Seed Grants for Workshop Participants
Seed Grants for Workshop Participants support U.S. and Israeli scientists in early-stage joint agricultural research, helping workshop collaborations produce preliminary data for full research proposals.
Funder: United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD)
Due Dates: Within 3 months after the BARD workshop (Application) | Within 30 days of award letter (Amended budget, if required) | December 1, 2026 (Latest start date for 2026 awards)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000 for a project lasting up to 1 year
Summary: Supports early-stage U.S.–Israeli research collaborations arising from BARD workshops to develop preliminary data and prepare full proposals.
Key Information: Applicants must be recent BARD workshop participants affiliated with public or private nonprofit research institutions.
Description
BARD’s Seed Grants for Workshop Participants extend the impact of BARD-supported workshops by funding early-stage joint research between U.S. and Israeli scientists. The workshops bring researchers together to share expertise, discuss shared challenges, and establish connections that can support future collaboration. Seed grants help those partnerships continue beyond the workshop.
The program aims to strengthen relationships between collaborators and lay the groundwork for a full research proposal. In most cases, funding helps investigators collect preliminary data for future BARD grant applications. Proposals should explain the research problem’s significance to agriculture in both countries, how the partners will cooperate, and how the preliminary results will strengthen a later proposal. The program follows the priorities of BARD Research Grants.
