News Release - 2018 Call for Canada-Israel R&D Projects
News Release
2018 Call for Canada-Israel R&D Projects Summary Proposal Deadline: May 31, 2018 Full Proposal Deadline: June 29, 2019 Learn More: Application Process, Guideline and Template
OTTAWA, Canada and TEL AVIV, Israel; The Canada-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation (CIIRDF) today announced the launch of a new Call for Proposals (CFP) for bilateral R&D projects. Leveraging support from the Governments of Canada and Israel, this CFP aims to stimulate R&D collaboration between firms in Canada and Israel with a focus on the commercialization of new technologies. Eligibility: This Call invites private sectorcompanies from Canada and Israel to propose joint research, R&D and technology development projects for the creation of innovative products or processes with a non-defense application. Preference will be given to small and medium sized enterprises (firms with fewer than 500 employees). The maximum length for projects funded under this Call is 24 months.
- Canadian firms can leverage academic expertise on their R&D project and engage students jointly with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).
- Public sector organizations, such as universities and research institutions, are eligible to participate in R&D projects as project subcontractors or consultants (not applicants)
Funding: Following a rigorous evaluation process, CIIRDF selects and awards Canada-Israel R&D teams with financial contributions up to 50 percent of the eligible project costs to a maximum of CDN$ 800,000 per project. Areas of Special Consideration: Special consideration will be given to projects in the following areas:
- Information and Communication Technologies (including cyber, fintech)
- Life Sciences
- Aerospace
- Clean tech and sustainable tech (including water, renewables), plus limited energy (oil and gas)
- Agriculture and agrifood (including agri-tech)
For additional information, please contact:
- Tomoko Nishino, CIIRDF Canada: tomoko@ciirdf.ca
- Avner Montemayor, CIIRDF Israel: amontemayor@ciirdf.ca
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