The Research and Development Authority Newsletter- August 6, 2019

R&D Website

 

Approaching Deadlines

 

Budgeting Personnel

 

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

 

Call for Proposals
   

ISF - Research in the Israel Precision Medicine Partnership (IPMP)
Pre-announcement

The ISF is pleased to announce the opening of the second cycle of the Israel Precision Medicine Partnership (IPMP) program.

Program Details (Detailed guidelines for submission will be published upon the opening of the submission site in September 2019). 

For inquiries please contact the IPMP representative at the ISF directly: [email protected]
 

RDA Contact: Tal Rafaely, Tel: 64 77709

 

I'm Interested!

 

   

The Ministry of Energy - Energy and Earth & Sea Sciences

The Ministry of Energy, through the Office of the Chief Scientist, holds as one of its goals, The preservation and development of the physical, human and technological infrastructures of Israel, while designing and developing tools that will enable the implementation of this policy. 
To promote these targets, the Ministry is interested in receiving research proposals in the field of energy, and earth and sea sciences.

Call Details
The Submission system will be opened between 12.8.2019-11.9.2019
Email for Question or Clarifications, by August 22, 2019 at 14:00  

The details of the contract are still being validated. 
Please make sure to notify RDA if you intend to submit a proposal for this call.
RDA Deadline: September 4, 2019 
RDA Contact: Eti Hecht-Vazana, Tel: 64 72437

 

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New - The Pablove Foundation - Seed Grant Program (LOI)

The Pablove Foundation invites pediatric cancer researchers to conduct innovative, cutting edge investigations, with preferences going toward less common childhood cancers. In addition, projects that focus on Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome (OMS), will be considered. 

The Pablove foundation is interested in focusing on research projects in the following broad areas:
  • Mechanisms of Disease
  • Genetics
  • Preclinical Models
  • Biomarkers and Surrogate Markers
  • Prognostic Factors
  • Diagnosis
  • Innovative Clinical Therapeutic Trials
  • Minimal Residual Disease Detection
  • Treatment
  • Supportive Care and Prevention
  • Amelioration of Long-Term Effects of Therapy  
     
Call Details 
  
RDA Deadline for LOI: October 24, 2019
RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport, Tel: 64 77748

 

  
 
The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund (MCPF) - Research Grants   
 
MCPF funds activities that hold the promise to identify therapies (cures) for paralysis associated with spinal cord injury and other disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) in humans.
Submission by E-mail: [email protected] 

RDA Deadline:  October 25, 2018  
RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport, Tel: 64 77748

 

 
Heth Academic Research Center for Competition and Regulation  

The Heth Academic Research Center for Competition and Regulation, a multi-disciplinary academic track of the College of Management, has issued a call for proposals on standardization and competition. This call is for economic and legal research projects, aimed at recommending the effective level of regulations, given the needs of competition.

The two main criteria for selection are research excellence and contribution to the State of Israel . 


RDA Deadline: September 9, 2019
RDA Contact: Tal Rafaely, Tel: 64 77709

 


BrightFocus Foundation - Alzheimer's Disease Research Grant  

BrightFocus provides funds to researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Preference is made for pilot projects that would not, at their present stage, be competitive for large government or industry awards. Typically, these awards are made to early stage investigators, or to more established investigators who are proposing particularly innovative research. 


RDA Deadline: October 29, 2019
RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport, Tel: 64 77748

 

Horizon 2020 Spotlight

 

 EU Calls for 2020 - Main Topics for ICT WP  

The EU has officially launched the calls for 2020. See below for the main topics under the WP of ICT- Information and Communication Technologies.

The ICT Work Program contains the following main topics:  

  • Artificial Intelligence and Technologies for Digitising European Industry and Economy 
  • European Data Infrastructure: HPC, Big Data and Cloud technologies 
  • 5G 
  • Next Generation Internet (NGI) 
  • Robotics 
  • Cyber Security 
  • Photonics 
  • Machine Learning 
  • Augmented reality and virtual reality 
  • Big Data 

Most call deadlines are January and April 2020

2018-2020 WP -  please check only the 2020 calls.


For more information please contact  Lori Liss, Tel: 64 72435 
Other Activities


US Army Info Day - SAVE THE DATE!  

Dr. Jennifer Becker, US Army Basic and applied Research Team Leader, will come to BGU for an informational day and will talk about US Army research interest areas and funding opportunities. 


During the orientation session researchers are invited to introduce their research topics, which may lead to a request to submit a white paper to the US Army.
From past experience, these face to face meetings can result in successful grants, and therefore, participation is highly recommended.
Date: September 11, 2019
Specific Time and Location will be published at a later date.


For more information please contact Danna Rapaport, Tel: 64 77748 

 

I'm Interested!

 

Grant Awards

          

BSF-NSF – Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) 
Prof. Lital Alfonta - Department of Life Sciences

NIHP-The Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research
Dr. Yuval Bitan - Department of Industrial Engineering and Management


Ministry of Science and Technology - Life Sciences and Medical Sciences  
Prof. Michal Shapira and Prof. Raz Zarivach – Department of Life Sciences

The proposal was submitted for a call for development of a scientific and technological infrastructure in the fields of Life Sciences and Medical Sciences, for the subject - Resisitant Pathogens.
Project details: Harnessing the diversified translation system for identification of novel drug targets against the parasitic protozoan Leishmania.

 

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