Announcements:
Three new Transformative Science grants have been made in the 2017 round of proposals
The NSF published its 2017 announcement about the joint programs with Israel.
High Success Rates of Israelis in the NSF-BSF programs - statistics are now available.
25% Cap on Success Rates in the Regular Program will be applied starting in 2017
Regulations for 2017 Regular Grant Program now availble
Support for the NSF-BSF cooperation is now part of the new five-year plan of the Israeli Higher Education Council
A new NSF-BSF program in Chemical Engineering has been launched.
Two new Transformative Science grants have been made in the 2016-17 round of proposals
In 2018 ALL NSF-BSF programs will have only a single round of submissions
A new NSF-BSF program in Computer Sciences
Changes in the classical BSF program: Psychology (except Psychobiology) and Ecology have been moved to the alternate years
New Travel Grants to PhD students were approved
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You can download Prof. Rosenzweig's NSF-BSF presentation here.
We have put together a short presentation with tips for Israeli PIs who are interested in submitting an NSF-BSF proposal.
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