program Highlights
Study the extreme conditions of the Eastern Mediterranean, an ideal location for marine research.
Benefit from the expertise of world-leading faculty from Ben-Gurion University and the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute.
Follow a comprehensive curriculum that covers chemical, physical, and biological oceanography, providing an interdisciplinary approach.
Engage in scientific tours, field practices, and visits to top research facilities.
Benefit from a program with exclusive access, limited to 30 high-achieving students for an intimate and focused educational experience.
Quick Details
- Israel
- Summer
- Biology
- Earth Sciences
- Marine Biology
- Natural Sciences
- Science
- Albanian
- Algerian
- American
- Andorran
- Angolan
- Antarctica
- Antiguan & Barbudan
- Argentinian
- Armenian
- Aruban
- Asian
- Australian
- Austrian
- Azerbaijani
- Bahamian
- Bahraini
- Bangladeshi
- Barbadian
- Basotho
- Belarusian
- Belgian
- Belizean
- Beninese
- Bermudian
- Bhutanese
- Bissau-Guinean
- Bolivian
- Bonaire
- Bosnian
- Botswana
- Brazilian
- British
- British Virgin Islander
- Bruneian
- Bulgarian
- Burkinabe
- Burundian
- Cambodian
- Cameroonian
- Canadian
- Cape Verdean
- Caymanian
- Central African
- Chadian
- Channel Islander
- Chilean
- Chinese
- Colombian
- Comoran
- Congolese
- Cook Islander
- Costa Rican
- Creole
- Croatian
- Cuban
- Curacao
- Cypriot
- Czech
- Danish
- Djibouti
- Dominican
- Dutch
- Ecuadorian
- Egyptian
- Emirati
- English
- Equatorial Guinean
- Eritrean
- Estonian
- Ethiopian
- European
- Fijian
- Filipino
- Finnish
- French
- Gabonese
- Gambian
- Georgian
- German
- Ghanaian
- Gibraltarian
- Greek
- Greenlandic
- Grenadian
- Guadeloupian
- Guatemalan
- Guinean
- Guyanese
- Haitian
- Hawaiian
- Honduran
- Hungarian
- I-Kiribati
- Icelandic
- Indian
- Indonesian
- Irish
- Israeli
- Italian
- Ivorian
- Jamaican
- Japanese
- Jordanian
- Kazakhstani
- Kenyan
- Kittitian, Nevisian
- Kiwi
- Korean
- Kuwaiti
- Kyrgyzstani
- Lao or Laotian
- Latvian
- Lebanese
- Liberian
- Libyan
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuanian
- Luxembourg
- Macedonian
- Malagasy
- Malawian
- Malaysian
- Maldivian
- Malian
- Maltese
- Manx
- Marshallese
- Martiniquais
- Mauritanian
- Mauritian
- Mexican
- Micronesian
- Moldovan
- Monegasque
- Mongolian
- Montenegrin
- Montserratian
- Moroccan
- Mozambican
- multi
- Myanmar
- Namibian
- Nauruan
- Nepalese
- New Caledonian
- Ni-Vanuatu
- Nicaraguan
- Nigerian
- Nigerien
- Niuean
- Norwegian
- Omani
- Pakistani
- Palauan
- Palestinian
- Panamanian
- Papua New Guinean
- Paraguayan
- Peruvian
- Polish
- Polynesian
- Portuguese
- Puerto Rican
- Qatari
- Reunionese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Rwandan
- Saban
- Sahrawian, Sahraouian
- Saint Helenian
- Saint Lucian
- Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
- Salvadoran
- Sammarinese
- Samoan
- Sao Tomean
- Saudi Arabian
- Scottish
- Senegalese
- Serbian
- Serbian; Montenegrin
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leonean
- Singaporean
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Solomon Islander
- Somali
- South African
- South Sudanese
- Spanish
- Sri Lankan
- St. Barts
- Statian
- Sudanese
- Surinamese
- Swazi
- Swedish
- Swiss
- Tahiti
- Taiwanese
- Tajikistani
- Tanzanian
- Thai
- The Vatican
- Tibet
- Timorese
- Togolese
- Tongan
- Trinidadian, Tobagonian
- Tunisian
- Turkish
- Turkmen
- Turks and Caicos
- Tuvaluan
- Ugandan
- Ukrainian
- Uruguayan
- Uzbekistani
- Venezuelan
- Vietnamese
- Virgin Islander
- Welsh
- Yemeni
- Zambian
- Zimbabwean
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Program Details
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Locations
- Israel
Types and Subjects
- Subjects & Courses
- Biology
- Earth Sciences
- Marine Biology
- Natural Sciences
- Science
Availability
Years Offered: 2026
- Summer
Age Requirement
18-35
Guidelines
- Albanian
- Algerian
- American
- Andorran
- Angolan
- Antarctica
- Antiguan & Barbudan
- Argentinian
- Armenian
- Aruban
- Asian
- Australian
- Austrian
- Azerbaijani
- Bahamian
- Bahraini
- Bangladeshi
- Barbadian
- Basotho
- Belarusian
- Belgian
- Belizean
- Beninese
- Bermudian
- Bhutanese
- Bissau-Guinean
- Bolivian
- Bonaire
- Bosnian
- Botswana
- Brazilian
- British
- British Virgin Islander
- Bruneian
- Bulgarian
- Burkinabe
- Burundian
- Cambodian
- Cameroonian
