Awards

2004	Post-doctoral scholarship from the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach Foundation, within the framework of the Ignatz Bubis Memorial Scholarship Fund in Jewish Studies ($9,000).
2004	Research scholarship from the Minerva Stiftung (Germany) ($3000).
2001	Academic award from the Horowitz Research Institute on Society and Economy for the best Ph.D. proposal ($2500).
2001	Research scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) ($2,000).
1998-2002	Ph.D. candidates’ excellence scholarship from the Department of Communication, Tel-Aviv University ($50,000).

Research Grants

	2004		Research grant of the Hubert Burda research center, PI Nelly Elias and Dafna Lemish. Research title: “The socializing role of media in the lives of immigrant children: a comparison between Israel and Germany", 1 year (4,000$).
	2004		Research grant from Chaim Herzog Institute for media, politics and society, PI Nelly Elias. Research title: “Matrjeshka.com: a Construction of the Transnational Identity among the Russian-speaking immigrants through the Web”, 1 year ($3,500).
2004-2006		Research grant from the Israeli Foundation for Research and Education, PI Nelly Elias. Research title: “The roles of mass media in the lives of immigrant children and adolescents: A case of immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in Israel”, 2 years (annual amount $12,320, total amount $24,640).
2005		Research grant from the Second Authority for Television and Radio. PI Nelly Elias. Research title: “Television roles in the lives of immigrant children and adolescents from the Former Soviet Union: A comparison between Israel and Germany”, 1 year ($4,000).
2008-2010		Research grant from the Israeli Foundation for Research and Education, PI Nelly Elias. Research title: “Media and Ethnic Minorities in a Comparative Perspective: Media Images of the Russian-speaking Jews in the FSU, Israel and Germany”, 2 years (annual amount 12,250$, total amount $25,000(.
2010-2013		Research grant from the Israeli Science Foundation, PI Nelly Elias and Julia Lerner. Research title: “Belief and Practice of Belonging: Religious Transformation of Post-Soviet Immigrants in Israel”, 3 years (annual amount $33,300, total amount $100,000).