The United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) is a grant-awarding institution that promotes collaborative research in a wide range of basic and applied scientific disciplines, established in 1972 by an agreement between the governments of the United States and Israel.
Numerous scientists participating in BSF programs have won prestigious awards such as the Nobel, Lasker and Wolf prizes.
[2][3] The BSF's income is derived from interest on an endowment of $100 million which was established in equal parts by the United States and Israeli governments.
Grants are awarded on a competitive, peer-reviewed basis, a process juried by scientists from the United States, Israel and around the world.
To be eligible for consideration, grant requests must be of outstanding scientific quality and demonstrate substantive collaboration between American and Israeli principal investigators.