Deadline: 14-Feb-22
The Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology has launched the applications for the Research Proposals in the Framework of Israel-Sweden Cooperation.
The programme aims at giving leading researchers in Sweden and Israel a venue to initiate, and reinforce, strong and lasting links between the two countries by means of focused research projects. The ensuing strengthened contacts and enlarged networks in Sweden and Israel are expected to give added value also to other, non-participating, actors in academy and industry.
This call for proposals addresses focused applied research projects directed towards six areas of interest for both Israel and Sweden.
Priority Areas
The call is open for applied research proposals in the following areas
- Marine and Space Science and Technology
- Water and Energy Generation, Storage, and Conversion Technologies
- Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals
- Software, Communications and Internet, Autonomous Vehicles
- Advanced Materials for Sensors, Electronics, and Optoelectronics
- Sustainable and Environmental-Friendly Materials / Green Chemistry
Funding Information
- Funding is preliminary planned to support around 8 projects, approximately SEK 625 000 per project for the Sweden side and 225 000 NIS for the Israeli side per year and per project for a total period of 5 years.
- The project funding may be subjected to change after the mid-term evaluation. However, the final number of projects to be funded, as well as the final budget approved for each project, will be determined on the basis of budgetary and scientific considerations.
Eligibility Criteria
- For Israeli applicants:
- The “Affiliated Institution” must be one of the following:
- An accredited institution of higher education in Israel, according to the Council for Higher Education Act, 1958.
- A research institute, which is a non-profit organization, a government company or a governmental unit.
- At the request of SFF, Affiliated Institutions should also be in conformance with EU regulations.
- Note: For the purposes of this Call a “research institute” means an institute whose main activity is the advancement of cutting-edge scientific knowledge, which possesses appropriate infrastructure and equipment, and which employs researchers who, inter alia, publish articles related to their research in leading scientific journals and who present their research at international symposia.
- The “Affiliated Institution” must be one of the following:
- For Swedish applicants:
- The application must be submitted by a main applicant, employed to at least 50% by a Swedish university, university college or research institute, who has the capacity to assume coordination responsibility for the project during the entire grant period. The other Swedish co-applicants must be employed by a Swedish university, university college, university hospital, or by a public or private non-profit research institute. At least one of the applicants must be employed by a university or university college.
For more information, visit https://www.gov.il/he/departments/publications/Call_for_bids/rfp20212207