Country Canada
Funding organisation Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca
National contact person
Mary-Jo Makarchuk Assistant Director,
CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes Funding commitment $900,000 CAD
Anticipated number of
fundable proposals 5-8 Maximum funding per
grant awarded to a project partner
The total CIHR amount available for the Canadian component of successful projects is CAD $900,000, enough to fund approximately two grants of up to $450,000 each. The maximum amount per Canadian component of the grant is CAD $150,000/year for up to three years.
Eligibility of project
duration 3 years
Eligibility of partners
Eligibility criteria for all CIHR research funding programs apply. The business office of the institution of an eligible Nominated Principal Applicant generally administers CIHR funds. Refer to the Individual Eligibility Requirements regarding the eligibility requirements for individuals and institutions.
For an application to be eligible the Nominated Principal Investigator (NPI) must be;
a) An independent researcher.
b) The NPI must have an academic or research appointment at a CIHR eligible institution (See Institutional Eligibility Requirements for eligibility process and associated timelines). For more details, visit ResearchNet at: www.researchnet.ca
Eligibility of costs Recipients should review the Use of Grant Funds section of the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) Financial Administration Guide for a complete listing and description of allowable costs and activities.
Submission of the proposal at the national level
Canadian applicants invited to submit a full application must complete a CIHR application and submit it using ResearchNet. The deadline for submission of this application is the same as the Full Application deadline to Joint Action Secretariat. The purpose of this additional application to CIHR is to provide CIHR with an Operating Budget for the project, with the amounts quoted in Canadian dollars, and a complete justification for funds requested.
Submission of other information at the national level
No
Further guidance No
Country The Czech Republic
Funding organisation The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
National contact person
Monika Kocmanová
Department of Research and Development Karmelitská 529/5, Malá Strana
118 12 Prague 1, Czech Republic Phone: +420 234 811 467
Mobile: +420 725 051 325
E-mail: monika.kocmanova@msmt.cz Funding commitment € 500 000
Anticipated number of
fundable proposals Our aim is to fund around 2-3 proposals for this call Maximum funding per
grant awarded to a project partner
Maximum requested funding per project is € 500 000
Eligibility of project
duration Up to three years
Eligibility of partners
The participants from the Czech Republic in the projects´ consortia must meet the criteria of research and knowledge-dissemination organisation (hereinafter referred to as the “research organisation”) in accordance with the Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innovation (2014/C 198/03). These might be public universities, public research institutes and/or another entities classified as research organisations.
It is obligatory that the Czech participants involved in the projects´ consortia prove compliance with the eligibility criteria and fulfilment of the conditions set by § 18 of the Act No. 130/2002 Coll. on Support of Research, Experimental Development and Innovation from Public Funds and on Amendment to Some Related Acts by means of a Statutory Declaration. The required procedure is described and the Statutory Declaration template is available on the websites of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports:
http://www.msmt.cz/vyzkum-a-vyvoj-2/spolecne-programovani-2.
Eligibility of costs
Eligible costs for a Czech participant involved in a project consortium are defined by § 2 of the Act No. 130/2002 Coll. on Support of Research, Experimental Development and Innovation from Public Funds and on Amendment to Some Related Acts. The maximum indirect costs set for the present call are 25 % (flat rate) of direct costs without the sub-contracting.
The aid intensity for activities carried out by a research organisation might be at the level of 100 % provided that the research organisation complies entirely with requirements stipulated by the Article 2.1.1 “Public funding of non-economic activities” of the Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innovation (2014/C 198/03) and proves it by means of the above-mentioned Statutory Declaration.
Should the above-stated criteria not be fulfilled by the Czech participant, funding rates will be adjusted appropriately by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and will reach the level of 100 % for fundamental/basic research activities, 50 % for applied research activities and 25 % for experimental development activities.
Each Czech participant in a project consortium is requested to specify the costs related to the envisaged R&D activities in detail by using the Eligible Costs Specification template available on websites of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports:
http://www.msmt.cz/vyzkum-a-vyvoj-2/spolecne-programovani-2.
Submission of the proposal at the national level
All of the requested documentation (i.e. Statutory Declaration and Eligible Costs Specification) shall be sent by each Czech participant in a project consortium to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports no later than 12th of April 2017 both by electronic correspondence and post.
The electronic version of requested documentation shall be sent to the address of electronic correspondence monika.kocmanova@msmt.cz.
