Since its inception, the BSF has awarded over $1 Billion to over 5,500 research projects of the highest quality. Many of these have led to important scientific, medical and technological breakthroughs.
The U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) promotes scientific relations between the U.S. and Israel by supporting collaborative research projects in a wide area of basic and applied scientific fields, for peaceful and non-profit purposes.
Founded in 1972 by an agreement between the United States and Israel, the BSF is an independent body, directed by a board of governors consisting of five American and five Israeli members. Its base of operation is in Israel.
Announcements
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October 14, 2024The BSF Office will be closed for the Sukkot Holiday
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August 7, 2024Submission Deadline for Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants Program
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August 7, 2024BSF Website Will Open for Submissions on September 1, 2024
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August 7, 2024Submission Deadline for BSF Research Grants Program
Our Funding Opportunities
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NSF-BSF Joint Research Grants
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Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants
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NEH-BSF Programs
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December 7, 2024Deadline for NSF-BSF program in Computational Mathematics (NSF deadline is Dec. 2)
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December 9, 2024Deadline for NSF-BSF programs in Elementary Particle Physics – Experiment; Particle Astrophysics – Experiment (NSF deadline is Dec. 3)
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December 18, 2024Deadline for NSF-BSF programs in Nuclear Physics – Theory and Experiment; Elementary Particle Physics – Theory; Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology – Theory; Quantum Information Science; Physics of Living Systems (NSF deadline is Dec. 10)
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December 18, 2024Deadline for submission of applications to the Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants 2024 (2nd round)
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December 22, 2024Deadline for NSF-BSF program in Statistics (NSF deadline is Dec. 16)
- 50 Nobel Prize laureates
- 09 Winners of the Turing Award
- 71 Recipients of the Wolf Prize
- 09 Recipients of the Fields Medal
- 25 Winners of the Albert Lasker Medical Research Award
Scientific Achievements
BSF support has paved the way for numerous scientific, medical and technological breakthroughs with wide-ranging practical applications.
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Nobel-winning discovery of critical cell function
The 2004 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded to Profs. Avram Hershko and Aaron Ciechanover (Technion), together with Prof. Irwin Rose (UC Irvine), for…Read More -
Pioneering Advances in Computer Science and Robotics
BSF-supported research in computer science has spurred pioneering advances in computational geometry, which lies at the heart of diverse areas such as robotics and…Read More -
Cancer Diagnostics
The BSF played a key role in the worldwide use of PET (Positron Emitting Tomography) to identify functional disorders, indicating cancer. The development of…Read More
Facts & Figures
Facts & FiguresMagazine Top Stories
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Winter Edition 2022Letter From the Executive DirectorThis year, BSF celebrates its 50th anniversary, as well as the 10th year of the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) – BSF partnership. Anton Post shares why he believes these two milestones are very much linked – and why he is optimistic that BSF’s already impressive growth will continue well into the future. Read More
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Winter Edition 2022Board of Governors – Kendra SharpBSF’s newest representative from the United States possesses a unique combination of experience in both mechanical engineering and international collaborations. She talks about her experience in science and global affairs, and why the NSF – BSF partnership has become one of the NSF’s most successful international programs. Read More
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Winter Edition 2022NSF – BSF success storiesAs we recognize the 10th anniversary of the NSF-BSF partnership, we shed light on just two of the countless examples of how Israeli and American scientists have worked together and achieved impressive results that have the potential to transform our lives. One team has discovered how robots can make surgeries safer. The other has provided profound new insights on how the brain helps mammals to navigate spaces. Read More
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Winter Edition 2022Nobel Prize winner Joshua AngristJoshua Angrist is the 48th current or former BSF grantee to become a Nobel laureate. Now a celebrated economics professor at MIT, Angrist shares how his varied Israel experiences – including studies of class sizes and labor markets -- have shaped his career as a leader in the use of natural experiments in economics. Read More