INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Institutional Membership is designed for programs and departments that offer a B.A., M.A. or Ph.D. in Israel Studies. Institutional members comprise a distinguished group of Israel Studies programs in many countries and make a huge difference in the extent of aid and opportunities the Association can offer to the next generation of scholars in the field. There are two levels of institutional membership, each of which bears a distinct set of benefits.
To become an Institutional Member, please fill write to the AIS executive team at ais@aisisraelstudies.org.

AFFILIATED MEMBERSHIP
By affiliating with the AIS, your institution may become part of the expanding scholarly discourse pertaining to Israel, its history, its society, its culture, and its place in the Middle East and in the world. AIS Affiliate institutions from various places around the globe contribute to making a significant difference in expanding the intellectual horizons of the field and in extending the aid and opportunities the Association can offer to the next generation of scholars in the field.
The cost of affiliation is $250 per year, and the benefits include the following:
- One free registration for the AIS annual conference
- Mention in the AIS annual conference program and the AIS Website
- Unlimited advertising through AIS social media
For more details, please contact ais@aisisraelstudies.org
Click here to access the AIS Affiliation Membership 2024.
INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS 2025
GOLD:
- Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
- Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies, Concordia University
- The Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel at Michigan State University
- Department of Israel Studies, University of Haifa (English program), (Hebrew program)
SILVER:
- Center for Israeli Studies, American University
- Argov Center for the study of Israel and the Jewish People, Bar-Ilan University
- The Ben–Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel & Zionism, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Program in Judaic Studies, Brown University
- The Taub Center for Israel Studies, New York University
- The Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies, University of California, Berkeley
- The Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, University of Maryland
- Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israel Studies, University of Oklahoma
- Institute for Israel Studies/Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies University, The University of Texas at Austin
- Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- The Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Studies, University of Nebraska
AFFILIATE MEMBERS 2025
- Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies, Boston University
- The Institute for Liberty & Responsibility, Reichman University, Herzliya.
MEMBERS IN 2024
- The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies, Northwestern University
- Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania
- Center for Jewish Studies, Wesleyan University
- Israel Studies Center, School of Asian and African Studies, Shanghai International University