The Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants for Young Scientists: Submission

Eligibility

• Applicants must be conducting supervised research towards a Ph.D. in an accredited higher education institution, or in a non-profit research institution (government or other, including hospitals).
• Applicants submitting before their Ph.D. research program/plan has been formally approved, or being in their last year of the Ph.D. program, are not eligible for a grant.
• The BSF will only accept applications that are in the scientific fields it supports (see Areas of Research). All fields supported by the BSF can be submitted each year.
• Applicants must be 35 years old, or younger.
• Applicants must be U.S. or Israeli citizens/permanent residents.
• Israeli and American students doing research in the other country are not eligible to apply.
• A student who was previously awarded a grant in this program is not allowed to submit again. A student who applied but did not receive a grant is allowed to resubmit.

Financial Terms

• The budget for each trip is fixed at $6,000 and will  cover travel costs and per-diem expenses. Trips are limited to 2 months.
• The BSF will not provide funding for institutional overhead.

Submission Information

• Both Israeli and American students must submit through the university from which they will graduate. Students who are doing their research at a hospital or other research institution, must also submit their applications through the university from which they will graduate.
• Each university will be limited to no more than 5 applicants.

Required Material:

• Cover and signature page. The form must be completed in 12-point font and 1.5 line spacing. Since it is not protected, the applicants are requested to make sure that the top and bottom letterheads are not lost.
• Signatures
  The cover page must be signed in the proper places by:
  1. The applicant
  2. The institutional authority of the university (must also include email address!)
• Letter of support from the applicant’s supervisor.
• Letter of acceptance and support from the intended host scientist.
• CV of the applicant.
• All items should be submitted as one complete Word or PDF file.

Applications must be submitted by email (bsf@bsf.org.il) with all of the required material as an attachment in Word or PDF format.