BSF: JOINT NSF-BSF PROGRAM IN CHEMISTRY - Pre-proposal

The call is limited to applications in Chemistry, as it is defined by the NSF. Applications must be submitted jointly by an Israeli and an American scientist from a U.S. academic institution. NSF-BSF joint call enables Israeli scientists to submit proposals only with U.S. scientists. Applications to the NSF-BSF Chemistry program will use a two-tier submission process, starting with a short pre-proposal, followed by full proposals of selected applications. Funding: possibly up to $230,000 to the Israeli scientists over the life of the grant. Grants will usually be for 3 years.
A scientist who is presently holding a regular BSF grant is not permitted to submit an application in this program unless his grant is scheduled to end no later than 2013. (Please make sure that your U.S. collaborator does not hold a more recent BSF grant!)
If an investigator is allowed to submit a full proposal to this special program, and chooses to do so, he will not be allowed to also submit a regular BSF application in the 2012 round.
* Please note that the NSF definition of Chemistry may be more limited than that of the BSF.
The NSF program description and regulations can be downloaded. 
Detailed Call for proposal.