Regulations for Online
Submission of Applications in the BSF Research Grants Program
BSF 2023
Deadline for submission by all PIs
and Research Authorities to the BSF Research Grants program: December 27, 2023, 5 pm
Israel time (10 am, EST). In view of the holidays, we
will allow US Authorities to approve until Jan. 8, 2024.
We recommend that all submission processes will be done
before the Holidays.
Last updated: December 2023
Table of
Contents
1. Supported Areas of
Research
5. Information Needed for
Submission
5.5.
List of Potential Reviewers
5.6.
Files to be uploaded per Application
5.6.4
Broader Impacts Statement
5.6.9 A Short Abstract in Lay Terms
5.6.11 Checklist for Final Submission
5.7.
Files to be Uploaded per Investigator
5.7.1 Investigator's Publications (Limited
to 5 pages)
5.7.2 Letters of Collaboration
5.7.3 List of Joint Publications from a
Previous BSF Grant
5.8.1
Online Approval by the Research Authority
5.8.2
Upload of Authority Approval Document
Appendix I - Areas of
Research
Appendix II - Evaluation
Panels
Evaluation Panels– Life and
Health Sciences (Group I)
Evaluation Panels– Physical,
Exact and Social Sciences (Group II)
1. Supported Areas of Research (AOR)
The Board of Governors
determines the research areas eligible for support. Areas of research alternate
on a yearly basis.
In odd calendar years (2023,
2025, etc) the BSF supports research projects in the following broad areas:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Health Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Psychobiology
In even calendar years (2024,
2026, etc) the areas are:
- Chemistry
- Computer Sciences
- Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
- Economics
- Energy Research
- Environmental Research (Air, Water and/or Soil)
- Materials Research
- Mathematical Sciences
- Physics
- Sociology & Anthropology
- Psychology (excluding Psychobiology)
The BSF supports
bilateral, collaborative research on basic science topics by U.S. and Israeli
scientists that are conducted in both countries.
Ř Please note the sub-areas as listed in Appendix I.
Ř BSF evaluation panels typically cover multiple areas of
research (Appendix II). Please make
sure to check this list before deciding to which area of research you will submit
your application. Occasionally, evaluation panels and/or the BSF office may
decide to move a proposal – especially those that are on the boundary between
disciplines - to a panel that is better equipped to handle such a proposal.
Whereas the BSF will inform the PIs, we note that decisions to move a proposal
between panels are final. Researchers who suspect that their proposals may fall
in this category are requested to discuss this situation with the BSF office
with a one-page summary of the proposed research before preparing and
submitting a fully developed proposal.
The BSF does not support
the preparation or publication of books or monographs.
Applications must involve
active collaboration between scientists of both countries. Therefore, prior to
submission of applications, prospective applicants must complete the collaborative
arrangements necessary for the presentation of a joint application.
2. Collaborative Research
Collaborative research is a
fundamental requirement for the BSF and is viewed by the Foundation as active
collaboration between Israeli and American scientists. A joint research program
must be presented in the form of a single, coordinated application, in which
the roles and tasks of the respective partners are clearly defined. Each application
should have at least two principal investigators (but not more than six), one
from an Israeli institution and one from a
Collaboration should
involve joint planning of research and evaluation of results, and may take the
form of:
- Joint research activities where interdependent
projects of a single program are conducted in different laboratories and
may involve shared funding or different sources of funding.
- Provision of research facilities, materials,
equipment and/or services to collaborating scientists.
- Exchange of personnel.
Although not mandatory,
the BSF expects that if the research leads to publications, they will be authored
jointly by the Israeli and American PIs, expressing the collaborative nature of
the work.
The BSF also expects
that the PIs from both countries will be involved in preparing the application,
particularly the research plan. When it is apparent that this was not the case,
it is considered to indicate a lack of collaboration and it hinders the chances
of the application to be funded.
Prior collaboration between the PIs is not a prerequisite, and the
establishment of new research teams is welcomed by the BSF.
3. Eligibility
Scientists who wish to
apply for grants must submit their applications through a legal entity. The BSF
accepts research applications from non-profit organizations only,
including institutions of higher learning, government research institutions and
hospitals. Although applications cannot be submitted by for-profit or
industrial organizations, one of the principal investigators may be affiliated
with such an organization. However, the research performed by the investigator
affiliated with the for-profit organization will not be funded by the BSF. U.S. government scientists who seek
funding from the BSF must consult the BSF office before committing to the
research program, as U.S. government institutions often refuse to sign the
standard BSF contract.
Israeli and American
principal investigators must have obtained a PhD, MD, or an equivalent degree,
and must be faculty members or the equivalent of the submitting
institutions. Graduate students or postgraduate fellows are not eligible to
submit applications.
Each investigator may
submit only one application to each annual competition of the BSF Research Grants
program. Furthermore, an investigator may hold only one BSF Research Grant at a
time. Therefore, a current grantee of a BSF Research Grant may submit a new application
only during the last year of the active grant. However, a grantee in the BSF
Research Grants program may also hold a grant in one of the NSF-BSF Joint
Funding Research programs, as long as the projects are not similar and they
don’t significantly overlap. Investigators may submit a similar or overlapping research
proposal to both the BSF and NSF-BSF Joint Funding Research Grants programs,
but if both are approved, only the NSF-BSF application will be funded.
An applicant for a start-up
grant should note that the following additional regulations apply
to the program:
- At
the time the application is submitted, no more than 10 years may have
passed since the completion of the junior PIs PhD/MD studies (earliest of
the two).
- A
typical start-up application is by a junior PI together with a senior one.
The senior PI on a start-up application may not be funded.
- Only
up to two junior PIs may apply together for a start-up grant, one Israeli
and one American, and they can apply with, or without, a senior scientist
(who will not be funded).
- A
start-up grantee is not allowed to submit a second start-up
application, and has to apply as a regular applicant. (Resubmission of a
start-up application that was not funded is allowed, provided the 10-year
limit still holds true).
- Institutions are no
longer required to supplement the BSF start-up grant.
If the research plan
requires the participation of a researcher who is a PI/co-PI on another regular
BSF grant/application, that individual should appear as a consultant (a letter
from the consultant may be added; see the ‘Letter from Consultant’ section), and his/her role should be
described in section 4 of the Research Plan. The name of the consultant will
not appear on the cover pages of the application. The role of the consultant must
be small, and therefore he/she is allowed to spend no more than 10% of his/her
time on the project. The consultant is not allowed to use the grant money to
support his/her own research.
A revised application
may be submitted a second time, unless it is not recommended by the BSF in the
decision letter. Resubmission requires a letter explaining what changes were
made with respect to the previous application, and how they reflect the
comments by the reviewers and panel summary (resubmitted applications will be
sent for review to both new and previous reviewers). In the event that PIs choose
to resubmit a proposal, they are advised take into account that time has
passed, to pay careful attention to recent literature, the timeliness of the
topic, and scientific progress in the field. An application that was not awarded a grant
in two competitions is not allowed to be submitted a third time. An applicant whose application is submitted a
third time will be barred from the competition in the following two years. An exception to this rule is a revised
application that received a letter saying: "It is an excellent proposal
and eligible for support, but its relative rank within the list of eligible
applications was not sufficiently high" (BSF letter code: N3E). This is the only application that may be submitted
a third time.
