About us

What we do

The ZCAI was established in 2021, when a long-lasting global pandemic had done much to curtail international cooperation in science. It continues the work of the Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund which, for over 40 years had established a tradition of support for research and scholarship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at one of Australia’s oldest universities, the University of Sydney.

The ZCAI advises the Education Heritage Foundation, based in Sydney, on the support of scientific projects at the HUJI and at Australian universities (including Sydney), on the support of student and academic exchanges and on the award of an annual Prize for Discovery in Medical Research