The Research and Development Authority Newsletter- October 29, 2019

R&D Website

 

Approaching Deadlines

 

Budgeting Personnel

 

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

 

Calls for Proposals

 

DIP - German-Israel Research collaboration

Call for Internal Pre-Proposals 


DFG is the agency that funds the DIP program, which supports large-scale cutting edge collaborative research between German and Israeli scientists in all fields of research (Excluding Social Sciences and Humanities).
 Each Israeli university is limited to submitting 2 proposals, therefore BGU will selects its 2 via an internal pre-proposal process.


 Priority will be given to the inclusion of young researchers and former proven collaboration with a German partner. 

Please note, early consultation with RDA staff is essential. If you consider yourself a candidate, please update the RDA staff.


Pre-proposal Instructions  



 Pre-Proposal Deadline: December 12, 2019 until 13:00 by email  
 Notification Date: 23 December 2019
 RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport, Tel: 64 77748

 

I'm Interested!

 

 

EuroNanoMed3 and Israel Ministry of Health

Joint Transactional Call for Proposal (2020) - Pre-Announcement   


EuroNanoMed is a platform for funding agencies and ministries. The goal is creating and funding collaborative research and innovation projects that can convert research in nanotechnology into practical gains in medicine.

Project proposals will address multidisciplinary and translational research and need to cover at least one of the following areas that are equal in relevance for this call:
  • Regenerative medicine 
  • Diagnostics 
  • Targeted delivery systems
BGU researchers have been partners in funded projects over the past few years.
The Call is expected to become official on November 14, 2019 with the anticipated deadline to be mid - January.

More details will be provided when the call is officially launched
 
RDA Contact: Lori Liss, Tel: 64 72435

 

I'm Interested!

 




RSF - Russel Sage Foundation

Available Funding Opportunities   


The Russell Sage Foundation is an operating foundation dedicated to programs of social science research.
The Foundation currently accepts Letters of Inquiry in several funding tracks according to the published Funding Priorities:  Program Website

RDA Deadline for LOI: November 20, 2019
RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport, Tel: 64 77748   

 

 

Environmental Research & Education Foundation - EREF

Research in Sustainable Solid Waste Management-Preproposals   


The foundation funds scientific research and educational initiatives for waste management practices to benefit industry participants and the communities they serve.
Pre-proposal topics must relate to sustainable solid waste management practices. In addition to, or as part of hypothesis-driven applied research, they must also include: economic or cost/benefit analyses, feasibility studies for untested technologies or management strategies, life cycle analysis or inventory, and analyses of policies that relate to the above.

EREF Online Submission Service (to be open in the coming days)

RDA Deadline for Pre-Proposal: November 25, 2019   
RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport,   Tel: 64 77748

 

 

Swiss National Science Foundation Sinergia 

Programme 2019   

  
Sinergia promotes interdisciplinary collaboration between two to four research groups whose project involves breakthrough research.

Applicants may be based at two or more institutions of higher education or other research institutions outside the higher education sector that are eligible for funding in Switzerland.

Call Details 
On-line application system  

RDA Deadline: November 25, 2019
RDA Contact:  Lori Liss, Tel: 64 72435

 

 

BrightFocus Foundation

National Glaucoma Research   


BrightFocus provides funds to researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of glaucoma.

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


RDA Deadline: November 5, 2019 
RDA Contact: Danna Rapaport, Tel: 64 77748

 

 

Horizon 2020 Spotlight

 

 
Horizon 2020 Transport Call 
Smart, green and integrated transport

The EU has officially launched the Horizon calls for 2020. 

