2010-2011 Application Form

General instructions

Applications must be submitted online, and we will only consider complete submissions.
Please fill all fields in English.
If a field is not applicable to you, please write "NA" in it so we will know you read it and it does not apply to you.
Please gather all the information and documents you will need before you begin filling this out form (you can download a PDF version for use as you prepare).
You can only upload PDF files, so please scan/save all supporting documents and attachments as PDF files. You can use any PDF writer to do this, and if you do not have a PDF writer, we recommend the following free software: http://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/Writer.asp
Please keep each file you upload under 2MB. The smaller the file size – the easiest it is to apply.
Please use high-speed internet connection when applying.
We strongly recommend applying early. The system gets overloaded during the last two weeks of application and you may experience technical difficulties at the last two weeks of April.

When you are ready, please fill out all required fields of this electronic form and make sure to click "submit application" when you reach the end. After you submit the application, you will be transferred to a screen with a confirmation of the submission AND you will receive an email with your application number. If you didn’t receive it, please submit your application again or contact us at: admission@kmifellows.org

If your professors prefer to send your recommendation letter directly to us, please:

They should send the letter to admission@kmifellows.org
They should include your application number in the subject line of their email
- Please note – you will need to give them your application number that you have received from us via email after submitting your on-line application. This means you have to submit your application before they can send the recommendation letters.

1. Contact Information

First Name:
Last Name:
Email:
Phone (home):	Best time to call:
Phone (mobile):	Best time to call:
Address:

City:
Zip / Postal Code:
Country:

2. Education
Please list your higher education background. Only complete applications will be reviewed.

Ph.D.

Institution name	Year Begin	Year End (Or Expected)	Field(s) of study	Degree received	Grade Avg.

Please list all awards, honors and scholarships won (300 word limit): Words remaining: 300
Please list all economics, finance, policy and research methods classes taken:
Attach transcript (scanned copy): (Accepted file format: pdf) [Max size: 2 MB]

Master's

Institution name	Year Begin	Year End (Or Expected)	Field(s) of study	Degree received	Grade Avg.

Please list all awards, honors and scholarships won (300 word limit): Words remaining: 300
Please list all economics, finance, policy and research methods classes taken:
Attach transcript (scanned copy): (Accepted file format: pdf) [Max size: 2 MB]

Bachelor's

Institution name	Year Begin	Year End (Or Expected)	Field(s) of study	Degree received	Grade Avg.

Please list all awards, honors and scholarships won (300 word limit): Words remaining: 300
Please list all economics, finance, policy and research methods classes taken:
Attach transcript (scanned copy): (Accepted file format: pdf) [Max size: 2 MB]

Additional Information
If you would like to tell us about other relevant courses, training and workshops, please upload a PDF file. (limited to 250 words).

Attach Document: (Accepted file format: pdf) [Max size: 2 MB]

Test Scores
If you have taken standardized test such as GMAT, GRE, TOEFL, Psychometrics or other please list your scores.

GMAT	Score:	Reading:	Quantitative:	Writing:
GRE	Score:	Reading:	Quantitative:	Writing:
TOEFL	Score:	Reading:	Listening:	Writing:	Speaking:
Psychometrics	Score:	Reading/Verbal:	Quantitative:	English:
Other:	Score:
Other:	Score:
Other:	Score:

Proficiency with Professional Software

Software Name	Level (on a scale of 1-4) 0= Never used 1= weak 4=Completely proficient	Notes (Please list special training or experience you had with the relevant software)
SPSS
STATA
SAS
EViews
Endnote
Other:
Other:

3. Why are you applying?
Please write a short paragraph and attach as a PDF file. Let us know why you are applying to the program. We would like to know what you wish to achieve as a fellow, what you will bring to the program and what will you hope to gain from your participation.
Space limited to 500 words.

Attach Document: (Accepted file format: pdf) [Max size: 2 MB]

4. Which research topics interest you?
Please mark up to 3 topics. You can also add an alternative research topic that focuses on market-based solutions for economic development in the designated space below:

Small and medium enterprises (SME) financing

Community development finance

Expanding high-tech, clean-tech, bio-tech and medi-tech sectors

Municipal and project finance

Environmental finance

Urban revitalization

Affordable housing

Non-profit financing (e.g., food bank, social infrastructure, hospitals, schools, etc)

Mission-related investing and the role of philanthropy

Israeli capital market competitiveness

Financial innovations in Israel

If you wish to suggest an additional research topic you must attach a draft of your research proposal:

Other research topic:

Attach research proposal : (Accepted file format: pdf) [Max size: 2 MB]

5. References
Please ask one of your professors to provide you with a letter of recommendation. Please save the letter as a PDF file and upload it here. Two additional letters from either academic or professional supervisors can be added to your application (total – up to 3 letters).

	Name	Title	Affiliation	Email
Reference 1:
Reference 2:
Reference 3:

Reference Letter(s): (Accepted file format: pdf)   [Max size: 2 MB]
Note: If more than one reference letter, combine all letters into one document.

6. Resume
Please do not forget to include a short resume in English (upload as a PDF). See guidelines here.

Resume: (Accepted file format: pdf)   [Max size: 2 MB]

7. Writing Samples
Please upload up to 20 pages of your best writing examples, in either English or Hebrew. Your sample must include research work (seminar paper, thesis, etc.) and can be complemented by additional samples of other sorts (opinion columns, articles, etc.). All samples should be combined into one document and uploaded as a PDF file. If you have different samples, you may add a cover page listing the different items included in the file. If the work was graded, please note the grade given.

(Upload all samples combined into one document)

Writing Samples: (Accepted file format: pdf)   [Max size: 2 MB]