- Canadian
- Cape Verdean
- Caymanian
- Central African
- Chadian
- Channel Islander
- Chilean
- Chinese
- Colombian
- Comoran
- Congolese
- Cook Islander
- Costa Rican
- Creole
- Croatian
- Cuban
- Curacao
- Cypriot
- Czech
- Danish
- Djibouti
- Dominican
- Dutch
- Ecuadorian
- Egyptian
- Emirati
- English
- Equatorial Guinean
- Eritrean
- Estonian
- Ethiopian
- European
- Fijian
- Filipino
- Finnish
- French
- Gabonese
- Gambian
- Georgian
- German
- Ghanaian
- Gibraltarian
- Greek
- Greenlandic
- Grenadian
- Guadeloupian
- Guatemalan
- Guinean
- Guyanese
- Haitian
- Hawaiian
- Honduran
- Hungarian
- I-Kiribati
- Icelandic
- Indian
- Indonesian
- Irish
- Israeli
- Italian
- Ivorian
- Jamaican
- Japanese
- Jordanian
- Kazakhstani
- Kenyan
- Kittitian, Nevisian
- Kiwi
- Korean
- Kuwaiti
- Kyrgyzstani
- Lao or Laotian
- Latvian
- Lebanese
- Liberian
- Libyan
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuanian
- Luxembourg
- Macedonian
- Malagasy
- Malawian
- Malaysian
- Maldivian
- Malian
- Maltese
- Manx
- Marshallese
- Martiniquais
- Mauritanian
- Mauritian
- Mexican
- Micronesian
- Moldovan
- Monegasque
- Mongolian
- Montenegrin
- Montserratian
- Moroccan
- Mozambican
- multi
- Myanmar
- Namibian
- Nauruan
- Nepalese
- New Caledonian
- Ni-Vanuatu
- Nicaraguan
- Nigerian
- Nigerien
- Niuean
- Norwegian
- Omani
- Pakistani
- Palauan
- Palestinian
- Panamanian
- Papua New Guinean
- Paraguayan
- Peruvian
- Polish
- Polynesian
- Portuguese
- Puerto Rican
- Qatari
- Reunionese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Rwandan
- Saban
- Sahrawian, Sahraouian
- Saint Helenian
- Saint Lucian
- Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
- Salvadoran
- Sammarinese
- Samoan
- Sao Tomean
- Saudi Arabian
- Scottish
- Senegalese
- Serbian
- Serbian; Montenegrin
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leonean
- Singaporean
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Solomon Islander
- Somali
- South African
- South Sudanese
- Spanish
- Sri Lankan
- St. Barts
- Statian
- Sudanese
- Surinamese
- Swazi
- Swedish
- Swiss
- Tahiti
- Taiwanese
- Tajikistani
- Tanzanian
- Thai
- The Vatican
- Tibet
- Timorese
- Togolese
- Tongan
- Trinidadian, Tobagonian
- Tunisian
- Turkish
- Turkmen
- Turks and Caicos
- Tuvaluan
- Ugandan
- Ukrainian
- Uruguayan
- Uzbekistani
- Venezuelan
- Vietnamese
- Virgin Islander
- Welsh
- Yemeni
- Zambian
- Zimbabwean
Starts At
Program Cost Includes
- Medical / Accident Insurance
- In-Country Transportation To & From Project
- Tuition & Fees
- Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
Refund Policy
Other
Accommodation Options
- Dormitory
- Group living
Qualifications & Experience
- English
Language Skills Required
- Doctorate degree
- Master’s degree
- Associate degree
- Bachelor’s degree
- Some college credit, no degree
Accepted Education Levels
Application Procedures
- Online Application
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The Eastern Mediterranean Summer Program offers a unique academic experience in one of the world's most distinctive environments, known for its extreme climate and biodiversity challenges. Students will study under world-renowned professors, gaining valuable insights into the region’s environmental and ecological dynamics. This immersive program provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore the Eastern Mediterranean’s rapidly changing ecosystems, combining theoretical learning with practical fieldwork in a location unlike any other. Who can apply? Advanced BSc students and above Majors in biology or chemistry or with a scientific background
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ready to Learn More?
The Eastern Mediterranean Summer Program offers a unique academic experience in one of the world's most distinctive environments, known for its extreme climate and biodiversity challenges. Students will study under world-renowned professors, gaining valuable insights into the region’s environmental and ecological dynamics. This immersive program provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore the Eastern Mediterranean’s rapidly changing ecosystems, combining theoretical learning with practical fieldwork in a location unlike any other. Who can apply? Advanced BSc students and above Majors in biology or chemistry or with a scientific background
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