Ø 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 U.S. institution.

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 have completely different topics of research.

Prior to formal submission, the application may be discussed with the BSF staff by 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 addition, if a scientific panel feels that a proposal does not meet expected standards of scientific or intellectual merit, the proposal can be desk rejected, and it will not be sent to external reviewers.

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 U.S. and Israeli partners
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 4, 2024.

The BSF website will be open for submission on September 1, 2024.

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 4, 2024. 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 (accepted formats: 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 U.S. principal investigators
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 U.S. principal investigators (a separate file for each investigator)
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 U.S. and Israel. It is the responsibility of the investigators and research institutions to ensure that all necessary permits and approvals (e.g. Helsinki Committee for Human Experimentation, use of animals in research, environmental requirements, use and handling of hazardous materials) are obtained prior to implementation of the grant.

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. 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 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 for, 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).

Please note, that the 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' 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 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 U.S. and Israeli resources, including all personnel and equipment relevant to the research;

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, Chicago, MLA, etc) is acceptable.

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' in the heading, as well as number of the previous grant, applicants’ names and title. 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 word ‘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 is 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 4, 2024, 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 –2025, 2027 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

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*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

Solid State Physics

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)

Set V when checked and X if not needed	Remarks	Section
	§ Make sure to specify if the current application is a resubmission or a continuation of a previous grant.	Cover page
	This file should include: § '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
	§ 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
	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 title.	Progress Report
	§ 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
	This file should include : § '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
	§ 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
	§ Include explanation.	Time Schedule
	§ 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
	§ Should be written on institutional letterhead and signed.	Letter from consultant (if any)
	§ 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)
	§ 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

PI6	PI5	PI4	PI3	PI2	PI1		For Each PI
						Add Name
						§ Must be submitted on the appropriate form only and include all required information.	Curriculum Vitae
						§ 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 word ‘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
						§ A List of joint publications with grant collaborators (from both countries – U.S. and Israel). DO NOT upload full text of articles. *The list must include prev. grant number/title/grantees’ names.*	Joint Publications from Previous BSF Grants
						§ 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
Yes/No	Yes/No	Yes/No	Yes/No	Yes/No	Yes/No	Is requesting funds?
						§ 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)