Office of Research to Hold “Meet the Funder” Session with BSF
The BU Office of Research will hold an in-person “Meet the Funder” event featuring Anton Post, Executive Director of The U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF). The event is tentatively scheduled for Monday, September 19, 1:30-2:30pm. During his campus visit, Dr. Post will be available to speak with faculty interested in learning more about the Foundation. The Foundation’s next research proposal deadline is Nov. 16 for exact and physical sciences and social sciences. Faculty interested in attending should contact Cecilia Lalama, Foundation Relations (clalama@bu.edu).
The event discussion is entitled “Finding Funding in Science: Meet the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation.” The U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), in partnership with the Office of Research and Foundation Relations, will present a workshop to help acquaint researchers at BU with the Foundation’s mission, funding priorities, programs, and grant application protocol. Founded in 1972 by an agreement between the United States and Israel, the BSF is an independent body, directed by a board of governors consisting of five American and five Israeli members. BSF promotes academic relations between the U.S. and Israel by supporting innovative, hypothesis-driven, collaborative research across a wide range of scientific disciplines: biomedical engineering, life sciences, medicine, psychobiology, physical sciences, and social sciences. Successful projects explore timely questions that are pertinent to the field, advance our knowledge of properties and processes that underpin the discipline, and serve peaceful and non-profit purposes. Eligible projects must demonstrate outstanding scientific merit and clear collaboration between Israeli and American researchers from institutions throughout the two countries. Anton Post, Executive Director at BSF, will present this moderated discussion and Q&A session.
Workshop participants will:
- Learn about the Foundation’s mission, priorities and grant programs;
- Understand the Foundation’s application cycles and evaluation processes, including pre-proposal and proposal stages;
- Understand how the Foundation engages with applicants and prefers to build relationships with grantees.