Please note that an
application that is not allowed to be resubmitted, and is submitted with minor
changes as a new application, is likely to be rejected!
Applications submitted
in one year are not allowed to be resubmitted in the subsequent year in a different
AOR, unless it was recommended by the scientific evaluation panel, or
received special permission from the BSF office. Exceptions to this rule are
interdisciplinary applications, but their submission must also be
pre-approved by the BSF office. Unapproved resubmission will be rejected and
also be prevented from submission in 2025.
A scientist is permitted
to submit an application in consecutive years without the approval of the BSF
office, provided the two are in completely different topics of research.
Prior to formal submission,
the application may be discussed with the BSF staff by letter, telephone, email,
or in person. However, final decision about proposal suitability for
specific area of research is made by scientific panel advisers according to
full-text proposal (and not on the grounds of preliminary abstract). Proposals
in areas of research not covered by the BSF Research Grants will be rejected.
In keeping with an
amendment, signed on 28 October 2020, to the original agreement between the
U.S. and Israeli governments, the Foundation sponsors US-Israel collaborative
research with participation of all Israeli academic institutions,
including research carried out in geographic areas that came under the
administration of the Government of Israel after June 5, 1967.
It is important to note
that the BSF does not invite applications involving, directly or indirectly,
the Arab-Israeli conflict. Any application that is related to any aspect of the
Arab-Israeli conflict should be discussed with the BSF staff before
submission. The Foundation reserves the right to reject such applications, if
in its sole discretion, it deems these not consistent with its mission.
4. General Information
Required Information:
Research applications
should provide sufficient information to establish the following:
- Objectives and merit of the proposed research (including
importance, novelty, uniqueness, etc.)
- Suitability of methods to be employed
- Qualifications of investigators and adequacy of
facilities available at the applicants’ institutions or research sites
- Nature of the collaboration between
- Level of funding and time frame required to perform
the research
This information is
required to demonstrate to members of the scientific community who will review
the application, and to the BSF science advisers, that the proposed research
represents a sound approach to the investigation of an important scientific issue.
Applications lacking any of the information requested will not be considered by
the BSF.
Applications should be
written in English.
Applications not meeting
BSF guidelines will not be accepted.
Applications should be approved
by all investigators AND RESEARCH AUTHORITIES/GRANT OFFICES no later than 5 pm Israel
time (10 am EST) on Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
The BSF website will be
open for submission on September 1, 2023.
Please note in particular
that collaborative arrangements must be finalized prior to submission of
applications.
Submission:
All applications must be
submitted through the BSF website.
Final approval by the
official authorized to approve the application on behalf of the initiator's institution
must be completed electronically by 5 pm Israel time (10 am EST) on Wednesday,
December 27, 2023. If you are a PI, please note that your submission must be
early enough to allow your grant office to go over the application and submit
it on time!
The administrator of the initiator's
research authority (or the subsequent authorized official) must approve the application
online (by pressing the "Approve" button on the relevant form). Other
investigators' research authority administrators may approve the application in
one of two ways: Either by pressing the
"Approve" button on the relevant form, or by uploading an appropriate
document to the system. This document can be either a scanned hardcopy of the "Requested
budget form" (printed out from the system, reviewed, stamped and signed)
or a scanned hardcopy of a letter printed on official institutional letterhead.
For details, please read the "Approvals
Submission" section at
the end of the current document carefully.
No hardcopy of
application is required.
5. Information Needed for Submission
In order to submit an
application, all the investigators must be registered in the BSF system. (See User
Manual)
The first Investigator
who opens an application will be referred to as the Initiator and the
application will be submitted to the BSF through his/her research authority.
The initiator has certain privileges over the other investigators during the
submission process, although all investigators are considered by the BSF to be Principal
Investigators (PIs).
Information supplied in BSF
applications comes from two main sources: (1) Information that the investigator
enters on the BSF website forms and (2) documents that exist on the investigator’s
computer and are uploaded through the website in their original format (allowed
formats are: DOC, PDF, or JPEG).
Each application requires the following information to be entered through
the website:
- Cover page
- Work schedule
- Curriculum vitae of the Israeli and
- Budget details
- Signatures and approvals
- Names of potential reviewers (and names of potential
reviewers to avoid – optional)
Each application
requires the uploading of the following documents:
- Abstract
- Detailed description of the research plan
- Relevant bibliography on the proposed research
- Impact statement
- Resubmission letter (when relevant)
- A brief progress report of the previous BSF grant
(only if the application is a continuation of a previous BSF grant)
- Publications of the Israeli and
- List of joint publications with co-investigators in
previous BSF-supported research (not required if an investigator did not
have a previous BSF grant that is currently active or has ended within the
last five years)
- Signed letters of collaboration from the Israeli and
U.S. principal investigators (a separate file for each investigator)
- A letter from consultant (if any)
- A short description of the project in lay terms. (This
will not be a part of the reviewed application.)
- A checklist that confirms that the final PDF version
of the application (which will be forwarded to the external reviewers) has
been checked and approved by the initiator (see Appendix
III).
Note:
Appendices or
supplementary documents, if submitted, will not be sent to referees.
Additional Letters
BSF-supported research must
conform to the highest ethical standards and be in compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations prevailing in both the
5.1. Cover Page
Information that needs to be entered in the online
form for the cover page:
- Title of the application
- Area of Research - Applicants should indicate the
most relevant area of research in which they would place their application
for evaluation by referees. The list of research areas appears in Appendix I and is also available online
- Keywords - Applicants are requested to list keywords
that best describe the proposed research.
These will be used to find appropriate reviewers
- Number of years of the proposed project
- Whether it is a start-up (Yes/No; please familiarize
yourself with the start-up regulations explained in section 3 of this
document)
- Whether it is a resubmitted application. If so, what
was the previous BSF application number? (You will be able to see all
previously submitted applications in the online system)
- Whether it is a continuation of a previous BSF grant.
If so, what was the previous BSF application number? (You will be able to
see all previously submitted applications in the online system). Please
contact the BSF office if it is a resubmission of a continuation grant.
5.2. Work Schedule
The investigators should list on the form
provided the project's main research activities and show, where possible, the
estimated schedule for conducting each activity. Any explanatory notes should
be given in the space below the table. If the research does not lend itself to
such scheduling, a narrative description should be provided on the bottom half
of the page.
While the application should be carefully prepared in accordance with the
investigators' detailed plans, the BSF realizes that the plans may require
modification during the course of the research.
5.3.
Budget Details
The budget should be
presented in U.S. currency, using cost estimates prevailing at the time of
preparation. If funds are requested by researchers from both countries, it
should be clearly shown in the budget. The BSF only supports research conducted
in adequately equipped laboratories. The BSF will not fund infrastructure or purchasing
of standard equipment.
The total allowable
budget (including 15% overhead) is $250,000. Budgets may be divided by the
applicants any way they wish, including requesting budget to one PI only.
