Portuguese-Israeli Research Program on Marine Sciences CALL FOR JOINT EXPLORATORY PROJECTS For the years 2019-2021 Within the framework of the Portuguese-Israeli agreement on scientific cooperation, the Portuguese Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) and the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) have agreed to provide financial support for joint research and innovation activities carried out by scientists from both countries. The aim of this program is to support the development of scientific and technological cooperation between Portuguese and Israeli researchers and to strengthen the scientific partnership between research groups from both countries by establishing bilateral research networks, enhancing research cooperation and promoting the exchange of knowledge between Portuguese and Israeli scientists. Therefore, FCT and MOST invite Portuguese and Israeli researchers to submit joint proposals for exploratory research, carried out by scientists from both countries. Qualifying scientific applicants from Portugal and Israel may receive research grants from FCT and MOST, respectively, according to the applicable national funding procedures and regulations. AREAS of COOPERATION The research should be multi-disciplinary and be applicable to the needs of the field of marine sciences. Within that scope, Portuguese-Israeli research teams are hereby invited to submit joint proposals for exploratory research projects in one of the following areas: Operational oceanography developing improved methods/technology – such as improved maritime monitoring techniques, improved modeling forecasting, big data analyses; Marine pollution stress on the ecological systems and mitigation – technologies; MODE of COOPERATION Projects will be supported in the typology ‘Research projects of explanatory type (PeX)’, oriented to supporting original ideas without being based on preliminary outputs. Cooperation may take the form of: Joint research activities conducted in Portuguese and Israeli laboratories; Complementary methodological approaches to a common problem;
Portuguese-Israeli Research Program on Marine Sciences CALL FOR JOINT EXPLORATORY PROJECTS For the years 2019-2021 Within the framework of the Portuguese-Israeli agreement on scientific cooperation, the Portuguese Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) and the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) have agreed to provide financial support for joint research and innovation activities carried out by scientists from both countries. The aim of this program is to support the development of scientific and technological cooperation between Portuguese and Israeli researchers and to strengthen the scientific partnership between research groups from both countries by establishing bilateral research networks, enhancing research cooperation and promoting the exchange of knowledge between Portuguese and Israeli scientists. Therefore, FCT and MOST invite Portuguese and Israeli researchers to submit joint proposals for exploratory research, carried out by scientists from both countries. Qualifying scientific applicants from Portugal and Israel may receive research grants from FCT and MOST, respectively, according to the applicable national funding procedures and regulations. AREAS of COOPERATION The research should be multi-disciplinary and be applicable to the needs of the field of marine sciences. Within that scope, Portuguese-Israeli research teams are hereby invited to submit joint proposals for exploratory research projects in one of the following areas: Operational oceanography – developing improved methods/technology such as improved maritime monitoring techniques, improved modeling forecasting, big data analyses; Marine pollution – stress on the ecological systems and mitigation technologies; MODE of COOPERATION Projects will be supported in the typology ‘Research projects of explanatory type (PeX)’, oriented to supporting original ideas without being based on preliminary outputs. Cooperation may take the form of: Joint research activities conducted in Portuguese and Israeli laboratories; Complementary methodological approaches to a common problem;