Fees & Refunds Division of Graduate Studies 2024-25

The master’s degree can only be conferred after full tuition is paid.

* for mandatory Hebrew language studies please check “Language Courses” section below.

** Paid across two years. Housing and health insurance fees may differ in during the 2025-26 academic year, based on the academic schedule. The fees listed here are estimations. 

*** The price might change during the year according to the consumer price index.

תעריפי שכר הלימוד (כולל תשלומים נלווים וחיובים נוספים) יעודכנו במהלך השנה בהתאם למדד.
במידה ויחול שינוי בתעריף הבסיס הסטודנט יחוייב בהפרש.

Graduate Application Dates & Payments

Early admissions

• Apply: November 1 – December 31, 2023
• Application fee: $120
• First tuition payment of $1,500 by: January 31, 2024
• Remaining tuition payment by: March 31, 2024
• Early admissions scholarship: $1,000 (for students who apply and pay tuition by the above deadlines).
• Additional scholarship for students who pay tuition in full by January 31, 2024: $500 (total of $1,500 scholarship)

Regular admissions

• Apply: January 1 – March 31, 2024
• Application fee: $120
• First tuition payment of $1,500 by: May 1, 2024
• Remaining tuition payment by: July 1, 2024
• Early tuition payment scholarship for students who pay tuition in full by May 1, 2024: $250

Late admissions

• Apply by: April 1 – August 31, 2024

• Application fee: $120

The deadlines to apply for our various other scholarships may differ. Please check our Scholarships and Financial Aid page.

For information about optional Hebrew studies please check “Language Courses” section below.

Early Admissions

• Apply by January 1 – March 31, 2024
• Application fee:$120
• First tuition payment of $3,000 by: April 15, 2024
• Remaining tuition payment can be divided into up to 5 installments. Second payment by: July 31, 2024
• Early admissions scholarship: 10% of the tuition fee (for students who apply and pay tuition by the above deadlines)

Regular Admissions

• Apply by: April 1 – August 31, 2024
• Application fee: $120
  The deadlines to apply for our various other scholarships may differ. Please check for further possibilities Scholarships and Financial Aid page.

For information about optional Hebrew studies please check “Language Courses” section below.

Full-Time

For information about optional Hebrew studies please check “Language Courses” section below.

Part-Time

Students may opt to take up to two courses per semester including Modern Hebrew, (one year-long course is equivalent to two semester courses).

*Fees include mandatory health insurance.

Exchange Students

• • Exchange students have an application and tuition fee waiver.
  • For Individual Tutorial – $1,500.
  • Flat fee for 1 credit internships: $300;

  or
  Benefits package for $500 per semester: Gym for semester; 5 OSL points; Independent study/ Internship.

* Fees include health insurance.

** Based on availability.

*** Summer Ulpan – Levels Alef- Gimmel -$2,840, Levels Daled- Vav- $2,090.

****The Hebrew semester courses, levels Alef Beginners and Alef Advanced, cost $2,970 and $2,230 respectively. Practical Hebrew Course and levels above Alef are free.

Visiting Research Fellows

• Please contact the Finance Office for an estimate of housing and health insurance fees based on your individual program dates.
• Students who wish to study a Modern Hebrew Language course or an Arabic Language course pay an additional fee for the course. Participation is based on availability.

• Summer Ulpan fees include the period from the end of the ulpan until the start of the autumn semester.
• Students who attend the Summer Ulpan can only continue to Hebrew Semester program – Spring. 

* Reserved and paid directly to the Housing Office. Please see https://dorms.huji.ac.il
** Fees include health insurance.

FOR MA STUDENTS

* The Hebrew semester courses for students of the Jewish Studies program are included in the tuition only for levels Alef-Gimmel. Levels above Gimel are not included in the tuition.

Fees above do not include insurance

For Part-time students / VRF:

Fees above do not include insurance

Foundations of Modern Standard Arabic*

• Fees include the days between the end of the program and the beginning of the following semester.
• Insurance fees included in the tuition.

* Course fees are not included in tuition for the MA in the Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.

Elementary Biblical Hebrew

* Course fees are not included in tuition for the MA in the Bible and the Ancient Near East.

** There is no possibility to receive housing for the gap period between the end of the program and the beginning of the academic year, unless the student is enrolled in the Summer Ulpan.429

Students are eligible to receive 5 free hard copies of their transcripts for up to six months from the end of the program. Students who order five transcripts or more on the same transcript request form are charged US$15 per transcript for the first four copies ordered and then US$5 for each additional transcript on the same order. Thus, for example, 5 transcripts would cost US$65 and 10 transcripts US$90.

For more information and to order additional transcripts please see transcript page on our website.

Estimated Cost of Attendance for Graduate Students

*All fees are estimated costs and may vary.

Summer/Winter Hebrew Language Programs, Foundations of Literary Arabic Program, and Part-Time Students:

Program Tuition

Withdrawal from the program for any reason is only possible by filling out the Notice of Withdrawal form. This form must be approved and signed by the department. Students who withdraw prior to the beginning of the academic year/semester are charged a $250 withdrawal fee and for any points they may have utilized for activities.

Cancellation Policy

Applicants who complete their tuition payment and then decide to cancel their enrollment in the program will receive a full refund, but will be charged a withdrawal fee, as follows:

• Cancellation by June 1, 2024: $250 withdrawal fee
• Cancellation by August 1, 2024: $500 withdrawal fee
• Cancellation by October 10, 2024: $750 withdrawal fee

Once the academic year begins the withdrawal charges are:

International Degree Programs

Three-Semester Master’s Programs

Two-Semester Master’s Programs

Two-Year Master’s Program

Full Time Non-degree Graduate Students

M.A. Extended Year, Part-time and VRF students are not entitled to a refund under any circumstances.

Housing Refunds

Students who have accepted a room key and/or have moved personal possessions into a room and then wish to vacate University housing must write an e-mail to the RIS Housing coordinator – rishousing@savion.huji.ac.il.

Students who withdraw from an Ulpan or Summer Course and vacate University housing within the first three days of classes are issued a refund, provided they present an official clearance from the Housing Office confirming their departure. Refunds are processed with a deduction for the days the student has already occupied the room at a rate of $30 per day.

Students who vacate their rooms after the first three days from the beginning of Pre Semester Program or Summer Ulpan or Summer Course, are not issued a refund. 

Semester/year students who cancel their housing reservation or vacate their room by October 27, 2024 will be charged $750.

Students who vacate the University housing between October 28, 2024 and the end of the autumn semester (February 2, 2025) are charged for the entire month in which they vacate their rooms plus one additional month of rent. 

After the end of the autumn semester, no refund is available for the balance of the academic year. 

Once winter/spring semester RIS students occupy a room, no housing fee refunds are issued.

Registration and Housing Check-out Dates