However, if one of the partners is not requesting funds, he/she should add a
brief explanation in the Letter of Collaboration (i.e. no other sources; the
university does not allow it; etc.). Please note that $250,000 is the maximum
actual award, including overhead. However, although this amount can be
requested, the actual awarded amount is expected to be dependent on the
number of years (shortening the time will not usually increase the annual
amount), nature of the work (experimental or theoretical), and the distribution
of funding between the partners (equal distribution is awarded more funding).
As a general guideline only, you may assume that the maximum amount will be
given to an experimental work over four years, in which the funds are divided
equally between the U.S. and Israeli partners. Budget for theoretical work, in
which only one PI is requesting funding, is expected to be only $100,000, and
if both PIs request funding, somewhat more, but never twice as much.
Please note that
budgeting year should start from October or later.
For 2 year start-up
applications the budget must be a fixed $75,000. If both the Israeli and
American PIs of a start-up application are “junior investigators,” each is
eligible to receive $75,000.
Please note also the
following:
·
The way the requested support
is divided among the PIs has little bearing on the chances of success, and may
affect only the size of the grant.
·
Reducing the project
duration will not necessarily increase the annual budget.
·
In a start-up
application a senior scientist will not be funded (except for travel funds,
which will be paid through the junior PI’s institution).
BSF support may cover the
following expenses:
Salaries:
The BSF office may request
audits of expense reports for each individual drawing salary from a BSF grant.
Accordingly, the applicants should consult their institution and, if necessary,
the institution should have such employees sign a salary disclosure. Please pay
attention to the definition of the various personnel categories below.
1. Principal Investigators (PIs) develop the scientific
question, design the experimental approach, carry out the research, supervise
research personnel, prepare science reports and are responsible for publication
and dissemination of research outcomes. PIs typically have tenured or tenure
track appointments (or equivalent in the case of PIs with MD degree) at their
institutions and they are responsible for all academic requirements for
carrying out the proposed projects. Adjunct or affiliate faculty may also act
as PIs provided that the applying institution provides them with resources and
infrastructure to carry out the proposed research and their Research Authority
has afforded them the right to submit proposals on behalf of the institution.
Scientists that hold a visiting professor appointment cannot act as PI on a BSF
proposal. Israeli and US PIs CANNOT receive salary or supplement their salary
from a BSF award. This rule also applies to adjunct or affiliate faculty who
depend on salary income from external funding sources.
2. The BSF strongly encourages the participation of
Postdoctoral researchers and (under)graduate students in the proposed
research. Cost of salary and fringe benefits and tuition are all allowable
expenses with the stipulation that budget requests are commensurate with the percentage
of time and effort dedicated to the research project.
3. Other scientists are those who have an advanced
degree in their respective discipline but do not have faculty status of any
kind at the institution(s) from which the proposal emanates. They cannot act as
PI on proposals and they are typically employed in the research group of one of
the PIs. Scientists in this category who depend on external funding may receive
salary from a BSF award, commensurate with the time and effort they dedicate to
the project.
4. Technical and administrative staff make essential
contributions to ongoing research. Personnel in this category who are employed
in the research group of the PI (as opposed to departmental staff) and depend
on external funding sources, are eligible for salary and fringe benefits
requests that are commensurate with the time and effort they dedicate to the
BSF sponsored project.
5. Experts are professionals who are not directly
involved in the research but provide essential technical services that
contribute to the project’s overall progress and success. Examples of experts
are technical staff in core facilities, operators of specialized large
equipment etc. Experts can be affiliated with the institutions identified in the
proposal or they can be employed at other institutions and companies. They
provide services that are paid for by invoice and not through employment.
6. Consultants make contributions of a non-technical
nature, based in their expertise. Their contributions can be diverse and range
from advice on data analysis, website development, sampling strategies etc.
Unpaid collaborators from both participating and non-participating institutions
also fall into this category. Consultants who hold permanent, full-time positions
at their home institution cannot receive income from a BSF award. Other
consultants may provide services that are paid for by invoice but they cannot
be employed as part of a BSF grant.
BSF awards may not be used
to provide salary or income in excess of 100% time and effort of personnel in
any of the categories listed above.
Permanent Equipment:
Applications to the BSF may
include requests to purchase permanent equipment that is critical to the
success of the proposed project. The term “permanent equipment” does not apply
to general purpose or instructional equipment. Equipment purchased with BSF
funds is owned by the BSF and should be marked accordingly. Upon termination of
a project for which equipment is purchased, the BSF will typically release
ownership of the equipment to the institution where the research was conducted.
The BSF contribution to the purchase of permanent equipment is capped at 20% of
the total budget. If there is an expectation that more than two PIs will
request permanent equipment, then we request that you consult with the BSF
office before submitting your proposal.
The BSF may participate in
the purchase of permanent equipment that receives support from the grantee
institution, or from other granting sources. In these cases, please provide
documentation in support of your specific request.
Supplies:
Requests for supplies
should be stated in general terms with a listing of the estimated cost. Where
substantial funds are requested, a more detailed breakdown is required.
Industrial
Subcontractors: Industrial
subcontractors who supply services to the research are allowed if the expense
is part of the approved budget.
Travel Expenses
Abroad:
The BSF was established to
enhance the collaboration in research between American and Israeli researchers.
We believe that in order to advance the collaboration and to advance the
research in both the U.S. and Israel, it is important for the scientists to
meet in person. Therefore, the BSF will allocate money for travel exchange
visits to take place between the collaborating research group in both countries;
The travel funds allowance may be used by members of both the Israeli and
American teams. Exchange visits must be substantial. Only meetings of more than
two full days duration, not including weekends or holidays, will receive support.
Attendance and participation in symposia, conferences and workshops in the
US or Israel is now supported as well.
The application should
indicate for whom a proposed trip is intended. BSF approves travel in economy
class only and will cover per diem expenses only for the days spent together at
the approved locations. Please note that if an investigator requests travel support
only, he/she should not submit a separate budget request form, but add this
travel amount to the initiator's budget (these travel expenses will be
reimbursed through the initiator's institution). The BSF will not pay for
travel to countries other than Israel and the U.S. unless required for the stated
purpose of the research and needs to be approved by the BSF prior to travel. BSF
policy is that economy class tickets with fixed-date fares may be charged to
the grant.
Monies budgeted for travel
are restricted to travel and cannot be used to cover other budget line items
without prior approval of the BSF.
Other Expenses:
Page and color charges - PIs
can dedicate $1000 per year towards publication costs, with a maximum of $3,000
per project only for joint publications of the applicants.
Miscellaneous expenses are
considered by the BSF on a case-by-case basis.
Overhead (OH):
A total of 15% overhead on
all budget items is allowed.
Price Increases:
Anticipated price increases
should not be taken into consideration when preparing the budgets for
subsequent years. This applies to all items, including salaries. The BSF will
calculate increases according to its own scales when preparing second- and
third- year budgets, taking into consideration the availability of BSF funds.
Budget Justification:
Investigators are requested
to justify in detail all major items (including travel) for which funding is
requested.
5.4. Curriculum Vitae
The curriculum vitae of
each principal investigator must be submitted on the appropriate form through
the BSF website, specifying academic background (including names of former
supervisors of Ph.D and Post-Doc) and previous professional experience.
