Israel Science Foundation

April, 2014

Description of Israel – SizeDescription of Israel – Size

Haifa U.

Technion

Tel Aviv U. Bar

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Ben Gurion

Hebrew U.

120 miles!

Israel Science Foundation LandmarksIsrael Science Foundation Landmarks

1972 A small ($300,000) Basic Research Branch is established within

the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

1987 At the request of Israel's Prime Minister Mr. Shimon Peres the

Academy submits a master-plan for scientific research. As a

result, the Fund expands and is named The Basic Research

Fund

1992 The fund becomes The Israel Science Foundation (ISF), the

major body in Israel supporting scientific research by

competitive criteria.

1995 The ISF is a fully independent non-profit organization, run by

scientists and deriving its authority from the scientific

community.

1972 A small ($300,000) Basic Research Branch is established within

the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

1987 At the request of Israel's Prime Minister Mr. Shimon Peres the

Academy submits a master-plan for scientific research. As a

result, the Fund expands and is named The Basic Research

Fund

1992 The fund becomes The Israel Science Foundation (ISF), the

major body in Israel supporting scientific research by

competitive criteria.

1995 The ISF is a fully independent non-profit organization, run by

scientists and deriving its authority from the scientific

community.

The ISF’s MissionThe ISF’s Mission

To evaluate, select and support Israeli basic research through competitive grants based on excellence and scientific merit within the wide range of :

• Exact Sciences and Technology

• Life Sciences and Medicine

• Humanities and Social Sciences

Currently, the ISF is the primary national body supporting basic research in Israel

To evaluate, select and support Israeli basic research through competitive grants based on excellence and scientific merit within the wide range of :

• Exact Sciences and Technology

• Life Sciences and Medicine

• Humanities and Social Sciences

Currently, the ISF is the primary national body supporting basic research in Israel

Ministry of

Finance

Israel Academy of Scienc

e

Private Foundati

ons

PBC~)95%(

Others

Research Institutions

26

Academic Hospitals

36

Colleges58

Universities

7+1

Increase in the number of higher education institutions

MoE

21 Budgeted 16 non budgeted

Organization Chart

Council)10 Members(

Academic Board)6 Members(

Executive Committee

)3 Members(

Administration)3 Members(

Finance)3 Members)

IT)2 Members(

Director General

Life Science)3

Members(

Exact Science & Technology

)3 Members(

Social Science)2 Members(

Humanities)2

Members(

Bio- Medical)3

Members(

Special Programs

)2 Members)

ISF Grant Tracks (Core & Dedicated) *Supports to Exact Sciences

Core Tracks (based on core budget, multiannual, excellence-based): Individual Research Grants * Basic institutional equipment * Lab. for new faculty member * Centers of Excellence * F.I.R.S.T. (Bikura) Individual Grants * Research workshops * Publications support - Humanities

Dedicated Tracks (Topic- or population-specific, based on specific allocation): Physician-Scientist Grant (~32 mNIS 7yrs) Legacy Heritage Biomedical Science Partnership (~149mNIS, 10 yrs) PAT Research Grant (~61mNIS, 7yrs) * ISF - JDRF Joint Program in Type I Diabetes Research (~13mNIS, Ended 2013) ISF - Broad Joint Program for Collaborative Projects (2mNIS/yr, 5 yrs) ISF - Broad Joint Program Post-Doc applications ISF-NSFC Joint Program (~125 mNIS, 7 yrs) * ISF-UGC Joint Program (~89mNIS, 7 yrs) * Post Doctorial fellowship in Social Sciences I-CORE (702mNIS, 9 years, 16 centers of excellence, all fields ) *

Evaluation Criteria – SpecificEvaluation Criteria – Specific

Reviewers are guided to relate to the following:

• Originality, creativity and innovation• Project importance and implications• Adequacy of methods• Suitability of investigator's scientific

background to the project

Reviewers are guided to relate to the following:

• Originality, creativity and innovation• Project importance and implications• Adequacy of methods• Suitability of investigator's scientific

background to the project

Leading basic research foundations(In millions of $)

Leading basic research foundations(In millions of $)

Annual budget ($m) Country Foundation

145) 2013( )Israel( ISF

7,172) 2013( )USA( NSF

2,750) 2012( )Germany( DFG

271) 2012( )Austria( FWF

1,021) 2012( )Swiss( SNSF

4,708) 2013( )France( CNRS

765) 2012( )France( ANR

861) 2013( )Holland( NWO

Multi Year PBC Budgetary plan (Core Budget in mNIS/mEuro)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

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300

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Doubling the grant size Increasing the number of grants by 1.5%/yrNew dedicated programs

Next 5-year plan)?( •x1.5 grant increase

•Infrastructure

21

42

63

84

105

126mEuro mNIS

ISF Budget 2004-2013 (mNIS)

International CooperationInternational Cooperation

• JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research

Foundation)

• The Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard

• NSFC (National Science Foundation of

China)

• UGC (University Grants Commission)

• JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research

Foundation)

• The Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard

• NSFC (National Science Foundation of

China)

• UGC (University Grants Commission)

ISF in numbers (current)ISF in numbers (current)

• Annual budget: 145 million $• Submissions: 2203 applications• Percentage of funding: ~34%• Grants: 1671 per year (in different programs); 1220 ongoing, 451 new• Average (no salaries for PIs):

Exact Sciences & Technology - $60,000Life Sciences & Medicine - $78,000Humanities – $31,000Social Sciences - $35,000

• Reviewing process: more than 14,000 expert reviewers mainly abroad

• Annual budget: 145 million $• Submissions: 2203 applications• Percentage of funding: ~34%• Grants: 1671 per year (in different programs); 1220 ongoing, 451 new• Average (no salaries for PIs):

Exact Sciences & Technology - $60,000Life Sciences & Medicine - $78,000Humanities – $31,000Social Sciences - $35,000

• Reviewing process: more than 14,000 expert reviewers mainly abroad

ISF ‘s support of high energy physics research

ATLAS program:$600,000 per year (1998-2006) Total: $5,400,000$40,000 per year (2006-2011) Total: $240,000

Centers of excellence (1995-2013:12 grants) Total $11,118,000 Hebrew University – 5 grants Weizmann Institute – 5 grants Tel Aviv University - 1 grant

Technion – 1 grant

Individual research grants (1995-2013:79 grants): $10,582,000 Tel Aviv University 30 grants Weizmann Institute 20 grants Technion 18 grants Hebrew University 5 grants Ben Gurion University 4 grants Haifa University 1 grant Nuclear Research Center 1 grant

Total support (1995-2013):$27,340,000

High Energy Physics :Individual Research Grants

Experimental Research – 36 grants budget $5,320,000Theoretical Research – 43 grants budget $5,260,000

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