About us

Bar-Ilan is a university that aspires to research excellence. The Research Authority promotes the innovation and excellence of Bar-Ilan researchers.
we support researchers’ success through efficient and skilled management and excellent service throughout each step of the grant process, starting with the grant application through research completion.

Our Vision: To help BIU continue to advance as a preeminent interdisciplinary research institution.

Our Mission:  To provide you – the BIU faculty – with a full range of support services that will maximize your chances to secure grant funding.

Our Team: We are a team of professionals dedicated to providing highly responsive, effective support for all facets of research grant administration. We serve as a liaison for you with sponsoring agencies, collaborating institutions, and other campus units. We strive to provide high-level customer service to researchers while ensuring appropriate financial & scientific compliance for research initiatives.

Bar-Ilan researchers can improve their success rate in winning grants from the following services – all provided by the Research Authority:

• Our in-house EU Desk dedicates resources to securing & strengthening contacts with European funding sources
• Campus-wide seminars & training sessions for new researchers
• Expert external consultants who will guide researchers through the entire proposal development process
• Expert consultants who will assist researchers informing research consortiums
• An updated website which contains all the tools researchers need to find funding, conduct partner searches, develop proposals, build budgets, & manage grants

Our position in BIU’s organizational hierarchy: The RA is under the umbrella of the Office of the Vice President for Research, led by Prof. Shulamit Michaeli. Dr. Yossi Kalifa oversees the Research Authority. An organizational chart outlines our position in BIU’s overall administrative structure.