All other grants and
contracts currently held by the investigators should be listed, including
current BSF grants.
Previous BSF Grants-
Each investigator must indicate whether or not he/she had a previous BSF grant
(currently active or that has ended in the last five years), and if so,
indicate if it resulted in any joint publications in a refereed journal with
the collaborator from the other country (Yes/No). The BSF expects that jointly-conducted
research will result in jointly-authored publications. This information will be used as one of the criteria
in the evaluation of the expected collaboration in the proposed research.
5.5. List of
Potential Reviewers
A list of six potential
reviewers is required. More are welcome, and may help to effectively process
your application. Please note the following constraints:
- No more than three reviewers from Israel (the
remaining can be from any other country);
- The following persons are not permitted to be part of
the list:
1.
Co-authors of any paper (with up
to five authors) or research grant that any of the PIs have authored during the
previous five years;
2.
The thesis adviser, PhD advisor, post-doc
host, or a former student of any of the PIs;
3.
A colleague from the same department
as any of the PIs; including recent former colleagues from the institution
where the PIs were employed during the last five years, or were recently
visiting faculty members.
4.
Anyone who is acting as a
consultant to, or is in any way connected with, the application being submitted.
The information must
include affiliation, email and area of specialty.
You may also add a separate
list of up to three people you would like us to avoid using as reviewers
(mostly those in potential conflict of interest, direct competitors, and
personal matters).
*List of
consultants is added automatically to “avoid list” by the system, at the moment
you specify the names.
5.6.
Files to be uploaded per Application
All files to be uploaded (sections
5.6 and 5.7) must be in Word (DOC.) or PDF format.
The size of each file should be less than 3 MB, and should use font size 12 and
line spacing 1.5 or 2 (single line spacing is not permitted).
In any combination of
the above, no more than 38 lines per page are allowed.
A font size of less than 12
points may be used for mathematical formulas or equations, figure, table or
diagram captions and when using a Symbol font to insert Greek letters or
special characters. However, PIs are cautioned that the text must still be readable.
The size of the paper
should be A4 (if the initiator is from the U.S., the application may be
submitted on ‘letter’ size). The size of
the margins should be no less than 2 centimeters (0.8 inches).
**Please note that not
adhering to these requirements is likely to lead to rejection of the application.
5.6.1
Abstract
This file should include
the word 'Abstract' at the top.
The following information should be included: the full title of the
proposed application, which should be brief, meaningful and suitable for
use in the general media; the application number supplied by the system;
and the names and affiliations of the principal investigators.
An abstract of the proposed
research of 250 words or less is required. If a grant is awarded, the abstract
may be sent to science information exchange centers and become available to the
public. The abstract should be informative to scientists in the same or related
fields. A statement of the project's potential contribution to the research
done in that field should be included.
5.6.2
Research Plan
This file should include
the words ‘Research Plan’ in the heading. A title is not needed.
Required information:
1.
A brief description of the subject and the scientific and technological background;
2.
Objectives and significance of the research;
3.
Comprehensive description of the methodology and plan of operation, including
the respective roles of the Israeli and American principal investigators;
4.
Risk analysis and alternative paths that will be
followed if the suggested research plan fails (only in those fields in which it
is relevant);
5.
An account of available
Note: The text for items 1 through 5 is limited to 15 pages but all items
must be addressed (including figures and preliminary results, if any),
and must be sufficiently complete to allow valid judgments by referees. Applications
with longer texts, or with fonts smaller than 12-point, line spacing of less
than 1.5 lines, or margins of less than 2cm (0.8 inches), will not be processed.
5.6.3 References
This file should include
the word ‘References’ in the heading.
It should include the relevant bibliography of the research plan. The bibliography may be used by the BSF for
the purpose of identifying potential reviewers.
Therefore, we request full details of each reference, including:
- Names of all co-authors, including first name or
initials. In group publications,
those with more than four authors, standard abbreviations such as et
al. are acceptable; however, please specify the names of the first three
authors. If necessary, please specify the research-group/project name (i.e.
ATLAS Collaboration)
- Full title of article (or Review Letter)
- Full name of journal (or its standard abbreviation,
i.e. J Chem Phys)
- Year of publication
- Page numbers
*Please number or bullet
the list. Make sure to use readable font (type, size) and line spacing.
**Any standard
bibliographic citation style (i.e. APA,
If the Research Plan
includes the bibliographic references at the end of the document in the format
explained above, it is possible to upload the references with the Research Plan. In this case, you will need to mark a
checkbox on the form stating this. Doing this will allow you to upload a file
with more than 15 pages for the Research Plan.
5.6.4
Broader Impacts Statement
This file should include
the words 'Broader Impacts Statement' in the heading. The following information should be included:
the full title of the proposed application, which should be brief,
meaningful and suitable for use in the general media; the application number
supplied by the system; and the names and affiliations of the principal
investigators.
An impact statement of
about 250 words or less is required. Please
address the broader impact and importance (social and/or economic and/or
scientific value) of the proposed research.
5.6.5
Progress
Report
This part is only required if the new project is
a continuation of a previous BSF grant.
The file should include the
words 'Progress Report' at the top, as well as number of the previous
grant, applicants’ names and titles. The
file should be a one-page progress report on any ongoing BSF-supported project.
(Only if the new project is a continuation of the previous BSF grant, including
if it is a resubmission of an application that is a continuation of a previous
BSF grant. This report is not needed if
the new project is unrelated to the previous grant.)
5.6.6 Resubmission Letter
Applicants who are eligible
to resubmit a previous application are required to upload a letter that will be
addressed to the BSF staff and to reviewers of the previous application. It should include the words “Resubmission
Letter” in the heading. The letter
should be up to five pages long and explain what changes have
been made to the research application, and how the applicants responded to the
comments by the reviewers of the previous submission. You may copy only the relevant sentences
from the reviews, but avoid copying entire reviews. Remember,
reviewers do not want to be overloaded with
unnecessary information. Please note that
your current application will be sent mostly to new reviewers, but also to some
of the reviewers of the first submission.
5.6.7 Publications
'in Press'
This part is not
obligatory.
This is an optional file
that you may upload if you have manuscripts that have been accepted for
publication, and which are essential for the proper review of the application.
If this is the case, please upload the full text of the paper(s), preferably as
PDF files. This is not a part of the full application file, but is available to
the reviewers. It will be helpful to
referees and the evaluation committee if you mention the article(s) in press
in your publications list.
Only one file may be
uploaded. If you need to submit several
manuscripts, all items should be compiled into a single file.
5.6.8 Letter from Consultant
This part is not obligatory.
If someone is serving as a consultant (not a PI) to your research plan,
you may upload a file written by the consultant describing his/her
participation and role in the project. The letter should be written on
institutional letterhead and signed by the consultant. Only one file may be uploaded. If you need to submit additional data, all pages
should be compiled into a single file.
After uploading the letter, a section will open for you to enter the
consultant's information. For each
consultant, please add his/her name and details. These names will appear in the list of
referees to avoid.
