Funding Opportunities
Our programs are open to research scientists, graduate students, and postdocs.
We fund cooperative research and development in agriculture.
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
Promote 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
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