One signed and stamped hard copy (by the statutory representative of research organisation) of requested documentation shall be submitted as well following the instructions stipulated on websites of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports:
http://www.msmt.cz/vyzkum-a-vyvoj-2/iniciativa-spolecneho-programovani-zdrava-vyziva-pro-zdravy-1.
Submission of other information at the national level
Other information are available on websites of the MEYS: http://www.msmt.cz/vyzkum-a-vyvoj-2/iniciativa-spolecneho-programovani-zdrava-vyziva-pro-zdravy-1.
Further guidance Official websites of the MEYS with regard to Joint Programming Initiatives are: http://www.msmt.cz/vyzkum-a-vyvoj-2/spolecne-programovani-1-.
Country France
Funding organisation French National Research Agency
National contact person
Dr. Martine Batoux
Coordinator of ERA-HDHL Dr. Ingrid pfeifer
E-mail: JPI-HDHLCalls@agencerecherche.fr Funding commitment 1.5M€
Anticipated number of
fundable proposals 5-8 Maximum funding per
grant awarded to a project partner
Minimum amount per partner: 15 k€.
Maximum funding per partner: 250 k€
Maximum funding in case a partner is taking the responsibility to coordinate: 300K€
Eligibility of project
duration 3 years
Eligibility of partners
Applicants from public research institutes such as EPST, EPIC and universities (maximum rate of support: 100% of additional costs) or from private bodies such as large enterprises or SMEs are all eligible to apply (maximum rate of support: 45% of total costs for SMEs and 30% for larger companies)
Eligibility of costs Personnel, Consumables, Animals, Subcontracts (if costs<50% eligible costs), Equipment, Travel See French Annex for details at http://anr.fr/ERAHDHL2018
Submission of the
ANR will avoid double funding and will not finance projects or part of projects that have been funded through other calls. ANR will crosscheck the proposals submitted to ANR through the national and international calls for possible demands of double funding.
In addition, not that any PI cannot apply in more than 3 proposals in the entire Action plan 2018 of ANR (i.e. generic call, international calls and other specific calls)
Country Germany
Funding organisation
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Represented by
Project Management Agency in the German Aerospace Centre (DLR)
National contact person Funding commitment 2.000.000 € Anticipated number of
fundable proposals Our aim is to fund up to 5 proposals for this call Maximum funding per
grant awarded to a project partner
We expect German researchers to ask for no more than €700k, collectively*, per proposal
*(If there is only one German partner, they could ask for up to €400k; 2 German partners could ask for up to €700k collectively) Eligibility of project
duration Up to three years
Eligibility of partners Eligible applicants are researchers or research groups from German universities, German university hospitals, German non-university research institutes and industry/SMEs registered in Germany (subject to certain conditions).
Eligibility of costs
The following costs are eligible for funding (details see German version of the call):
- Research costs (e.g. personnel, consumables) - Travel & networking costs
- Communication & dissemination costs - Overhead costs (“Projektpauschale”)
Overheads are eligible according to standard BMBF regulations.
Funding rates for universities, university hospitals and non-university research institutes can be up to 100% of their costs. Industry can be funded with a maximum of 50-60% of their cost.
Submission of the proposal at the national level
On request in case of a positive funding recommendation Submission of other
information at the national level
On request in case of a positive funding recommendation
Further guidance See also German version of the call
http://www.gesundheitsforschung-bmbf.de/de/7447.php
Country Ireland
Funding organisation Health Research Board (HRB) National contact person Dr Susan Quinn squinn@hrb.ie Funding commitment €370,000
Anticipated number of
fundable proposals Our aim is to fund 1 proposal for this call Maximum funding per
grant awarded to a project partner
If only one Irish partner participate, they could ask for up to €370,000; 2 Irish partners could only ask for €370,000 collectively
Eligibility of project duration & partners
- The HRB budget of €370,000 over 3 years will support the successful Irish delegates to participate in the “Nutrition and Epigenome call”. Eligible researchers must be from a HRB approved Host Institution. For a full list of HRB approved Host Institutions please see http://www.hrb.ie/research-strategy-funding/policies-guidelines-and-grant-conditions/policies-and-position-statements/approval-of-host-institutions/
- The PI (group leader) named on the award holds a post (permanent or a contract that covers the duration of the award) in a recognised research institution in the Republic of Ireland (the “Host Institution”) as an independent investigator,
or is a contract researcher recognised by the Host institution as an independent investigator who will have a dedicated office and research space for the duration of award, for which he/she will be fully responsible,
or is an individual who will be recognised by the Host Institution upon receipt of the HRB award as a contract researcher as defined above. The Principal Investigator does not necessarily need to be employed by the Host Institution at the time of the application submission.
