Joint initiative of the Chief Scientist's Fund at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Tekuma Directorate
Thriving Agriculture – Tomatoes 2024
This project aims to increase the yield and quality of tomatoes grown in greenhouse structures while reducing the economic break-even point with minimal labor, all while adhering to sustainable agricultural practices. Content Areas of the Project include: Agrotechnology, Plant Protection, Labor Reduction, Soil and Water Management, Sustainable Agriculture, Economic Aspects
Project Focus:
1. Greenhouse Tomato Cultivation: Emphasis on enhancing the cultivation of tomatoes within greenhouse environments.
2. Development and Implementation: Target to develop and implement key project outcomes within five years.
3. Testing in Model Farms: Evaluate the results in at least one growing season on model farms in the region.
4. Regional Testing: Conduct experiments primarily within the regional area.
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and The Vegetable Sector Management
Research and Field Experiments in the Vegetable Sector for 2025
The Vegetable Sector Management invites requests for funding for research in the vegetable sector for the year 2025. Funding will be prioritized for research and field experiments that have practical applicability and address the professional needs of vegetable growers.
Sector goals:
Food Security and Yield Increase: Ensure a steady supply of high-quality local vegetables, addressing climate change and extreme weather events; Reduce production costs while improving local production efficiency and food security.
Agriculture and the Environment: Soil Health, Plant Health, Sustainable Production
Production Quality: Adding value to agricultural produce, Improving and diversifying the product to meet market demands, with an emphasis on adapting to changing climatic conditions.
Literature Review on NGO vs. Private Company Preference in Outsourced Welfare Services
The Senior Division for Research, Planning, and Training and the Welfare Economics Division at the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security are inviting researchers to submit proposals for a literature review. This review will explore the preference for NGOs versus private companies in the outsourcing of welfare services.
Key Points of the Review: Analyze the role of NGOs versus private companies in different types of services and the theoretical and practical considerations involved, including economic and legal aspects.
Investigating Mitochondrial-Nuclear Communication in AD/ADRD
This grant invites applications that investigate mitochondrial-nuclear communication in the context of neurobiology and Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (AD/ADRD). Results of the research are expected significantly improve our understanding of mitochondrial-nuclear communication and how changes in this communication can impact cellular biology in AD/ADRD.
Funding Opportunity Number (FON): RFA-AG-25-026
Budget: No formal amounts stated, but call text indicates an average $500,000 per project
BBRF funds innovative ideas in neuroscience and psychiatry to better understand the causes and develop new ways to effectively treat brain and behavior disorders (including addiction, ADHD, anxiety, autism, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, eating disorders, OCD, PTSD, schizophrenia, as well as research in suicide prevention). BBRF’s Distinguished Investigator Grant program is designed to stimulate the development of key personnel and resources, to facilitate the rapid initiation of research in innovative areas, and to enable investigators to create unique scientific opportunities.
The FRR program supports research on robotic systems with advanced computational capabilities and physical complexity. The program seeks proposals that focus on foundational advances in robotics, addressing key challenges in intelligence, computation, and embodiment.
Proposals should clearly demonstrate:
A focus on a robot or class of robots.
A goal to provide new or significantly enhanced capabilities to the robot.
An intellectual contribution that addresses fundamental gaps in robotics.
The NZO Project at The Heschel Center for Sustainability and The Institute for Climate and Environmental Policy at Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Renewable Energy in Israel
The NZO Project at The Heschel Center for Sustainability, the Institute for Climate and Environmental Policy at Ben Gurion University of the Negev and the Vice President for Research and Development Prof. Raz Jelinek invite BGU researchers to collaborate on research to advance a renewable energy-based electricity grid in Israel. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen national energy security.
The purpose of this call for proposals is to promote productive collaboration between civil society and academia in order to provide high-quality knowledge to decision makers in shaping policies on renewable energy and an advanced, technological electricity grid ready for the challenges of the 21st century.
Research topics:Technological-economic model development, integration of innovative measures in the electricity grid, and behavioral studies.
Budget: 80,000 NIS per research project (depending on the overall budget and the number of selected studies)
These grants will fund projects that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to support climate change mitigation, adaptation, and scientific research in areas like energy, agriculture, forestry, climate modeling, and disaster response. Projects should focus on overcoming challenges in data availability, infrastructure, and knowledge transfer across fields and should consider the nuanced effects of AI on climate actions, emphasizing impact, responsibility, and equity.
Seedcorn awards help researchers to generate high-quality preliminary data to advance innovative and novel ideas on prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment of human diseases. This grant encourages early-stage research in human health and is intended to help generate initial data that can lead to substantial future funding proposals. The foundation is interested in 'out-of-the-box' ideas that have the potential to transform the field.
In light of the current situation, the ISF has provided updates regarding the expected submission deadlines for the upcoming grant cycle:
Israel-Germany Cooperation:
Registration on the Foundation's Website (until 13:00): October 14, 2024
RDA Submission Deadline: November 5, 2024
Full Submission to the Foundation (until 13:00):
Administrative submission on the ISF website by November 12, 2024
Full proposal submission via DFG by October 30, 2024
Individual Research Grant, Mapatz Program, Switzerland Cooperation, Mavria Programs, Quantum Science and Technology Research Program: • Registration on the Foundation's Website (until 13:00): November 5, 2024
RDA Submission Deadline: November 12, 2024
Full Submission to the Foundation (until 13:00): November 19, 2024
Registration and Submission Deadlines: To be announced later
Research Workshops, Equipment Grants (for New and Mid-Career Faculty):
Registration on the Foundation's Website (until 13:00): November 26, 2024
RDA Submission Deadline: December 3, 2024
Full Submission to the Foundation (until 13:00): December 10, 2024
Please note:
The opening of submissions for the upcoming Mapatz Program cycle (5786) is subject to budget approval by Vatat.
Beginning this year, a researcher may submit only one application per submission cycle. It is not permitted to submit applications to two tracks simultaneously.
The foundation has also indicated that there is a possibility of opening the Canada Program in the upcoming cycle. Further details will be provided later.
We invite all researchers to join Jenny Racah to explore the upcoming cycle of NSF-BSF funding opportunities. Don’t miss this chance to gain valuable insights that could support your research.
Dr. Heni Haring - Assistant Director of the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) will make a special presentation focusing on the proposal submission procedure, and especially the scientific committees are handled and work. In addition, there is a possibility for one-on-one meetings for researchers who wish to submit a proposal in the upcoming cycle and who have a special or particular matter to discuss.
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