R&D Newsletter - Funding Opportunities, Other Activities and Grant Awards

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

Please note that the RDA offices will be closed on the following dates:

August 25-29 (BGU summer break)

September 29- October 1 (Rosh Hashana)

October 8-9 (Yom Kippur)

October 13-21 (Sukkot)

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The Ministry of Energy – Call for Energy and Earth & Sea Sciences Call

Important Announcement

After carefully reviewing the terms of the contract, it has been ascertained that the Ministry of Energy has changed the conditions of the contract and the terms of submission for this call.

As a result, the Ministry has been approached to devise changes. At the moment, BGU has not given approval for submission. This includes submissions made in cooperation with other institutions.

Call Details

For any questions, please contact Eti Hecht-Vazana, Tel: 64 72437

Israel Ministry of Agriculture - "Nitzan - Noah's Ark" Program – Algae Call

Change of Submission Date

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced new timelines for the "Nitzan – Noah's Ark" Algae call.

As a result, the RDA Deadline has been changed accordingly (see below).

Reminder: The proposal must be supervised by B.G. Negev (see below for contact person), and final submission is by the RDA to the Ministry.

Call Details

New Published Timelines

RDA Deadline: September 17, 2019

B.G Negev Contact: Dr. Ora Horowitz, Cell: 052 2764868

RDA Contact: Eti Hecht-Vazana, Tel: 64 72437

General Research Grants: Projects

In particular, research projects in the following fields will be supported:

Archaeology
History of Art
Historical Islamic Studies
History
History of Science
History of Law
Prehistory and Early History

Call details

RDA deadline: November 20, 2019

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Special Programme Security, Society and the State

As security-related issues, the fading role of the state and the gradual elimination of borders are central themes in both political and scholarly debates today. "Failing states" as a safe haven for terrorists, transnational organized crime, a loss of overall legitimacy, shrinking state authority in conflict-ridden regions are the relevant keywords in this context.

Topic focuses:

Challenges of new technologies
Public Policy and Human Security
Patterns of Conflict Resolution between the State and Traditional Actors
Non-Governmental Actors as Partners and Contenders of the State
Security and Communication Strategies between Doctrine Formation and Implementation

Call details :

RDA deadline: November 24, 2019

RDA Contact: Lori Liss , Tel: 64 72435

Michael J. Fox Foundation - Parkinson’s Therapeutic Development

The Michael J. Fox Foundation is now accepting pre-proposals for clinical and pre-clinical research for Parkinson's therapeutics.

The Foundation is particularly interested in antisense strategies as novel treatments for Parkinson's disease, as well as biological, pharmacological, surgical, non-invasive/non-pharmaceutical and gene therapy approaches.

Pre-proposals must address one of the following treatment challenges:

Protection or restoration of degenerating and/or dysfunctional neurons
Alleviation of disabling motor or non-motor symptoms
Reduction of complications and side effects of current treatments

Call Details

On-Line Submission System

Informational Webinar Registration September 12, 2019 (Foundation's funding strategy and opportunities, and the application and review processes).

RDA Deadline for LOI: September 18, 2019

RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport, Tel: 64 77748

Alzheimer's Research UK - Pilot Projects

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity, dedicated to causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure.

The Pilot project scheme is meant for novel research ideas that, if successful, would lead to a Major project or programme application to Alzheimer’s Research UK or other funding bodies.

Note: The lead applicant and point of contact must be based in a UK academic/research institution, but the research may include international collaborators.

Call Details

On-Line Submission Service

RDA Deadline: September 23, 2019 (Due to BGU Holiday Break)

RDA Contact: Lori Liss, Tel: 64 72435

EU Calls for 2020 - Main Topics for Energy WP

The EU has officially launched the calls for 2020. See below for main topics under the WP of Energy- Secure, clean and efficient energy.

The Energy Work Program contains the following main topics:

Energy efficiency
Buildings in energy transition (B4E)
Global leadership in renewables
Smart and clean energy for consumers
Smart citizen-centred energy system
Smart Cities and Communities
Smart Airports
Enabling near-zero CO2 emissions from fossil fuel power plants and carbon intensive industries

Most call deadlines are January through September 2020

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

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

Israel Ministry of Science, Technology and Space - Seats at Conferences and Seminars Taking Place January-December 2020

In order to promote and develop the areas over which the Ministry is responsible, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space has issued a call for proposals to purchase a seat at conferences and seminars dealing with national policy, which are going to take place in Israel from January 2020 until December 2020.

The content of each "moshav" will be determined by the Ministry.

Call Details

Funds Section Deadline: September 2, 2019

Funds Section Contact: See List By Faculty

Encouragement Grants for Researchers

who Received High Scores from the BSF and ISF Foundations

A new initiative - To encourage and promote the submission of research grants to competitive foundations, the Rector and the Vice President and Dean for R&D have decided to award researchers seed grants.

The grants are intended for researchers whose research proposals were not funded by the foundation, but received a high score in the latest submission cycle for the Israel-USA Bi-National Science Foundation (BSF) and the Israel Science Foundation (ISF), whose results were published last month.

14 BSF Encouragement (Seed) Grants, for 10,000 NIS each, will be awarded to researchers who received a "nearly funded" score. Researchers may take advantage of the grant for travels to promote cooperation with their collaborators abroad.

16 ISF Encouragement (Seed) Grants, for 10,000 NIS each, will be awarded to researchers who are in their first 5 years at BGU, and who submitted an ISF research grant that was not funded, but received a score of "very good".

The researchers who will receive these special seed grants have been notified.

With best wishes,

Chaim Hames, Rector
Raz Jelinek, Vice President and Dean for R&D
Gal DeBotton, Deputy Rector

Ministry of Science and Technology – Engineering Sciences (nano-electronics)
Dr. Assaf Yaakobovitz – Department of Mechanical Engineering, in cooperation with the Weizmann Institute of Science

Ministry of Science and Technology – Life Sciences and Medical Sciences
Prof. Jacob Moran-Gilad – Department of Health Systems Management, in cooperation with Ariel University

NIHP-The Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research
Dr. Yair Sadaka - The Soroka University Medical Center

ONR - Office of Naval Research
Prof. Yuval Shahar - Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering

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