BSF Travel Grants Program for PhD students and post-docs

BSF is announcing the availability of funds for short scientific trips by young American or Israeli scientists to the other country. Starting in 2011 the program was enlarged and twice a year it will support 10 trips, each with a grant of $4,000. This is the 1st CALL for 2011.
The program is focused on PhD students and post-doc fellows doing research that requires facilities or expertise that are not available in their home countries. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of their merit in light of the overall aim of the program, and the qualifications of the applicants. The grant will be awarded through the institute that submits the application.

As guiding principles, support will be awarded to applications that meet the following criteria:
• The applicant is a young American or Israeli researcher, and the visit is to the other country.
• The research is in an accredited higher education or scientific institution (including hospitals).
• The applicant's research is in any of the scientific fields supported by the BSF (full list is on the BSF website), regardless of the split program.
• The purpose of the trip is limited to the use of facilities, or acquiring expertise not available in the applicant's home country.

Deadline for application submission is May 19, 2011 at 5 pm Israel time. Applications that do not follow the instructions on the BSF website will not be processed.