The mission of the EAF is to fund top-quality, impactful autism research to enhance the lives of those affected and to generate new knowledge and technologies for future opportunities. The foundation supports a broad range of basic and clinical research, including studies on human development and behavior, genetics, biomarkers, therapies, and brain imaging, among others. It emphasizes mechanistic studies in its funding, valuing research that explores underlying mechanisms over descriptive or correlational studies.
This call is for dermatology research that will enhance knowledge of the medicinal, biological, chemical, or pharmacological aspects of dermatological diseases and their symptoms. Research that explores clinical challenges faced by individuals affected by skin diseases, focusing on their impact on quality of life and associated societal costs, are welcome as well.
Budget: DKK 2-4M ($300K-$500K) total
Duration: 1-3 years
Eligibility: Open worldwide to individuals affiliated with universities, hospitals, or other non-profit organizations. There is no requirement for a Danish PI.
The call aims to advance our knowledge of how the human nervous system works throughout life, both in health and illness. It focuses on understanding interactions between the nervous system, the brain, mental health, and physical health, as well as addressing disorders and improving treatments across the lifespan.
Funding areas include (partial list): - Neurodegeneration - Clinical neurology and neuroinflammation - Mental health - Addictions and substance misuse - Behavioral and learning disorders including autism
Research Grants fund projects conducted cooperatively by US and Israeli scientists, that cover all phases of agricultural R&D including strategic or applied research.
Research areas with top priority:
• Improved efficiency of agricultural production
• Plant, animal, and agricultural environment defense
• Agricultural production challenges in increased marginal conditions
The Ben-Gurion University Center for Health Economics Research (BGU-CHER)
Call for Multidisciplinary Research Projects
The Ben-Gurion University Center for Health Economics Research aims to promote innovative interdisciplinary research in healthcare and economics that will be implemented and disseminated to the Israeli research and policy communities.
The center organized a launch event on June 3, 2024. The conference featured collaborative research working groups with representatives of health organizations and started several cross-disciplinary collaborations.
Following the conference, BGU-CHER is launching a call for one-year seed funding for all relevant BGU faculty (PIs). Proposals should align with the BGU-CHER aim, with a preference given to research teams that participated in the conference. This call aims to encourage fresh cross-disciplinary research from new collaborative teams and enhance their potential for external competitive grants. Suggested topics can include (but are not limited to): the demand for and supply of health care, equality and fairness in healthcare finance and delivery, health and environmental economics, and predictive models in health.
Budget: 12,500 NIS for 1 year (per team). The PI must be a BGU faculty member.
The Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology and the National Digital Agency
Applied research based on public body data repositories
The Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology and the National Digital Operation invite proposals for data-based research utilizing existing public body data repositories, primarily using artificial intelligence as a central research tool.
Research should focus on: the realms of resilience, emergency, and recovery, and examine how to provide solutions to issues dealing with emergency situations.
Proposals can come from various fields including mental health, treatment of evacuees and war victims, economic and social rehabilitation, and decision-support systems during emergencies.
Ceva is seeking researchers with expertise in signal processing, deep learning, and audio/speech processing research. Ideal candidates will have experience in designing, training, and optimizing neural network architectures for audio-related tasks, along with strong Python programming skills for algorithm development and evaluation on resource-constrained platforms.
BGN has two current research collaboration opportunities:
1. Accelerometer Assisted Noise Reduction
Enhance speech quality and reduce noise interference for low-resource TinyML devices by developing dual sensing integration algorithms.
Use deep learning and signal processing for speech enhancement.
Create real-time noise estimation techniques.
2. AI-Based Dual-Mic Noise Reduction
Develop and optimize AI-based dual-microphone noise reduction algorithms for TinyML devices to improve speech intelligibility and audio quality while reducing computational and memory overhead.
Create AI algorithms using spatial cues.
Test the algorithms in realistic scenarios.
Implement energy-efficient solutions for small devices like wearables, IoT sensors, and edge devices.
Submission Process: For more details and proposal submission, please email Liat Vatary.
Applied Research Track (Kamin)
The track encourages applied research with innovative technological feasibility originating in academia. The main goal is to bring the project to a stage where an Israeli commercial industrial company will adopt it with the aim of developing a product.
Priority fields by Israeli innovation authority:
Carbon capture and storage
Protein structure prediction
Semiconductor-2D
Bioelectricity
4D Printing
Organ-on-a-Chip
Single Cell analysis
Triboelectric nanogenerator
Drug Delivery
Bio-manufacturing
Budget: An institution that operates alone will receive an investment of 75%-85%, with a maximum amount of 440,000₪ per year
Duration: Up to two years
Deadline: August 8, 2024
Those who submit in this round are expected to receive the Authority’s answer by mid-December 2024.
Additional Details: Please send abstract (up to 600 words) describing desired research to: [email protected]. BGN business development team will contact applicants with further instructions and guidance for the submission process.
Collaborative Research Opportunities with Elbit Systems
We invite researchers to submit abstracts related to the below mentioned areas of research as we explore potential collaboration with Elbit Systems.
Main Research Areas:
Energetic materials, deep penetration
Miniaturization of Electronics and Electro-Optic Components
Navigation systems based on electro-optics, laser, and GPS
Tiny rocket propulsion
Metamaterials
High-power laser bean delivery technologies
Fiber transmission
Cooling and heat dissipation technologies
Silicon photonics
Other topics includes 3D printing in Aluminum, materials for lasers and optics, Calibration algorithm for hyperspectral sensing, high-power lasers, video and analytics, space cameras, energy weapons.
For more details and to submit an abstract, please email Liat Vatary, BD Engineering and Exact Sciences. Abstracts should highlight the significance of your research and its potential impact.
Possible Collaboration with Google
We invite researchers to submit short abstracts related to the below mentioned AI and cybersecurity areas of research as we explore potential collaboration with Google.
Key Areas of Interest:
Security Research
AI-Powered Security: Malware analysis & detection
Hardware Security: Side channel discovery & mitigation
Novel AI Threats & Mitigation
Privacy Research
Browser Privacy
Synthetic Data
Cryptography
Fully Homomorphic Encryption
Secure Multiparty Computation
Post-Quantum Cryptography
Please send short abstract with your unique capabilities in the above related fields to Liat Vatary
Grant Awardees
Congratulations to our recent recipients of research grants!
NSF-BSF - Division of Materials Research (DMR)
Prof. Ronen Berkovich (Department of Chemical Engineering)