Cornell University-BARD Program
Cornell University and the U.S.-Israel
Binational Agricultural Research and Development fund (BARD) have
established a framework for collaborative agricultural research between
Cornell and Israeli scientists - the Cornell University/BARD Program
(Cornell/BARD fund). The objective of the program is to promote and
competitively support mission-oriented collaborative agricultural research
and development activities, conducted jointly by scientists in Cornell
and Israel that will be of mutual benefit by providing solutions to
mutual agricultural problems.
This is a unique program between Cornell and Israeli
scientists that allows Israeli scientists to have access to a new source
of funds when they work with Cornell scientists. The total available
funding for the current year (2003-2004) is $500,000 and the maximum
amount that will be awarded to a single project is $300,000. To implement
this program, Cornell was required to have matching funds but, because
of the university's budget situation, new matching funds were not available.
Therefore, Cornell agreed to use faculty salaries as a match. The result
is that Cornell faculty will not have access to any new funds in this
program. Only state-supported Cornell scientists are eligible for this
program and they can use their full state salaries as a match (no other
matching funds are allowed). It is Cornell's hope that Israeli scientists
who are funded will enhance our mutual research programs through visiting
scientists, graduate students and other personnel. The traditional BARD
program, in which Cornell faculty have been very successful, will continue
to provide new funds to both US (Cornell) and Israeli scientists.
The program will focus on three general topics:
- Alleviation of biotic and abiotic stresses on agricultural commodities
- Food quality, safety and security
- Plant, animal and microbial genomics related to agriculture
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