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USAID
SUPPORTS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, SCIENCE TRAINING AT FEINBERG
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE
WEIZMANN
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
NEW YORK, NY—January 13, 2015—The
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science is
pleased to announce the award of $700,000 by the U.S. Agency
for International Development’s (USAID) American Schools and
Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program to support student training
at the Feinberg Graduate School (FGS) at the Weizmann
Institute of Science, in Rehovot, Israel. The award, made to
the Trustees of the Feinberg Graduate School, will help the
school improve and develop instructional and research
activities in genome-based biomedicine and other important
academic programs.
“We are proud to have this long-standing affiliation with
USAID,” Marshall S. Levin, Executive Vice President & CEO of
the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute, said.
“This grant enables us to promote science for the benefit of
humanity not only in Israel, but through the Middle East
region and across the globe.”
“We are grateful for this generous grant from ASHA which
will help the Feinberg Graduate School enrich its activities
and purchase scientific equipment critical for advancing
important avenues of investigation in basic research,” Prof.
Irit Sagi, Dean of the FGS, said.
The Feinberg Graduate School is one of 34 organizations to
receive new grants from the USAID/ASHA program. The
projects, spanning 24 countries, are funded through a
competitive annual grant and directly support schools,
libraries, and medical centers outside the United States
that share universal values, such as empowering women and
inclusive societies, as well as promoting innovation and
entrepreneurship, while advancing best practices in
healthcare and education. ASHA is a global program, with
grants during the course of its history to more than 270
institutions in 79 countries.
ASHA grants have helped the Feinberg Graduate School to
develop and improve educational and research activities for
its students in many areas including
biology, chemistry, physics, math and computer science, and
science teaching.
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The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science
is a community of dedicated people who share a common vision
in support of the Institute. The generous assistance the
Institute receives from individuals, foundations, and
corporations is vital for its future. Committee members show
their devotion to the advancement of the Institute’s goals
by becoming partners in the search for answers to the most
difficult challenges
facing humanity.
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