- The PI has demonstrated research independence through securing at least one peer-reviewed, independent research grant as a Principal Investigator or as Co-Investigator and is a senior author (first, last or corresponding or in those fields where alphabetic order authorship is the norm, joint author) in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
- The PI is not requesting their own salary Eligibility of costs
For applicants in Ireland the award will cover the costs of salary-related costs, small equipment costs, travel, direct running costs, knowledge and dissemination costs and overheads. More detailed information can be found in the call announcement on the HRB website
Submission of the proposal at the national level
Applicants must refer to HRB Guidance and FAQ for this call” – we can have updated information relating to e.g. salary increases related to pay agreements
Submission of other information at the national level
Applicants from Ireland will be required to provide additional information to the HRB at the time of the full application submission deadline. This will include justification for their requested budget, and clarification on deliverables assigned to the partner from Ireland. A template requesting the information required from applicants from Ireland will be provided by the HRB.
Further guidance
Please note that the following research-related activities are not eligible :
- Work packages/activities proposing to use human embryonic stem cells or tissues, or intended to create human embryos solely for the purpose of research or for the purpose of stem cell procurement, including by means of somatic cell nuclear transfer;
- Work packages/activities from individuals applying for, holding, or employed under a research grant from the tobacco industry.
Country Israel
Funding organisation Ministry of Science and Technology
National contact person Dr. Hagit Schwimmer (Hagits@most.gov.il) Funding commitment 400,000 Euro
Anticipated number of
fundable proposals Our aim is to fund not more than 2 proposals for this call Maximum funding per
grant awarded to a project partner
we expect Israeli researchers to ask for no more than 200k, per proposal Eligibility of project
duration 3 years
Eligibility of partners
The Israeli PI must be affiliated with an academic or research institution or a professor emeritus who continues working on research in academic or research institution (hereinafter called the “Affiliated Institution”);
The "Affiliated Institution" must be one of the following:
a) An accredited institution of higher education in Israel, according to the Council for Higher Education Act, 1958;
b) A Research Institute recognized as such by the Israel Science Foundation (ISF);
c) A Research Institute which is a nonprofit organization;
d) A Research Institute which is a government company or a governmental unit.
For the purpose of this Call, a "Research Institute" means an institute whose significant portion of the activity is the advancement of cutting-edge scientific knowledge, possessing appropriate infrastructure and equipment and employing researchers who, inter alia, publish articles related to their research in leading scientific journals in the world, and who present their research at international symposia.
Each Principal Investigator and affiliated institution are accountable to MOST for the execution of the project.
Eligibility of costs
Funding can be provided by MOST for the following types of expenses:
(1) Stipend or salary for Ph.D. students, post-doctoral fellows, technicians and/or laboratory workers (i.e. a temporary position up to 2 years) retained specifically for the purpose of the project, not including salaries for permanent staff and PIs';
(2) Consumables. In case they exceed 1,000 Eu, a detailed explanation regarding their necessity and quantities is required;
(3) Small scale equipment which is only needed for the specific research project; MOST will enable purchase of computers or laptops only in special cases in which the computer or laptop is part of the research project or are of unique capacities needed for the specific research
(4) Travel and visiting costs;
(5) Joint seminars and workshops;
(6) Overhead expenses up to 15% of the total amount of the research project inclusive of the funds provided on the basis of this Call.
Submission of the proposal at the national level
Not required
Submission of other information at the national level
Proposals for which funding is approved, which include experiments with animals, must submit the approval of the relevant Committee for Experimentations on Animals before the project can commence.
Proposals for which funding is approved, which involve human beings, must submit the approval of the relevant IRB/Helsinki Committee before the project can commence.
Further guidance
Contracts:
1. Upon approval of a particular project, contracts will be signed between MOST and the institution of Israeli Principal Investigator.
2. In Israel – although the contract is approved in principle for a three years period, a renewal of the second year must be requested and approved by MOST. An application for the continuation of research funding for the second year must be submitted by the institution of Israeli Principal Investigator to MOST on the appropriate forms at least two months prior to the end of the first year of the project together with the annual scientific report.
3. Payments:
Payments will be made by MOST to the institution of each Principal Investigator, in keeping with the provisions of the contracts referred to above, according to the regulations.
4. Reports
Scientific and Financial reports will be submitted to MOST by the institutions of each PI as specified in the research contract.