5.6.9 A Short Abstract in Lay Terms
Please upload a short abstract with the title of the project in
lay terms, the names and affiliations of the PIs, application number,
and a short description of the project, also in lay terms. Be sure to include
the reasoning behind the proposed research, its significance and its impact, if
successful, on humanity, the environment, or on the scientific field. This
abstract must be written in a way that non-experts will understand the main
facts.
This abstract will be used by the BSF only if a grant is awarded. It
will be uploaded to our website and may be used for other public relations
purposes. Please note that it will not be sent to reviewers or science
advisors.
5.6.10 Miscellaneous
This part is not obligatory.
One file may be uploaded for BSF use only. If you need to submit additional data, all
pages should be compiled into a single file.
This data will not be sent to reviewers of the application.
5.6.11 Checklist for Final Submission
Before submitting and approving the application, the checklist (see Appendix III) must be uploaded to ensure that the
application follows the guidelines
5.7. Files to be
Uploaded per Investigator
5.7.1 Investigator's Publications (Limited to 5 pages)
This file should include
the investigator’s name and the phrase ‘Publications’ in the
heading. It is limited to five pages and should primarily include
relevant and/or recent publications (in the last five years). Please note
that BSF regulations regarding font size, line spacing, etc., apply also to
this section. The document should be easy to read. In order to enable the
BSF staff to review the publication list, the following information must be
given in full:
- Names of all co-authors, including first name or
initials (including group publications with up to five co-authors);
for other cases please specify the names of the first three authors
and use standard abbreviations such as et al. If necessary, for
international collaboration publications please indicate the name of the
research-group/project, i.e. such as The ATLAS. ) Please bold your own name.
- Full title of article (or Review Letter)
- Full name of journal (or its standard abbreviation,
i.e. J Molec Biol)
- Year of publication
- Page numbers
* Please number or bullet
the list and order the publications by year. If the list is too numerous,
please focus on papers that are most relevant to current application (or most
recent).
** The list should mainly
include peer-reviewed publications (i.e. articles, books, book chapters), but may
also include document types most common in specific areas of research (i.e.
Conference Proceedings, Review Letters, working papers, patents, etc).
*** For unpublished papers please
specify their current status (i.e. in print, submitted, under review, to
appear etc.)
5.7.2 Letters of
Collaboration
The investigators are
required to provide a detailed description of the collaborative arrangements. All principal investigators are required to individually
upload a scanned letter on an institutional letterhead, indicating
whether or not they have read or helped to prepare the application. It must
also include a detailed description of the PI’s future role and contribution to
the project. In particular, if they
did not request funding, they should write a brief explanation of how they will
contribute to the project without having financial support.
The scanned
letter should include the investigator’s signature.
5.7.3 List of Joint Publications from a Previous BSF Grant
Each investigator must
indicate (in the CV section) whether he/she had a previous BSF grant that is
active, or that has ended in the last five years. If so, indicate if
it resulted in jointly produced scientific products by the American and
Israeli PIs of that grant, or by members of their groups. These may
include joint publications, jointly submitted patents, jointly
conducted workshops, etc. This information will be used as one of the
parameters in the evaluation of the expected collaboration in the proposed
research.
The file should include
the heading "Joint Publications from the previous BSF grant" and
previous grant details (grant number, title and grantees).
The list must include only
publications that are co-authored with the collaborating investigators
in an ongoing BSF-supported project, and/or ones that ended in the last
five years. The style should follow that used in all other uploaded
publications and bibliographic lists, and include full names of the co-authors,
etc. Please be sure to exclude publications for which the BSF was
acknowledged, but that are not co-authored by the PIs in the previous grant
from both Israel and the U.S. and do not demonstrate binational collaboration.
The other types of joint activity (patents, workshops, etc.) can be added in
freestyle.
In case the current
collaborator was also a collaborator in the previous grant, only one file should
be uploaded and it should be noted that the same list corresponds to the other
investigator(s) as well (see relevant section in the User
Manual).
5.8.
Approvals
Submission
Submission is considered complete
only after all Principal Investigators followed by the Research Authority of
the initiating investigator have approved the application online. Please
note that the Initiator is the last one to approve among the PIs. Approvals of Research Authorities of
investigators who request financial support need to follow the PIs’
approvals, and their approval is the action that actually submits the
application to the BSF. The
Initiator's Research Authority administrator must approve the application
online. Research Authority administrators of other Investigators requesting
financial support have two options to approve the application, online or by
uploading an approval document:
5.8.1
Online Approval by the Research
Authority
This option is available
only if the research administrator is registered and was selected as the research
administrator of the investigator in the BSF system and has an active User ID
and Password. (See relevant sections in the User
Manual).
Please note that this
option is obligatory and the only acceptable way for the Initiator's Research Administrator
to approve the application.
The Research Authority
administrator (or the official authorized to approve the application on behalf
of the institution) can approve the application online (after logging into the
system) by pressing the "Approve" button on the relevant Form (see Manual
for Authority Administrators).
Please note that this can
be done only after the application has been approved by all the applicants
(first, by 'regular' Investigator(s) and lastly, the Initiator). The application can be approved by Research
Authority Administrators any time before the deadline [December 27, 2023, 5 pm
Israel time (10 am EST)].
Please note that the
application can be "unlocked" for revisions by the Initiator’s
Administrator as long as it has not been finally approved online by the
authority.
5.8.2
Upload of Authority Approval
Document
The other way to approve
the application is to upload a scanned hardcopy of an appropriate document: One option is the "Requested budget
form" (available from the system), which must be stamped by the
Institution. The second option is an official letter from the Institution
printed out on official letterhead. In this case, the budget request must be
specified (as well as the applicant's name, application number and title). Whichever option is used, the document must
include all necessary information such as full name, contact details (phone
& email) and signature of the authorizing official. Both documents should
be scanned and may be uploaded to the system anytime during the
submission process. If the hardcopy
has a watermark or an embossed seal that will not be visible when scanned,
please upload the scanned file and send the original by regular mail to
the BSF office. This can be done either
by the investigators or by the administrators (see User
Manual).
If a grant application is
approved, the institutions will be asked to sign a standard BSF contract.
However, if one of the investigators requires only travel money, a separate
contract will not be signed with their institution and their travel
expenses will be reimbursed through the Initiator's institution. In such a case, no signature of an
authorized administrator is required from the institution that is not
requesting funds apart from travel money.
The application is
considered to be submitted after it has been approved online by the institution
of the initiating investigator, but if any other authority approvals are
missing, they will still need to be submitted to the BSF office.
Appendix I - Areas
of Research
Areas of Research pertaining to Group I and Group II will
be eligible for submission in alternate years respectively.
