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The Research and Development Authority Weekly 26.09.2017
 
 
Ministry of  Science, Technology and Space: Israel-Japan cooperation 

Please note extension of Submission Deadline

The Ministry has issued a call for proposals in the framework of Israel-Japan cooperation: ICT for a Resilient Society
 
 
RDA Deadline: October 19, 2017  
RDA Contact: Eti Hecht-Vazana, Tel: 64 72437

 

 
 
Ministry of Science, Technology and Space - Life Sciences and Medical Sciences - call for pre-proposals

The Ministry has issued a call for pre-proposals in the fields of Life Sciences and Medical Sciences.
Topics:
  1. Human microbiology
  2. Rare Diseases (amyloidosis)
Deadline for submission of pre-proposals: December 6, 2017
RDA Contact: Eti Hecht-Vazana, Tel: 64 72437

 

 
Joint call - Arizona State University - Ben-Gurion University in Environmental Sciences

The purpose of this call is to generate bi-lateral research proposals in Environmental Sciences with the expectation that they will serve as the basis for eventual submissions to international funding programs.
It is anticipated that 2 proposals, each with (an equally divided) budget of $40,000, and a duration of 1 year, will be approved.
 
For further details, please see ASU-BGU Call for Proposals

BGU Deadline: November 15, 2017 at 17:00 local time
BGU Contact: Dr. Shai Kaplan 

 

 
 
NEW: The Cure Parkinson’s Trust

The Cure Parkinson’s Trust (CPT) funds and facilitates laboratory or clinical research projects with the potential to advance knowledge that might lead to a cure for Parkinson’s disease, or that represents a substantial advance in treatment (for example, novel approaches to treatment, or new methods of treatment delivery).

RDA Deadline: October 26, 2017
RDA Contact: Lori LissTel: 64 72435

 

 
 
Spencer Foundation - Small Research Grants

The Small Research Grants program aims to support smaller scale or pilot research projects (up to $50,000).  Proposals are encouraged from a variety of disciplines in an effort to fund field-initiated education research.

Call Details  
On-line submission service

RDA Deadline: October 29, 2017
RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport, Tel: 64 77748

 

 
 
Research Cooperation Lower Saxony – Israel

Funding is provided for scientifically outstanding projects conducted jointly by researchers from both Israel and from Lower Saxony. The cooperation has to be justified coherently and explained in its design.

The funding program addresses different disciplines in different years:

2017: Humanities and Social Sciences
2018: Biological and Life Sciences, Medicine
2019: Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering Sciences

It is possible to apply for interdisciplinary projects. The thematic focus of such projects has to lie in the disciplines addressed in the given year.

RDA Deadline: November 9, 2017
RDA Contact: Lori Liss, 64 72435   

 

 
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

AFSP's Research Grants support studies that will increase our understanding of suicide or test treatments and other interventions that save lives.
The 'Innovation Grants' includes several tracks with different types of funding:

RDA Deadline: November 9, 2017
RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport, Tel: 64 77748   

 

Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Technology Impact Award – Letter of Intent

CRI provides seed funding of up to $200,000 to be used over 12-24 months to address the gap between technology development and clinical application of cancer immunotherapies.
 
 
RDA Deadline for LOI: November 12, 2017  
RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport, Tel: 64 77748   

 

 
The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)

MRA has announced a Request for Proposals soliciting high-impact translational research from scientists and clinicians around the world. They call for ideas that have the potential to lead to near-term clinical application in melanoma prevention, detection, diagnosis, staging, and treatment.

RDA Deadline: November 13, 2017
RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport, Tel: 64 77748   

 

 
For additional funding opportunities and more calls for proposals
go to "Approaching Deadlines" table.
 
For more information regarding financial guidelines and points of contact, click the following link:  

 

                                                         
 
Horizon 2020 – Draft Environment Work Programs 
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency, and raw materials

The RDA has received a new draft of the Environment Work Program with the following focus areas:

1. Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future:
  • Decarbonisation 
  • Climate adaptation, impacts and services 
  • Inter-relations between climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem services
  • Cryosphere etc.
2. Greening the economy:
  • The circular economy
  • Raw materials
  • Water for our environment, economy, and society
  • Innovating cities for sustainability and resilience
  • Protecting and leveraging the value of our natural and cultural assets
Related Event:
H2020 SC5 Info Day (Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency & Raw Materials), towards the 2018 work program

The Info Day targets potential applicants to the 2018-2020 calls for project proposals under the Horizon 2020 Challenge 5 "Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials".
The event is free of charge, but registration for the event is compulsory via the following registration link. The event will be web-streamed.
 
When: November 8-9, 2017
Where: Brussels

For Horizon 2020 guidance and for more information, please contact Ephrat Messing
If you are part of a Horizon consortium-in-the-making, please contact Lori Liss

 

Changes in e-tafnit 
 
Please note!
Following changes in the e-tafnit system, new budgets that are due to be opened on 01.10.2017 will be delayed, and will be opened on 02.10.2017.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

 

The Israel Science Foundation (ISF) Website is now open for Registration

All researchers MUST be registered onsite to submit an ISF application. 
Registration is open until October 23.
Any researcher who is not registered by this date will not be able to submit his/her proposal.

For more information, please see our previous notice

 

 
 
NEW: Franco-German Fellowship Programme on Climate, Energy and Earth System Research under the French Initiative "Make our Planet Great Again" - call for pre-proposals

Germany and France are inviting researchers from all over the world to cooperate with German and French partners to advance sustainability research in the following fields:
  • Research on climate change
  • Research on energy transition
  • Research to understand the Earth's system.

Note: you must have a French or German collaborator

Foundation Deadline: October 13, 2017

 

Horizon 2020 - Excellence in Science ERC - Starting Grant
 
Dr. Miriam  Amiram - Department of Biotechnology Engineering 
 
ERC Starting Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the stage in their careers when they are starting their own independent research teams or programmes. 
Principal Investigators demonstrate the ground breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific project.

 

Departmental email & Feedback: [email protected]
 
RDA website: www.bgu.ac.il/research

 

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