Federal Ministry of Education
and Research (BMBF), Germany
Ministry of Science, Technology and
Space (MOST), Israel
The German-Israeli Water Technology Cooperation Program
APPLICATION FOR RESEARCH GRANT
GENERAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
Guidelines for the Submission of Joint Research Proposals
The proposal must be prepared and carried out jointly by the Israeli and the German project
partners and should be submitted simultaneously by both the German and Israeli principal
investigators, to MOST and BMBF, in English, on the appropriate forms.
A valid project application consists of this application form duly filled in and signed, together with
all the necessary application documents required from each side of a joint research team, submitted
respectively to the Project Management Agency in Germany and to MOST in Israel. If the
applications are not duly received both in Germany and in Israel by the date and hour
indicated above, the project will not be accepted.
The Israeli partner should submit the joint proposal as follows:
Israeli PI's should submit proposals in English by email using this application form to the following
email address: Germany@most.gov.il (in "pdf" format duly signed, along with a working copy in
"doc" format without signatures). The proposals must actually reach the abovementioned email
address by Thursday, May 5th 2016 at 15:00 (local Israel time), and will not be accepted under
any circumstances after the specified date and hour.
Because of technical constraints, an email over 7 megabytes will not be received. If the email and its
attachments exceed 7 MB, it must be split. Shortly after submitting the email the applicants should
receive an automatic reply acknowledging its receipt. If an email confirming receipt is not received,
the applicant must approach MOST contact persons detailed below to make sure the email was duly
received. It is solely the sender's responsibility to receive confirmation that the email was actually
received, whether by automatic reply or personal confirmation. As technical problems are possible, it
is strongly recommended to submit the application well in advance of the application deadline.
In addition, Israeli PI's should send also 2 hard copies of their proposals by Tuesday, May 10th,
2016 to the following MOST address:
Mr. Avi ANATI
Deputy Director General for Planning and Control
Ministry of Science, Technology and Space
"German-Israeli Water Technology Call for Proposals 2016"
Clermont Ganneau St., Begin Government Offices
Building 3, 3rd Floor, Room 309
P.O.B. 49100, Jerusalem 9149002
Tel: 02-5411170/173/800
E-mail: avi@most.gov.il
For any questions please contact:
Mr. Roni Goldberg
Deputy Director, Division for International Relations
Ministry of Science, Technology and Space
Tel.: ++972-2-5411812
E-mail: ronig@most.gov.il
The German partner should use the electronic submission system “pt-outline” to submit
the electronic version of the joint proposal:
https://secure.pt-dlr.de/ptoutline/app/ISRAEL2016
For any questions please contact:
Dr. Leif Wolf
Project Management Agency Karlsruhe
Resources and Sustainability (PTRN)
Water Technology and Waste Management (PTKA-WTE)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Tel.: ++49-721-608-28224
Fax: ++49-721-608-928224
E-mail: leif.wolf@kit.edu
Internet: www.ptka.kit.edu/wte
This application consists of the following:
Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V -
General Information & Personal Details of Research Groups
Abstract and Keywords
Detailed Description of the Proposed Joint Project
Project Schedule / Work Plan
Budget Details (Israeli Institution(s) / German Institution(s))
Also, the following documents should be included in Part III:
 Curriculum Vitae of Principal Investigators (P.I.s)
 List of Publications (only last 5 years and relevant to the topic of proposal)
The text parts should not exceed 10 pages including elaborated joint working plan.
In addition, a Schematic Block-Diagram presenting the contribution of the different partners
and the interactions among them should be included.
To enable prompt evaluation of your application, please answer all questions in full.
Do not attach unasked-for appendices.
GrantappForm Water Technology 2016
Joint German-Israeli Water Technology Research Program
Application for Research Grant
Ministry of Science, Technology and Space
(MOST), Israel
Federal Ministry of Education and
Research (BMBF), Germany
Official Use Only
Application No:
Area Code:
Date:
Submitting Institution
Code:
____/____/____/ 9 / 9
Project Period: ____________ Years
Anticipated Starting Date: _________
Phase____________ Group__________
Part I - General Information
1. Title (English):
2. Title (Hebrew):
3. Abbreviated English Title (Do not exceed 10 words. This title should be used on all pages, as
headers, where requested.)
4. Research area addressed (select from research areas listed in the Call for Proposals):
5. Submitting Institution (Name and Address):
6. Requested Budget of Israeli Partner(s) (in EURO):
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
= Total
Estimated Budget of the German Partner(s):
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
= Total
7. Authorization by Research Official of Israeli Applicant's Institution:
Full Name:
Title: ___________________________________
(Affix official seal here)
Signature:
2
Abbreviated Title:
P.I.
Part I (Contd.)
8. Personal Details of Research Groups
English
1.