Group I: (odd calendar years –2023,
2025 etc)
Biomedical
Engineering
Biological Systems and Signals,
Control Systems and Imaging
Biomechanics
Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells
and Biotechnology
Health Sciences (Medicine)
Aging, Social and Rehabilitative
Medicine, Epidemiology
Cancer
Cell and Gene Therapy
Environmental Factors
Genetics
Medicinal Chemistry or
Pharmacology
Oncology
Regenerative Medicine
Cardiology, Blood and
Respiratory Systems (Including Environmental Factors)
Child and Human Health,
Human Development, Fertility
Cytoskeleton and Support
Systems
Bone Structure and Function
Dental Medicine
Dermatology
Muscle Disorders
Orthopedics
Infectious &
Immunological diseases (Inc. Allergy and Autoimmunity)
Metabolic and Endocrine Systems
Diabetes
Endocrinology &
Reproduction
Gastroenterology &
Hepatology
Metabolic Diseases
Nephrology & Urology
Neurological and Sensory
Systems
Clinical Neurobiology
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Ophthalmology and Eye
Otolaryngology
Psychiatry
Regenerative Medicine
Life Sciences
Animal
Sciences
Behavior, Adaptation &
Evolution
Morphogenesis & Development
Physiology, Endocrinology
Regulatory Biology
Systematic & Taxonomy
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Biotechnology
Enzymology
Ion Channels, Pumps, Transporters
Membrane Biology
Metabolism
Mitochondrial & Nucleic
Acid Biochemistry
Protein Chemistry
Structural Biology
Cell
and Developmental Biology
Angiogenesis
Cell Adhesion & Migration
Cell Death
Cell Differentiation
Cell Morphogenesis
Cell Proliferation
Cellular Substructures
Cytoskeleton
Membrane Trafficking
Oncogenes
Protein Degradation
Signal Transduction
Stem cell biology
Genetics, Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology
Ancient DNA
Biostatistics
Comparative Genomics &
Proteomics
Developmental & Process
Modeling
Functional Genomics
Gene Structure Analysis
Genetic Diseases
Networks & System Biology
Population & Evolutionary
Genetics
Structural Bioinformatics
Immunology
Allergy
Antibodies
Autoimmunity
Cytokines/Chemokines
Immunogenetics
Innate Immunity
Leukocytes
Rheumatology
Transplantation Immunology
Tumor Immunology
Vaccines
Microbiology
Bacteriology
Infectious Diseases
Microorganism Systematic &
Taxonomy
Parasitology
Pathogenic Mycology
Prions
Virology
Molecular Biology and
Genomic Research
Chromosomes & DNA
Genomic Research
Molecular Evolution
Mutagenesis
Transcription
Translation
Neurobiology
Brain Organs & Pathways
Circuits, Neuronal Populations
Computational Neurobiology
Developmental Neurobiology
Learning & Memory
Neurochemistry
Neurophysiology
Neurotransmitters,
Neurohormones
Receptors, Channels, Signal
Transduction
Synaptic & Cellular
Neurobiology
Systems
Plant
Sciences
Biochemistry & Metabolism
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Morphogenesis & Development
Pathology
Physiology & Hormonal
Regulation
Stress Responses
Systematic & Taxonomy
Ecology
(as of 2017 moved to Group
I cycle as an area in the Life Sciences, and
sub-areas were redefined)
Ecology of Individuals,
Populations and Community Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology; Systematic &
Phylogeny
Microbial &
Disease Ecology
Applied Ecology & Conservation
Biology
Spatial Ecology; Biodiversity
& Large-scale Ecology
Ecology of aquatic (inc. marine)
ecosystems*
Behavioral ecology
Movement ecology
Functional ecology
_________
*previously: Aquatic
Biology & Microbiology, moved from Oceanography
Psychobiology (as of 2016 split from Psychology and
left in the Life Sciences, Group I cycle)
Animal Learning and Behavior
Behavioral Genetics
Brain and Behavior
Evolutionary Psychology
Immuno-neuropsychology
Neuropsychology
Group II: (even calendar years –2024, 2026 etc.)
Chemistry
Biological &
Medicinal Chemistry
Biophysics
Chemical & Molecular Physics
Electrochemistry; Molecular Electronics; Semiconductor-based
Nanotechnology
Chemical Measurement and Imaging
Organic-based Nanomaterials; Polymers; Other Materials
Synthetic, Catalytic & Organometallic Chemistry
Chemical Theory, Models & Computational Methods
Macromolecular, Supramolecular &
Nanochemistry
Environmental chemical sciences
Computer Sciences
Algorithms;
Data Structures
Artificial Intelligence; Natural Language Processing; Machine
Learning
Bioinformatics
Complexity; Combinatorics; Graph Theory
Cryptography; Security
Information Retrieval & Management; Databases
Networks & Systems; Distributed & Parallel Processing
Quantum Computing
Scientific Computing
Software Engineering; Verification; Logic & Semantics
Vision; Graphics; Computational Geometry
Earth, Ocean &
Atmospheric Sciences
Atmospheric
Chemistry
Atmospheric Radiation
Climatology
Geochemistry
Geohydrology
Geology (Continental & Marine)
Geophysics; Seismology
Physics of the Atmosphere (Meteorology)
Physical Oceanography & Limnology (Starting from 2018, part of the Earth
Sci.)
Aquatics Geochemistry (Starting from 2018, part of the Earth Sci.)
Economics
Applied Economics
Economic Theory
Energy
Alternative Energy (Solar,
Wind, Biofuel, etc)
Energy Storage &
Conversion
Fossil Fuels (Improved Use, etc)
Environmental Research
Air Pollution (Identification, Measurement,
Management & Control)
Soil Pollution (Identification, Measurement, Management
& Control)
Water Pollution (Identification, Measurement, Management &
Control)
Environmental Chemical Sciences
Material Sciences
Chemistry of Materials
Electronic & Optic Materials & Thin
Films
Material Processing
Nanomaterials (Nanoparticles, Nanotubes,
Carbon-based Nanostructures, etc.)
