
BSF Research Grants
The BSF research grants program is the main program for the BSF
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Dec. 9, 2020Submission Deadline
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2-4Years
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$250,000Maximum
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25%Success Rate
BSF Research Grants: Statistics
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Statistics
Statistics
The statistics of the number of applications and awards in recent years reflect the policy of securing a reasonably attractive success rate, at the expense of the average size of the grants. Starting in 2018, the Board of the foundation has limited the success rate to 25%, in order to increase somewhat the size of the awards.
Number of applications per area of research and success rate in recent years:
Area Of Research2010201120122013201420152016201720182019Biomedical Engineering20 (20%)
27 (22%)24 (25%)27 (22%)24 (25%)Medicine (Health Sciences)117 (18%)100 (19%)87 (21%)97 (23%)84 (23%)Life Sciences241 (27%)246 (28%)200 (30%)203 (27%)193 (27%)Psychobiology
20 (20%)17 (24%)Psychology82 (22%)79 (24%)52 (19%)69 (17%)Physics102 (34%)90 (41%)90 (30%)79 (38%)71 (32%)Chemistry46 (33%)44 (36%)44 (27%)32 (34%)39 (21%)Mathematical Sciences51 (47%)53 (34%)56 (30%)47 (34%)58 (38%)Atmospheric and Earth Sciences28 (32%)24 (25%)29 (24%)32 (22%)27 (22%)Oceanography and limnology12 (33%)4 (0%)13 (23%)****Materials Research30 (23%)25 (28%)30 (27%)42 (33%)30 (12%)Environmental research (air,water,soil)13 (23%)11 (18%)14 (21%)17 (12%)8 (12%)Energy Research13 (23%)8 (38%)9 (22%)11 (27%)7 (29%)Economics9 (33%)21 (24%)17 (18%)17 (24%)22 (23%)Sociology20 (15%)23 (17%)19 (16%)13 (23%)19 (21%)Computer Sciences
61 (30%)49 (37%)56 (21%)41 (34%)29 (45%)Ecology and Systematic Biology31 (23%)16 (31%)21 (14%)26 (31%)Total416 (31%)460 (23%)368 (33%)452 (25%)398 (25%)386 (25%)409 (30%)347 (25%)379 (28%)318 (26%)
**Oceanography was combined with atmospheric & earth sciences - Submission