11th Call for Project Proposals / 11. Aufruf zur Einreichung von Projektanträgen On the basis of an agreement about scientific cooperation, the Weizmann Institute and the universities of the State of Israel and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) support joint scientific research projects.
1. Project fundingResearch institutions are invited to submit proposals in all scientific fields. Priority will be given to innovative and highly competitive research of larger scale. The suggested project must be carried out in close cooperation of Israeli and German project partner(s). The submitted project proposal must contain a description of the joint work plan for both, the Israeli and the German side. The excellence of the proposed scientific cooperation including the exchange of scientists, in particular young researchers (PhDs/Post docs) is a major evaluation criterion besides the scientific excellence of the proposal. Involved scientists, especially the Principal Investigators, must have a full working opportunity over the projects period.
2. Eligibility and deadline Eligible for the submission of proposals are the six Israeli universities and the Weizmann Institute. Responsible for submission are the “Research Authorities” of the institutions. They will invite interested scientists to submit pre-proposals for projects involving cooperation with German partners and decide on those proposals to be finally submitted to the DIP administration. Each of the seven institutions can submit up to two proposals every year; the
deadline of applications for the 11th call is the March 31st 2007.
3. Duration of Project
The research should be planned for a period of five years.
4. Budget
Funding is complementary, the contribution by the Israeli institution (“Matching”) and the BMBF grant for the Israeli institution should strictly match. That is not required for the BMBF grant dedicated to the German partners. The financial plan must state the institutional resources available to the project (“Matching”) and identify the additional financial needs. The total budget requested for the Israeli and German partners should not exceed 255.000 EUR per year. Funding may include running cost (staff, travel and material cost). If a project comprises several Israeli research groups a financial plan for each group has to be prepared, as well as a financial plan for each German partner involved. Industrial partners participate at their own expenses. The Israeli side and German side may apply for major research investments only for the first year of the project. Investment funding will not exceed a maximum of 255 000 EUR.
5. Key Dates
Final Date for Submission – March 31st, 2007; Evaluation until September 2007; Planned Date of Initiation – January 1st, 2008
Additional Information and Guidelines for the Submission of Proposals: see DIP-website:
http://www.internationales-buero.de/de/787.php Please note that new DIP guidelines and new forms have come into force September 2005 and are made available on the DIP-website. All applicants are requested to consult the new guidelines and use the new forms.
German Contact: Nadia Meyer, DLR International Bureau, Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1, D-53227 Bonn, Tel. #228-3821-1411, Fax. #228-3821-1444, e-mail:
nadia.meyer@dlr.de Israeli Contact: The “Research Authorities” of the Israeli Universities and of the Weizmann Institute
For further information please consult especially the pages DIP program and DIP Guidelines.
As the universities and the Weizmann-Institute are only allowed to submit two proposals a internal pre-selection takes place at each institution. For further information on the pre-proposal-procedure please see Pre-proposal procedure.