Polymers
& Soft Materials
Mathematics
Algebra; Numbers Theory; Combinatorics; Logic
Analysis; Differential Equations
Applied Mathematics
Geometry; Topology
Probability; Dynamics
Statistics; Operational Research
Oceanography & Limnology – No longer exists as
its own category
Aquatic Biology & Microbiology (starting
from 2017 moved to become a sub-area of Ecology in the Life
Science, Group I)
Aquatics Geochemistry – (starting from 2018 is a
sub-area in Earth Sciences)
Physical Oceanography & Limnology - (starting from
2018 is a sub-area in Earth Sciences)
Physics
Astronomy; Astrophysics; Cosmology
Biophysics
Elementary Particles; Quantum Fields; Strings
Non-linear Physics; Soft Condensed Matter
Nuclear Physics
Optics & Photonics (previously, Optics &
Acoustics)
Plasma
Statistical Physics
Sociology
Anthropology (Cultural and Social)
Social Stratification and Ethnic/Gender Relations
Sociological Theory and Methods
Sociology of Community/Marriage/Family and Deviance
Sociology of Culture, Media and Communication
Sociology of Globalization
Sociology
of Work and Organizations
Psychology (excluding Psychobiology)
(As of 2016, moved to the Group II cycle year)
Social - Personality and
Individual Differences
Social - Emotion
Social - Psychopathology
Social - Interpersonal Behavior
Social - Judgments and Decision
Making
Developmental – Child Social Behavior
Developmental – Child
Cognitive Dev
Developmental – Child
Psychopathology
Cognitive - Sensation and
Perception
Cognitive - Learning
Cognitive - Cognitive Abilities
Cognitive - Judgments and
Decision Making
Cognitive - Psycholinguistics
Cognitive - Memory and Thinking
Appendix II - Evaluation Panels
Evaluation Panels–
Life and Health Sciences (Group I)
ü Biomedical Engineering (AA) - Panel
·
Biological Systems and
Signals, Control Systems and Imaging
·
Biomechanics
·
Tissue Engineering, Stem
Cells and Biotechnology
Health Sciences (Medicine) (B) – [5 panels]
ü Panel 1 -
Cancer (BA)
·
Cell and Gene Therapy
·
Environmental Factors
·
Genetics
·
Medicinal Chemistry or
Pharmacology
·
Oncology
·
Regenerative Medicine
ü
Panel 2 - Neurological and Sensory Systems (BB)
·
Clinical Neurobiology
·
Computational Neurobiology
·
Neurodegenerative Diseases
·
Ophthalmology and Eye
·
Otolaryngology
·
Psychiatry
·
Regenerative Medicine
ü Panel 3 -
Cardiology, Blood and Respiratory Systems (Inc. Environmental Factors) (BC)
Infectious &
Immunological diseases (Inc. Allergy and autoimmunity) (BD) -
SEE Life Sciences –(Panel 4)
ü Panel 4 -
Metabolic & Endocrine Systems and Cytoskeleton & Support Systems
Metabolic
and Endocrine Systems (BE)
·
Diabetes
·
Endocrinology & Reproduction
·
Gastroenterology &
Hepatology
·
Metabolic Diseases
·
Nephrology & Urology
Cytoskeleton and Support Systems (BG)
·
Bone Structure and Function
·
Dental Medicine
·
Dermatology
·
Muscle Disorders
·
Orthopedics
ü
Panel 5
Child and Human Health, Human Development,
Fertility (BF)
Aging, Social and Rehabilitative Medicine,
Epidemiology (BH)
Life Sciences (C) - [10 panels]
ü Panel 1 - Biochemistry (CC)
·
Biophysics
·
Biotechnology
·
Enzymology
·
Ion Channels, Pumps, Transporters
·
Membrane Biology
·
Metabolism
·
Mitochondrial & Nucleic
Acid Biochemistry
·
Protein Chemistry
·
Structural Biology
ü Panel 2 - Neurobiology (CF)
·
Brain Organs & Pathways
·
Circuits, Neuronal
Populations
·
Developmental Neurobiology
·
Learning & Memory
·
Neurochemistry
·
Neurophysiology
·
Neurotransmitters,
Neurohormones
·
Receptors, Channels, Signal
Transduction
·
Synaptic & Cellular
Neurobiology
·
Systems
ü Panel 3
- Microbiology (CD)
·
Bacteriology
·
Infectious Diseases
·
Microorganism Systematic
& Taxonomy
·
Parasitology
·
Pathogenic Mycology
·
Prions
·
Virology
ü Panel 4 -
Immunology & Infectious and Immunological diseases
Immunology
(CE)
·
Allergy
·
Antibodies
·
Autoimmunity
·
Cytokines/Chemokines
·
Immunogenetics
·
Innate Immunity
·
Leukocytes
·
Rheumatology
·
Transplantation Immunology
·
Tumor Immunology
·
Vaccines
Infectious
& Immunological diseases (BD)
ü Panel 5 - Cell and Developmental Biology (CG)
·
Angiogenesis
·
Cell Adhesion &
Migration
·
Cell Death
·
Cell Differentiation
·
Cell Morphogenesis
·
Cell Proliferation
·
Cellular Substructures
·
Cytoskeleton
·
Membrane Trafficking
·
Oncogenes
·
Protein Degradation
·
Signal Transduction
·
Stem cell biology
ü
Panel 6 - Molecular Biology and
Genomic Research (CH)
·
Chromosomes & DNA
·
Genomic Research
·
Molecular Evolution
·
Mutagenesis
·
Transcription
·
Translation
ü
Panel 7 - Genetics,
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (CI)
·
Ancient DNA
·
Biostatistics
·
Comparative Genomics &
Proteomics
·
Developmental & Process
Modeling
·
Functional Genomics
·
Gene Structure Analysis
·
Genetic Diseases
·
Networks & System
Biology
·
Population &
Evolutionary Genetics
·
Structural Bioinformatics
ü Panel 8 - Plant Sciences (CA)
·
Biochemistry &
Metabolism
·
Cell Biology
·
Evolutionary Biology
·
Molecular Biology
·
Morphogenesis &
Development
·
Pathology
·
Physiology & Hormonal
Regulation
·
Stress Responses
·
Systematic & Taxonomy
ü Panel 9 - Animal Sciences (CB)
·
Behavior, Adaptation &
Evolution
·
Morphogenesis &
Development
·
Physiology, Endocrinology
·
Regulatory Biology
·
Systematic & Taxonomy
ü Panel 10 – Ecology (CQ) (starting from 2017 moved to Life
Sciences cycle from Exact Sciences cycle)
·
Ecology of individuals,
populations, communities & ecosystems
·
Evolutionary ecology,
Systematics and Phylogeny
·
Microbial & Disease
Ecology
·
Applied ecology &
Conservation Biology
·
Spatial Ecology,
Biodiversity & Large-scale Ecology
·
Ecology of aquatic (inc.
