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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.
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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.

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Our mission

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

Funding Opportunities

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

We fund cooperative research and development in agriculture. 

Food and Nutrition NIFA-BARD-IIA

The NIFA-BARD-IIA Food and Nutrition program will support U.S. and Israeli researchers/investigators working together with an Israeli company.
Award duration: 2 years
Maximum award: Varies with targeted IIA track
Next submission date:
May 8th 2025

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: 1-2 years
Maximum award: $64,000 including travel expenses.
Next submission date:
January 15th, 2025

Food and Nutrition NIFA-BARD-IIA

The NIFA-BARD-IIA Food and Nutrition program will support U.S. and Israeli researchers/investigators working together with an Israeli company.
Award duration: 2 years
Maximum award: Varies with targeted IIA track
Next submission date:
May 8th 2025

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: 1-2 years
Maximum award: $64,000 including travel expenses.
Next submission date:
January 15th, 2025

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:
January 15th, 2025

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:
January 15th, 2025

Senior Research Fellowship Program

Promotes 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:
January 15th, 2025

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
Next submission date:
3 months following the BARD supported workshop

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:
September 15th, 2025

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 2025 submission are Crop Production, Crop and Soil Health, Crop Modeling and AI for Agriculture, and Aquaculture.
Maximum award: $600,000 for a 3-year grant
Next submission date:
September 15th, 2025

BARD Aquaculture and Desert Farming Program

This program is integrated in both BARD’s plan to feature Climate-Smart Agriculture and Israeli Ministry of Agriculture’s office of the Chief Scientist’s focus on climate-smart aquaculture for dry climates and support desert farming. 
Award duration: 3 years
Maximum award: $310,000 or $600,000 for a 3-year grant
Next submission date:
September 15th, 2025

Grant Management

Guidelines and forms for applicants, reviewers, and grant recipients

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Applications

Guidelines and Forms for Research Grant Applications

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Evaluation

Forms for BARD Committee Members and Ad-Hoc Reviewers 

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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

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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.
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Prof. Avraham Levy
The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
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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 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.
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Dr. Shira Bukchin-Peles
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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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.
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Ana Lyons
UC San Francisco
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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
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.
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Prof. Amy R. Sapkota
University of Maryland
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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 has not only been my preferred funding agency, but also a platform for collaboration with wonderful colleagues from Baltimore, Davis, and Hawai
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Prof. Berta Levavi-Sivan
Hebrew University
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BARD has not only been my preferred funding agency, but also a platform for collaboration with wonderful colleagues from Baltimore, Davis, and Hawai
Prof. Berta Levavi-Sivan
Hebrew University

BARD News

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Spotlight on Postdocs

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Exploring Phosphorus Dynamics in Soils