Country Latvia
Funding organisation Ministry of Education and Science
National contact person Kaspars Karolis, (Kaspars.Karolis@izm.gov.lv) Funding commitment 300 000 EUR
Anticipated number of
fundable proposals 2-3 Maximum funding per
grant awarded to a project partner
€150,000 for partners, €300,000 for coordinators – Max. LV Total budget requested by ALL Latvian partners within the one proposal:
€300,000 Eligibility of project
duration Duration of the project - up to 3 years.
Eligibility of partners
R&D institutions (research institutes, universities, higher education establishments, research centres etc.) that are listed in the Registry of Research Institutions operated by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia.
Any other type of participants can participate on their own costs and are not covered by the ministry
Eligibility of costs
- Personnel costs (researchers, technicians and other supporting staff to the extent employed on the research project) and relevant personnel taxes.
- Other direct costs such as consumables, equipment (only depreciation costs), materials, reagents.
- Travels and allowances according to travel plan
- Indirect costs can reach a maximum of 25% of the total direct costs
- The activities must correspond to “research” according to Latvian Law on Scientific Activity.
Submission of the
Country The Netherlands Funding organisation ZonMw
National contact person
Dr. Wilke van Ansem (Programme Officer JPI HDHL) Sanne van Geel MsC. (Junior Porgramme Officer JPI HDHL) Email: JPIHDHL@zonmw.nl
Telephone: +31 (0) 70 3495164 (Wilke van Ansem) / +31 (0) 70 3495444 (Sanne van Geel) Funding commitment €900.000
Anticipated number of
fundable proposals ZonMw aims to fund around 3 proposals in this call.
Maximum funding per grant awarded to a project partner
ZonMw expects Dutch researchers to ask for no more than €300.000,- (as the total cost for the Dutch component per proposal).
Eligibility of project duration
Up to three years
Eligibility of partners
Research organisations, such as universities (or other higher education institutions), academic hospitals and non-university public research institutes.
Potential applicants are strongly advised to contact ZonMw in advance of making an application to discuss any eligibility.
Eligibility of costs
Relevant project expenses, such as:
- Salary-related costs - Travel costs
- Direct running costs
- Dissemination and knowledge exchange costs.
We expect successful projects with 2 Dutch partners to nominate one project leader to manage the award on behalf of the successful Dutch applicants.
To complete the JPI HDHL budgetary tables, please use the output gathered by completing the ZonMw format for budgetary tables and the terms and financial conditions stated at the following website: http://www.zonmw.nl/nl/subsidies/voorwaarden-en-financien/
Submission of the proposal at the national level
Only successful Dutch project partners will have to submit a formal application through ZonMw ProjectNet.
Submission of other information at the national level
No.
Further guidance Awards will be subject to standard ZonMw Grants Conditions.
Country Poland
Funding organisation The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR)
National contact person
Karolina Janczykowska
Section for International Programmes karolina.janczykowska@ncbr.gov.pl +48 515 061 554
Funding commitment 400 000 EUR Anticipated number of
fundable proposals Ca. 2-4 Maximum funding per
grant awarded to a project partner
Requested funding for Polish partners in one proposal should not exceed 200 000 EUR Eligibility of project
duration Up to 3 years
Eligibility of partners Research organisations, enterpreneurs (registered in Poland)
Eligibility of costs
The eligible costs shall be the following:
1. personnel costs (researchers, technicians and other supporting staff to the extent employed on the research project);
2. costs of instruments and equipment, technical knowledge and patents to the extent and for the period used for the research project; if such instruments and equipment are not used for their full life for the research project, only the depreciation costs
corresponding to the life of the research project, as calculated on the basis of good accounting practice, shall be considered eligible;
3. costs for buildings and land, to the extent and for the duration used for the research project; with regard to buildings, only the depreciation costs corresponding to the life of the research project, as calculated on the basis of good accounting practice shall be considered eligible; for land, costs of commercial transfer or actually incurred capital costs shall be eligible;
4. cost of contractual research, costs of consultancy and equivalent services used exclusively for the research activity; this cost type cannot account for more than 70% of all eligible costs of a project; the subcontracting can be obtained from consortium partner only in justified case, this need will be verified by a national experts panel;
5. other operating costs including costs of materials, supplies and similar products incurred directly as a result of the research activity;
6. additional overheads incurred indirectly as a result of the research project; that costs cannot account for more than 25% of eligible project costs; That costs (6) are counted as a multiplication by percentage given above (called x%) and the rest of direct
6. additional overheads incurred indirectly as a result of the research project; that costs cannot account for more than 25% of eligible project costs; That costs (6) are counted as a multiplication by percentage given above (called x%) and the rest of direct