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On April 9th, U.S. and Israeli officials convened at the U.S. National Arboretum for a seminar and dinner reception marking the 45th anniversary of BARD

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US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund

BARD is a competitive funding program for mutually beneficial, mission-oriented, strategic and applied
research of agricultural problems, jointly conducted by American and Israeli scientists.

Our mission

To support beneficial, mission-oriented, strategic and applied research of agricultural, food and nutrition challenges, jointly conducted by American and Israeli scientists.

Our vision

Scientific innovation, academic excellence, human capacity and foresight are the building blocks of the long-term resilience of a nation’s economy and society.

Funding Opportunities

Our programs are open to research scientists, graduate students, and postdocs.

We fund cooperative research and development in agriculture.

Research Grants

Funds projects conducted cooperatively by US and Israeli scientists. Covers all phases of agricultural R&D including strategic or applied research.

Award duration: 3 years

Maximum award: $310,000 for a 3-year grant

Next submission date:
15 September, 2024

Pioneer Funding Track

A new track to support projects that have the potential of creating significant impact on the agricultural community.
The panels for the 2024 submission are Crop Production, Crop and Soil Health and Aquaculture.

Maximum award: $600,000 for a 3-year grant

Next submission date:
15 September, 2024

Research Grants

Funds projects conducted cooperatively by US and Israeli scientists. Covers all phases of agricultural R&D including strategic or applied research.

Award duration: 3 years

Maximum award: $310,000 for a 3-year grant

Next submission date:
15 September, 2024

Pioneer Funding Track

Maximum award: $600,000 for a 3-year grant

Next submission date:
15 September, 2024

Food and Nutrition NIFA-BARD-IIA

Award duration: 2 years

Maximum award: Varies with targeted IIA tract

Next submission date:
June 16 2024

Nutritional Security NIFA-BARD-MOST

The BARD-NIFA-MOST Nutritional Security program is a new funding track that enhances U.S.-Israel collaboration on joint scientific innovation to address the multifaceted challenges of nutritional security.

Award duration: 3 years

Maximum award: Up to 480,000 NIS for 3 years.

Next submission date:
12 May, 2024

The Va’adia-BARD Postdoctoral Fellowship

Designed to identify and support young scientists who will eventually become leaders in agricultural sciences and technologies.

Award duration: One year

Maximum award: $64,000 including travel expenses.

Next submission date:
15 February, 2024

Senior Research Fellowship Program

Promote cooperative agricultural research between established scientists from the United States and hosts from Israel.

Award duration: Two to twelve months.

Maximum award: $3,000 per month plus a onetime allocation of $2,000 for travel.

Next submission date:
15 September, 2024

Graduate Student Fellowship

The program enables Ph.D. students in one country (U.S. or Israel) to travel to the other country to acquire new skills and techniques in their field of study.

Award duration: $1,500 per month and $2,000 to cover travel.

Maximum award: 2-6 months

Next submission date:
15 September, 2024

International Workshop grant

The purpose of the BARD workshop is to identify research needs in areas of new development.

Maximum award: Varies: $20,000 to $45,000

Next submission date:
15 February, 2024

Seed grants for workshop participants

The objective of this program is to extend the impact of BARD supported workshops, by funding “a Seed Grant” for early-stage joint research collaboration.

Award duration: up to 1 year

Maximum award: $50,000

Grant Management

Guidelines and forms for applicants, reviewers, and grant recipients

Applications

Guidelines and Forms for Research Grant Applications

Evaluation

Forms for BARD Committee Members and Ad-Hoc Reviewers

Reporting

Guidelines and Forms for Fiscal and Scientific Reporting of Research Grants

BARD BY THE NUMBERS

An external review found $16 gained for every $1 spent of BARD-funding

Students involved in BARD research projects

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Postdoctoral fellows

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Scientific workshops

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Time to market (Years)

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I have enjoyed BARD support throughout my career with scientists from Stanford, UC Davis, Purdue and Cornell. It’s been both a personal and scientific feast for which I am very thankful.

Prof. Avraham Levy

The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

I have enjoyed BARD support throughout my career with scientists from Stanford, UC Davis, Purdue and Cornell. It’s been both a personal and scientific feast for which I am very thankful.

Prof. Avraham Levy

The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

I have returned from my postdoc at UC Berkeley, and I am establishing the HUJI Sustainable Development Lab. I will be continuing this interesting research in my new lab.

Dr. Shira Bukchin-Peles

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

I have returned from my postdoc at UC Berkeley, and I am establishing the HUJI Sustainable Development Lab. I will be continuing this interesting research in my new lab.

Dr. Shira Bukchin-Peles

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Working in Prof. Ido Braslavsky’s lab at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Faculty of Agriculture this summer was an extremely exciting opportunity. I will continue to collaborate with the Braslavsky lab remotely.

Ana Lyons

UC San Francisco

Ana Lyons

UC San Francisco

We had the exciting opportunity to apply to a remarkable funding program - the MacArthur 100&Change program. Our proposal idea emerged from the BARD-funded workshop.

Prof. Amy R. Sapkota

University of Maryland

We had the exciting opportunity to apply to a remarkable funding program - the MacArthur 100&Change program. Our proposal idea emerged from the BARD-funded workshop.

Prof. Amy R. Sapkota

University of Maryland

BARD News

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Spotlight on Postdocs

26 March 2024

US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund

Our mission

Our vision

Funding Opportunities

Research Grants

Pioneer Funding Track

Research Grants

Pioneer Funding Track

Food and Nutrition NIFA-BARD-IIA

Nutritional Security NIFA-BARD-MOST

The Va’adia-BARD Postdoctoral Fellowship

Senior Research Fellowship Program

Graduate Student Fellowship

International Workshop grant

Seed grants for workshop participants

Grant Management

Applications

Evaluation

Reporting

BARD BY THE NUMBERS

BARD News

U.S. and Israeli Officials Mark 45 Years of Agricultural R&D Cooperation

BARD Workshop

Mapping Barley

Understanding “Waterbear Antifreeze”

Spotlight on Postdocs

Dr. Daphna Uni

Dr. Hillel Brukental

Dr. Nerya Zexer

Dr. Yael Zvulunov

About BARD

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