Start-Up Research Grants
The BSF Start-Up Grant supports early-career U.S. and Israeli researchers to launch collaborative scientific projects, focusing on excellence and partnership without requiring preliminary results.
Funder: United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation
Due Dates: November 18, 2026
Funding Amounts: $90,000 per grant over 24 months; up to two junior PIs can each receive the full amount in a joint application.
Summary: Supports new U.S.-Israel collaborative researchers at the start of their independent careers, with an emphasis on scientific excellence and partnership.
Key Information: Start-Up proposals are evaluated with regular BSF Research Grants but enjoy a higher success rate.
Description
The Start-Up Grant Program is designed to assist newly appointed researchers in the U.S. and Israel as they launch their independent research careers. It specifically targets those who may not yet have initial results to support a standard application. Grants are awarded for a two-year period, enabling recipients to develop their research and become competitive for future standard grant applications. The program operates within the regular BSF Research Grants framework, requiring strong U.S.-Israel collaboration, scientific excellence, and alignment with annually supported research areas. Start-Up applications are evaluated alongside regular BSF Research Grant applications and have historically exhibited a higher success rate.
