The Research & Authority Newsletter

Jan. 25, 2024    

 

 

 
 

 

Reminder Notices

 

Horizon Europe
Info-Session with ISERD
EIC Pathfinder Open, EIC Pathfinder Challenges and EIC Transition Calls 
January 28, 9:00am-11:00am, Eshel Room (Student building, second floor)

Do you have an ambitious science-towards-technology breakthrough in mind?
Would you like to hear about transforming research results into innovation opportunities?

  • An Overview on EIC Pathfinder and Transition programs and calls 
  • How does it look through the eyes of the evaluator? A presentation by EIC Pathfinder Evaluator
  • EIC Pathfinder Success story 



 

International OCD Foundation

Call for Applications: Breakthrough Award

Deadline is on Feb 22, 2024

The Breakthrough Award aims to fund research that can revolutionize our understanding of OCD, speed up advancements in treatments, and find ways to prevent OCD.

Budget: $ 500,000 total.

Duration: 5 years.

Eligibility: Minimum of five years of PhD research experience.



RDA Contact : Yaara Hazan, Tel: 64 77748

Full Proposals, Feb 22, 2024.

 

Leukemia Research Foundation (LRF)

LOI: New Investigator Research Grant Program

Deadline for LOI is on Feb 12, 2024

This grant program backs creative early-career investigators proposing innovative leukemia research projects. They encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, institutions, and locations to ensure the program supports a broad spectrum of talented minds.

Budget: $ 150,000 total.

Duration: 2 years.

Eligibility: New investigators are those within seven years of receiving their first independent faculty-level position at the time of grant award.


RDA Contact : Yaara Hazan, Tel: 64 77748

LOI, Feb 12, 2024.

 

Calls for Proposals

 

National Institute of Health (NIH)
                                             
Call for Proposals: Cancer Control and Population Sciences

This funding opportunity aims to support research in cancer control and population sciences, emphasizing novel scientific ideas with the potential to significantly advance cancer research.

This call is classified as an RO1 grant which is a substantial research project award designed to support independent, investigator-initiated research across various scientific domains.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

-   Cancer Survivorship

-   Statistical and Analytic Methods

-   Epidemiology

-   Cancer-Related Behaviors

-   Health Care Delivery

Budget: $ 250,000 per year.

Duration: 5 years.

Special Note: There are 2 submission cycles for this call.

Official Call Webpage

RDA Contact : Yaara Hazan, Tel: 64 77748

Full Proposals, Jun 2, 2024

Full Proposals, Oct 1, 2024

 

RET-positive & LUNGevity

LOI: Translational Research Award Program 2024

RETpositive is partnering with LUNGevity Foundation to issue an RFA specific to the study of RET-positive cancers. The goal of the program is to fund impactful research aimed at reshaping the prognosis for patients diagnosed with RET-positive cancers, by changing RET-positive cancers into a curable state.

Budget: $ 100,000 total.

Duration: 2 years.

RDA Contact : Yaara Hazan, Tel: 64 77748

LOI, Feb 6, 2024

 

LUNGevity

LOI: Award to Understand Mechanisms of Resistance to Immunotherapy

The award's focus is on understanding mechanisms of resistance to first-line immunotherapy in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) and exploring strategies to target and overcome this resistance.

Budget: $ 500,000 total.

Duration: 2 years.

RDA Contact : Yaara Hazan, Tel: 64 77748

LOI, Feb 6, 2024

 

Other

 

Israel Innovation Authority (IIA)
                                                 
                                           
                                                 
Call for Pre-Proposals: Non-Destructive Testing Technologies Consortium

The Innovation Authority invites academic researchers to apply to participate in a new Maagad Program led by Israel Aerospace Industries.
 
This program is designed to advance testing methods for complex materials like composites, 3D printed metal parts, and ceramics.

Topics of Interest (Partial List):

•   Development and implementation of sensing simulations

•   Automation and mechanized test processes (robotics and multiple sensors)

•   Information display, signal, and image processing

•   Development and implementation capabilities for AI methods

•   Augmented Reality – AR

Budget: Up to 550,000 NIS for 18 months.

Duration: 3 years.
 
Submission Process: Interested parties should express their intent to participate by emailing BGN at [email protected] . Additionally, applicants must apply directly to the Maagad by completing [this form] no later than February 8th, 2024. 
   

Pre-Proposals, Feb 8, 2024

 

NSF - BSF

Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease Collaborative Workshop

BSF plans to sponsor up to 4 researchers for a collaborative workshop by NSF's EEID 
program, exploring factors influencing infectious disease transmission.
 
The selection process will consider expertise, and applications are encouraged from collaborative researchers, especially those working across disciplines and with a mandatory US partner for NSF-BSF. This opportunity is particularly relevant for those planning to apply for an EEID program grant.

 The workshop is planned to be in London, UK on 22-23 of May, 2024.

Submit a one-page description of your research and its relevance to the workshop focus, emphasizing international collaboration benefits.


  Yael Dressler:BSF Contact

Applications, Feb 29, 2024

 

Grant Awardees

 

 Horizon Europe - Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Prof. David Pearlmutter, Dept. of Environmental, Geoinformatics and Urban Planning

Prof. Erez Gal, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering


 

 

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