Master of Science

All MSc and MSc AE applicants must hold an undergraduate degree from an accredited university. Students holding a degree from a 3 year program will be required to take up to an additional 20.5 credits of coursework, determined by the aerospace graduate studies committee.

Applicants applying for the MSc AE degree without an undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering may also be required to complete an additional 20 credits of coursework, determined by the aerospace graduate studies committee.

All interested applicants must complete and submit the Technion application form.

Our faculty has the following additional admission requirements:

• A minimum GPA of 83 (based only on technical courses).
• A reference letter.
• A research statement.
  The research statement is 1-2 page document meant to give the admissions committee an insight into your academic achievements and goals.  The document should give a concise summary of your academic background and your research interests and goals.  If you are in contact with a potential advisor, please also describe this interaction.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact potential advisors for their MSc studies. Faculty advisors who agree to supervise must submit a letter of interest.

Merit Scholarships

The Faculty will award a number of merit scholarships to excellent applicants.  Scholarship winners will receive a tuition waiver and a subsistence scholarship (meeting the Graduate school criteria) for the first semester of their graduate studies.  It is required that during this time the student will find a faculty advisor for the remainder of their studies.

All other applicants expected to be in contact with a potential advisors for their MSc studies. Faculty advisors who agree to supervise must submit a letter of interest.  This is a requirement for admission to the program.

International Students

The GRE exam is optional, but encouraged, for international applicants.  Interested applicants should contact the Aerospace graduate studies office (ae.g.ad@technion.ac.il) for further details.

It is expected that international applicants are in contact with a potential advisor that agrees to supervise their studies.  The advisor must submit a letter of interest as part of the application.

All admission decisions are determined by the Technion graduate school and the Aerospace graduate studies committee.

Completion of the MSc or MSc in AE degrees includes both coursework (Including one of the math courses on the list) and research.  Program details can be found on the Technion graduate school website.

Admitted students that are required to take additional coursework as determined by the Aerospace graduate studies committee can find a list of potential courses here.

A summary of the degree requirements for each of the study tracks is provided below.

 * coursework Includes 2 points for extended English

All MSc students are required to hold a seminar presenting their final results.

Degree Duration

Students receiving scholarships (internal) are expected to complete the MSc degree within 4 semesters.

Students not receiving scholarships (external) are expected to complete the MSc degree within 8 semesters.

Accepted full-time students receive a tuition waiver and a subsistence scholarship (meeting the Graduate school criteria).

Scholarships are available for MSc students with high academic achievements. Scholarships are awarded in portions (1-7) of different amount. Currently they range from 240-300$ per portion. Scholarships carry a full or partial tuition waiver and are awarded for a period of 24 months (depending on the field of studies).

Scholarship information including criteria, duration, etc. can be found here.

Excellent MSc studies have an opportunity to transition to a PhD degree.  There are two different options to pursue this path.

PhD Direct Track

Eligibility

1. The student has completed at least one full semester after the approval of his research subject.
2. The student has completed at least 50% of the required course work, on a high level (GPA of at least 90).
3. The committee is satisfied that the candidate is suitable for the PhD degree, and that the MSc research topic can be expanded for the scope required of PhD thesis and has recommended the transfer to the Dean.
4. students who graduated Cum Laude (an average of at least 85) from a four-year BSc degree, as well as three-year Bachelor students who graduated Summa cum Laude, may apply after one semester, provided that they have an approved research topic, and after having completed at least one third of the required credits (but not less than eight points).

Transfers are only possible within your current department and with the same advisor(s).

The recommendation will include

• A concise summary of the student’s work towards the Master’s degree up to that point and a research plan for the Doctorate. The summary will include:
  • Introduction
  • Research goals
  • Research hypothesis
  • Work program
  • Preliminary results (if there are any)
• A recommendation from the advisor, the co-advisor and the consultant (if there are)
• Another review, by a faculty member, on the research level and its suitability for doctoral research.
• A recommendation letter by the Graduate Studies Committee regarding the suitability of the candidate, and the suitability and the scope of the research topic for doctoral research.

PhD Special Track

The PhD special track is an excellence track designed for candidates holding a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering, who have completed their bachelor’s degree with honors (GPA of at least 90), or who have been on the president’s list in the last 4 semesters of their study, and have demonstrated exceptional research ability during their undergraduate studies.