See below for main topics under the Horizon 2020 Transport Work Program.
Mobility for Growth
  1. Cities as climate-resilient, connected multimodal nodes for smart and clean mobility: new approaches towards demonstrating and testing innovative solutions
  2. Decarbonising long distance shipping 
  3. Understanding and mitigating the effects on public health of emerging non-regulated nanoparticle emissions issues and noise 
  4. Towards global environmental regulation of supersonic aviation
Safe, Integrated and resilient Transport Systems
  1. Enhancing coordination between Member States' actions in the area of infrastructure research with a particular focus on biodiversity and ameliorating environmental impacts and full automated infrastructure upgrade and maintenance 
  2. Network and traffic management for future mobility 
  3. Improving road safety by effectively monitoring working patterns and overall fitness of drivers 
  4. Coordination and support for an integrated freight transport and logistics system 
  5. The effects of automation on the transport labour force, future working conditions and skill  requirements 
Global Leadership and Competitiveness
  1. Innovative electric network architectures and systems, optimising global energy, electrical power, data and communication for aviation 
  2. Next generation multifunctional and intelligent airframe and engine parts, with emphasis on manufacturing, maintenance and recycling 
  3. Towards sustainable urban air mobility 
  4. Improved Production and Maintenance Processes in Shipyards 
Accounting for the people
  1. Digitalisation of the transport system: data sharing 
  2. Advanced research methods and tools in support of transport/mobility researchers, planners and policy makers 
  3. The European mobility culture of tomorrow: Reinventing the wheel? 
  4. Improving impact and broadening stakeholder engagement in support of transport research and innovation
Blue Growth
  1. Underwater noise mitigation and environmental impact 
Automated Road Transport
  1. Efficient and safe connected and automated heavy-duty vehicles in real logistics operations 
  2. Large-scale, cross-border demonstration of connected and highly automated driving functions for passenger cars
Green Vehicles
  1. Advanced light materials and their production processes for automotive applications 
  2. Reducing the environmental impact of hybrid light duty vehicles 
  3. Next generation electrified vehicles for urban and suburban use 

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

 

Other Activities

 

The Office of Vice President and Dean for R&D  
Internal Call for Proposals - The New Photonics Center - UPDATE    

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev together with the Nahal Sorek Nuclear Research Center, has  established the National Photonic Center at the Nahal Sorek Research Center (Mamag). The Center will start operating in November, and will host state-of-the-art instrumentation in photonic devices research (more details in the link below) .

To introduce and encourage usage of the Photonics Center's instruments, the Office of the Vice President and Dean for Research and Development hereby launches an Internal Call for usage of the advanced instrumentation available in the Center.


Note: The Photonics Center's Tour that was planned on 30 October, 2019 has been rescheduled to November 13, 2019 at 10:00 AM 

Submission is online only -  Online Submission System
Submission deadline: December 5, 2019

RDA Contact: Galia Chelets, Tel: 64 72436  

 

Information and Services Corner

 

The Institutional Ethics Committee for Animal Experiments in Research and Teaching 
Useful Information and Updated Procedures

The use of animals in biomedical research has prolonged and improved the quality of life of millions of people and animals and has even saved lives. Without the use of animals in research, we could not enjoy the benefit of most of the medical treatments and devices that our health care provider offers. Among these are orthopedic surgeries, organ implants, neonatal care, assisted reproduction, oncology treatments, vaccines, diabetes care, dialysis and more…

At Ben Gurion University, tissue cultures, computer simulations, human tissues and human studies are often used instead of animal models. However, in some instances, the use of animal models is the only possible way to answer scientific questions and to find a cure or relief for severe and complex medical problems. In these instances, we use the minimal number of animals needed for the study and refine the experimental methods to minimize pain and suffering by the animals. Refinement methods include prevention of infectious diseases, environmental enrichment, the use of anesthesia and analgesia,  and defining clear humane endpoint criteria for the experiments.

 

Grant Awards

ISF-NSFC CHINA (The Joint Project of the NSFC CHINA and the ISF)  
* Prof. Ira Weinstock - Department of Chemistry
* Prof. Yuval Golan - Department of Materials Engineering
* Prof. Lital  Alfonta - Department of Life Sciences
* Prof. Menny Shalom - Department of Chemistry
* Prof. Roni Kasher - Department of Desalination and Water Treatment
* Prof. Yishay Manassen - Department of Physics 
 

Ministry of Science and Technology – Social Sciences, The Holocaust  Research  

Dr. Rebecca Kook and Dr. Fany Yuval -  Department of Politics and Government


National  Insurance Institute of Israel- Research Committee 
Dr. Hagai Katz and Prof. Rami Yosef  - Department of Business Administration 
Prof. Oded Lowengrat  - Department of Business Administration 

Rosetrees Trust- Supporting the best in medical research
Prof. Iris Shai -     Department of Public Health

 

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