The Research and Development Authority Newsletter- Apr 2, 2019
 
 

 

All research proposals must be reviewed and approved by the RDA before submission.

 

Call for Proposals
NSF-BSF Program in Integrative Organismal System Division (IOS)
 
The NSF-BSF is accepting applications in the joint funding program with the Integrative Organismal System Division, (IOS) in the Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO) of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) .
 
This program has no deadline and submission is welcome throughout the year.  
Note: this situation has resulted in a decrease in applications and thus an increase in the success rate. 
  
RDA Contact: Galia Chelets   Tel: 64 72436

 

Ministry of Health-  Food and Nutrition
 
The Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Health has announced the publication of a Call for Proposals for Research Grants for 2019, in the field of food and nutrition. 
 
 
Please note that submission is electronic and therefore, the RDA must be notified if there is intention of submitting a proposal. 
 
Deadline at the RDA: May 26, 2019
RDA Contact: Eti Hecht-Vazana, Tel: 64 72437                       

 

Mafat – Advanced Biosensors 2019
 
The Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure (MAFAT) at the Ministry of Defense has issued a Call for academic research that will contribute to the development of new approaches in the field of biosensors.
 
Mafat has increased investment in biosensors to develop new sensing systems that will enable early discovery without the need for advanced laboratory equipment.
 
For this purpose the sensing systems are required to have the following features:
1. High sensitivity and specificity
2. Suitable for operation in the field and environmental conditions
3. Remote operation
4. Generate a remote-readable signal
 
 
RDA deadline:  April 28, 2019
RDA Contact: Galia Chelets   Tel: 64 72436

 

Health Effects Institute - LoI
 
HEI aims to better understand the effects of air pollution on individual people and populations.
RDA Deadline for LoI: April 11, 2019
RDA Deadline for LoI: May 29, 2019
 
 
RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport, Tel: 08-6477748                   

 

Horizon 2020 Spotlight

 

Fast Track to Innovation (FTI)
 
Fast Track to innovation (FTI) is a fully-bottom-up measure in Horizon 2020 promoting close-to-the-market innovation activities that is open to all types of participants.
FTI aims to reduce the time from idea to market and to increase the participation in Horizon 2020 of industry, SMEs and first-time industry applicants.
Proposals for funding must be submitted by consortia comprising between three and five legal entities established in at least three different EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020
 
FTI Flowchart  
 
Deadlines in 2019 and 2020:
23 May 2019, 22 October 2019, 19 February 2020, 09 June 2020, 27 October 2020 
  
For more information: Lori Liss   Tel: 64 72435

 

Grant Awards
HFSP- Human Frontier Science Program- 
An international program of research support, funding frontier research on the complex mechanisms of living organisms. Research is funded at all levels of biological complexity from biomolecules to the interactions between organisms. 
Two Tracks of Grants: 
1. Young Investigators’ Grants
Dr. Benyamin Rosental- French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnologies of Drylands
2. Program Grants
Prof. Ronen Segev- Department of Life Sciences
 
DFG - Middle East Collaboration
Prof. Shlomi Dolev - Department of Computer Sciences (In cooperation with Paderborn University)
 
Office of Naval Research (ONR) - Navy and Marine Corps Science
Prof. Reuben Shuker - Department of Physics
 
The US European Office of Aerospace Research and Development (EOARD)
Prof. Salman Rosenwaks and Prof. Boris Barmashenko - Department of Physics

 

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