Deadline: 18 January 2016
The Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Israel Science Foundation (ISF), the Azrieli Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have announced second launch of the Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program providing funding for Canadian and Israeli researchers to assemble world-class research teams working in cutting-edge areas of biomedical science with a focus directed toward new frontiers in immunology. Potential topics may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Immunogenetics
- Cytokine networks regulating the human immune system
- Cross talk between the immune system and the microbiota
- Molecular and cellular mechanisms of autoimmune diseases and inflammatory processes
- Immunotherapy and biologicals for the management of human diseases
- New directions for vaccine research
The program aims to encourage research cooperation between Israeli and Canadian scientists. Program is funded by the Canadian and Israeli governments, through the funding agencies, funding its own scientists according to their respective regulations.
Funding Information
Approximately six grants worth up to CA$1,170,000 each will be awarded to joint Canadian-Israeli biomedical science research teams for a period of up to 3 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Researchers from Israel with a PhD or MD may apply through the Authority for Research and Development in their institutions
- An Israeli researcher and a researcher from Canada are allowed to participate as principal investigators (PIs), in only one application per submission cycle of this program.
- A grant application will include only a single Israeli PI and a single Canadian PI.
- If for any reason (leaving the country, retirement, etc.), the researcher cannot continue as a PI, the respective agency should be updated immediately.
For application details and more, please visit Canada-Israel Health Research Program.