marine) ecosystems*
·
Behavioral Ecology
·
Movement Ecology
·
Functional Ecology
________________________________________________________
*previously:
Aquatic Biology & Microbiology sub-area in Oceanography merged
with Ecology and as of 2017 moved to Life Science cycle
ü Psychobiology (DD) – Panel
·
Animal Learning and
Behavior
·
Behavioral Genetics
·
Brain and Behavior
·
Evolutionary Psychology
·
Immunoneuropsychology
·
Neuropsychology
Evaluation
Panels– Physical, Exact and Social Sciences (Group II)
PHYSICS (0D0000) – 4 panels
Panel A: 0D0100
– Solid State
0D0800 – Optics, Photonics
Panel B: 0D0200 – Astronomy, Cosmology, Astrophysics
Panel C:
0D0300 – Nuclear
0D0400 – Elementary
particles, quantum, strings
Panel D: 0D0500 – Nonlinear, Soft condensed matter
0D0600 – Plasma
0D0700 – Biophysics
0D0900 – Statistical
CHEMISTRY (0E0000) – 2 panels
Panel A:
0E0100 – Organic based
nanomaterials, polymers, other materials
0E0200 – Synthetic, catalytic &
organometalic chemistry
0E0300
– Biological & medicinal chemistry
0E0500
– Chemical measurement
and imaging
0E1000 – Macromolecular, supramolecular
and nanochemistry
Panel B:
0E0400 – Chemical
& Molecular physics
0E0600 – Biophysics
0E0700 – Chemical theory, models and
computational methods
0E0800 – Electrochemistry,
molecular electronics, semiconductor based nanotechnology
0E0900 – Environmental chemical
sciences
MATHEMATICS (0F0000) – 2 panels
PANEL A:
Theoretical Math
0F0100–Algebra,
numbers theory, combinatorics, logic
0F0500– Geometry,
Topology
0F0600 –Analysis, Differential
Equations
0F0400 –Probability,
Dynamics
PANEL B: Applied Math
0F0200 – Applied math
0F0300 – Statistics,
Operational Research
COMPUTER SCIENCES
(0P0000) - 2 panels
PANEL A:
0P0100 – Networks
& systems, distributed and parallel processing
0P0200 – Vision,
Graphics, Computational geometry
0P1100 – Scientific
Computing
0P0700 – Algorithms,
Data structures
PANEL B:
0P0300 – Artificial intelligence,
natural language processing, machine learning
0P0400 – Complexity,
combinatorics, graph theory
0P0500 – Cryptography, security
0P0600 – Software engineering,
verification, logic and semantics
0P0800 – Information retrieval,
management, Data Bases
0P0900 – Bioinformatics
0P1000 – Quantum computing
MATERIALS SCI (0I0000) Panel
0I0100 – Nanomaterials (nanoparticles,
nanotubes, carbon based nanostructures, etc)
0I0200 – Electronic and optic
materials and thin films
0I0300 – Polymers & soft
materials
0I0400 – Materials
processing
0I0500 – Chemistry of materials
ENERGY RESEARCH (0K0000) Panel
0K0100 – Fossil
fuels (improved use, etc)
0K0200 – Alternative
energy (solar, wind, biofuels, etc)
0K0300 – Energy
storage and conversion
0K0400 – Other
EARTH, OCEAN & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
(0G0000) Panel
0G0100 – Geology (continental & marine)
0G0200 – Geophysics,
seismology
0G0300 – Geochemistry
0G0400 – Geohydrology
0G0500 – Physics of
Atmosphere (meteorology)
0G0600 – Climatology
0G0700 – Atmospheric
chemistry
0G0800 – Atmospheric radiation
0G0900 – Physical ocean & limnology
(Merged with Earth Sci, starting 2018)
0G1000 – Aquatic geochemistry (Merged with
Earth Sci, starting 2018)
ENVIRONMENTAL Research (0J0000) Panel
(identification, measurement, management
& control)
0J0100
– Air pollution
0J0200
– Water pollution
0J0300
– Soil pollution
0J0400
– Environmental Chemical Sci
SOCIAL SCIENCES
- ECONOMICS
(0M0000) Panel:
0M0100 – Theory
0M0200 – Applied
- SOCIOLOGY
(0N0000) Panel:
0N0100 Social stratification and Ethnic/gender relations
0N0200 Sociology of globalization
0N0300 Sociology of
culture, media, and communication
0N0400 Sociology of work and organizations
0N0500 Anthropology (cultural and social)
0N0600 Sociological theory and methods
0N0700 Sociology of community/marriage/
family and deviance
- PSYCHOLOGY[excluding Psychobiology] (0R0000) – 3 panels
/As of 2016 moved from Group I to Group II/
C1
Panel – Social Psychology (R1)
0R1000 – Social -
Personality and Individual Differences
0R1100 – Social - Emotion
0R1200 – Social -
Psychopathology
0R1300 – Social -
Interpersonal Behavior
0R1400– Social - Judgments and Decision Making
C2 Panel
– Developmental Psychology (R2)
0R2000 – Developmental –
Child Social Dev
0R2100 – Developmental –
Child Cognitive Dev
0R2200 – Developmental –
Child Psychopathology
C3 Panel
– Cognitive Psychology (R3)
0R3000 – Cognitive - Sensation and Perception
0R3100 – Cognitive -
Learning
0R3200 – Cognitive -
Cognitive Abilities
0R3300– Cognitive -
Judgments and Decision Making
0R3400– Cognitive - Psycholinguistics
0R3500– Cognitive –
Memory & Thinking
Appendix III-
Checklist
Please check the
final PDF file that is created online and upload this page to the online
system.
APPLICATION
NUMBER: _______________ (Regular Program Application)
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Set V when checked
and X if not needed |
Remarks |
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§ Make sure to specify if the current application is a resubmission
or a continuation of a previous grant. |
Cover page |
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This file should include: § the word 'Abstract' at the top. § the application number. § the full title of the application. § applicants' names and affiliations. Please make sure that line spacing, font size
and margins follow the BSF Guidelines. |
Abstract Limited to 250 words |
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§ MUST FOLLOW THE BSF GUIDELINES § The text for items (1) through (5) is limited to 15 pages
(including figures/tables/images/preliminary results). § Applications with longer texts, or with fonts smaller than
12-point, line spacing of less than 1.5 lines or margins of less than 2cm
(0.8 inches) from each side, will not be processed. § All (1 through 5) sections must be included. |
Research Plan Sections 1-5 (see regulations) Limited to 15 pages |
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Only if the new project is a continuation of a previous
BSF grant. This report is not needed if the new project is
unrelated to the previous one. § ONE PAGE report, uploaded as a separate file § Should include number of previous grant, applicants’ names and
titles. |
Progress Report |
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§ Make sure the list follows the BSF Guidelines. § References must be easy
to read: use appropriate font size and line spacing § If References are already included in the Research Plan file, there
is no need to upload the list twice. |
References |
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This file should include : § the words 'Broader Impacts
Statement' at the top § application number § the full title of the application § applicants' names and affiliations Please make sure that line spacing, font size
and margins follow the BSF Guidelines. |
Broader Impacts Statement |
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§ The letter should follow the BSF guidelines. No more than 5
pages. § When responding to specific critical comments DO NOT copy a
full review. |
Resubmission letter |
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§ Include explanation. |
Time Schedule |
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§ A single budget per institution § Include explanation for the main budget items. § Authority approval is required only if requesting funding
other than for travel. |
Budget |
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§ Should be written on institutional letterhead and signed. |
Letter from consultant (if any) |
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§ If exists, upload the full-text manuscript(s). Make sure that
it is also included in your publications list. |
Publications in Press (not part of the PDF) |
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Should include title,
application number, applicants' names and affiliations (This
part is for PR purposes only) |
Abstract in lay terms (not part of the PDF) |
Mark V for each PI after checking the PDF
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PI6 |
PI5 |
PI4 |
PI3 |
PI2 |
PI1 |
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For Each PI |
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Add Name |
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Must be submitted on the appropriate form only and include all
required information. |
Curriculum Vitae |
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§ List of peer-reviewed publications (LIMITED TO 5 PAGES) § Should mostly
include relevant and/or recent publications § This file
should include the investigator’s name and the phrase ‘Publications’
in the heading. Please note that
BSF regulations regarding font size, line spacing, etc., apply also to this
section. The document must be easy to read. |
Publications Limited to 5 pages |
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A List of joint publications with grant collaborators (from both
countries – DO NOT upload full
text of articles. The list must
include prev. grant number/title/grantees’ names. |
Joint publications from previous BSF grants |
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Should be on institutional letterhead and signed by investigator.
(PIs from the same institution may upload a single letter, signed by both) |
Letter of
Collaboration |
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Yes/No |
Yes/No |
Yes/No |
Yes/No |
Yes/No |
Yes/No |
Is requesting funds? |
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§ Must include
institutional stamp! § Include
applicant’s name, application number and title, requested budget, name,
title, affiliation, contact details (phone/email) and signature of the
approving person. When uploading the
scanned budget approval, make sure that the budget requested sum corresponds
to the sum approved by the authority. |
Approval of US Research
Authority (if scanned document, not
online approval) |