Israeli Group
Role in Project
‫תפקיד בפרויקט‬
Last Name
‫שם משפחה‬
First Name
‫שם פרטי‬
Title (Eng./Dr./Prof.)
‫תואר‬
Institution
‫מוסד‬
School or Faculty
‫ספר או פקולטה‬-‫בית‬
Department
‫מחלקה‬
Address
‫כתובת‬
City & Postal Code
‫עיר ומיקוד‬
Telephone
‫טלפון‬
Mobile-phone
‫טלפון נייד‬
Fax
‫פקס‬
E-mail
‫דוא"ל‬
ID number
‫מספר תעודת זהות‬
‫עברית‬
English
2.
‫עברית‬
English
3.
‫עברית‬
3
German Group
Role in Project
1.
2.
3.
Last Name
First Name
Title (Eng./Dr./Prof.)
Institution
School or Faculty
Department
Address
City & Postal Code
Telephone
Fax
E-mail
Note: If necessary, use additional sheets for item 8 (personal details), using the format given.
4
Abbreviated Title:
P.I.
Part I (Contd.)
9. Type of Application (check appropriate box):

New Proposal

Revised Proposal
 Addition to an Existing Project
 Other
For Office Use Only:
Previous Project Number :_____________
Existing Project Number: _____________
10. Other Sources of Support Related to Proposed Research by Israeli Principal Investigator(s):
10.1 Is this, or related research, presently being supported by other sources?  YES  NO
If yes, indicate other sources, amounts, and dates of performing of the
research under this support.
10.2 Has this or a similar proposal been submitted to other agencies?
If yes, indicate which agency, when, and with what results.
10.3
 YES  NO
Has researcher previously received other sources of support for this  YES  NO
research?
If yes, list rights and obligations of grantor still in effect, including sources and dates.
10.4 Is this a continuation of any German-Israeli cooperative research?
 YES  NO
If yes, please indicate the supporting agency, duration, and budget.
10.5
Have the P.I.s submitted (or been granted) patents in this area?
 YES  NO
If yes, please give full information on pre-existing patentable inventions
related to the present proposal.
5
Abbreviated Title:
P.I.
Part II – Abstract and Keywords
Abstract
In the space below, write a brief abstract of about two hundred words which should describe the
(1) objectives, (2) methods and plan of operation, and (3) significance (uniqueness, innovative
aspects) of the proposed research.
Keywords
List up to 10 keywords that define the main aspects of the proposed research.
6
Abbreviated Title:
P.I.
Part III - Detailed Description of the Proposed Joint Project
INSTRUCTIONS:
The total pages of Part III, items 1 through 6, should not exceed 10 pages. Place all pages in the
order as given below.
1. Description of the subject of the proposal.
2. The scientific and technological background.
3. Objectives and expected significance of the research.
4. Methodology and plan of operation.
5. Brief account of German partner's contribution to the proposed research
6. Preliminary (unpublished) results relevant to the proposal.
7. Detailed account of available (Israeli and German) resources including all personnel and
equipment (see also Part V for financial statement).
8. Relevant bibliography on the research area.
9. Curriculum vitae of principal investigators.
10. List of publications, if any (only last 5 years and relevant to the topic of proposal).
NOTE:
(1) List full titles of the cited articles.
(2) If the bibliography includes papers that have been submitted for publication or are "in
press", please attach copies or preprints of such papers with each copy of the proposal.
7
Abbreviated Title:
P.I.
Part IV - Project Schedule / Work Plan
RESEARCH TASKS
PROPOSED TIME TABLE
Beginning
Ending
(Month Year) (Month Year)
RESPONSIBLE PI
LOCATION
(Site of Research Activity)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Note: Add additional tasks and explanatory notes as needed.
In addition, a Schematic Block-Diagram presenting the contribution of the different partners and the interactions among them should be included.
8
Abbreviated Title:
P.I.
Part V - Budget Details (Israeli Institution)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.
Budget should be calculated in EURO.
2.
Include all personnel participating in the project.
3.
Investigators from the permanent staff of the grantee institution(s) are not entitled to receive
salaries from the project. Nevertheless, their time on the project should be listed.
4.
Indicate role and salary of personnel not yet appointed.
5.
Include social benefits in salary calculations.
6.
Multiply the yearly salary and social benefit by the percentage of research time (time on
project)
7.
Give detailed budget breakdown for first, second, and third year.
A. SALARIES
NAME
(LAST, FIRST)
COST (in EURO)
ROLE
%
TIME
(1) Last
First
(2) Last
First
(3) Last
First
(4) Last
First
(5) Last
First
(6) Last
First
TOTALS:
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
9
Abbreviated Title:
P.I.
Part V - Budget Details (Contd.)
B. EQUIPMENT
Please give full details (i.e., model number,
manufacturer)
ITEM
COST (in EURO)
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
TOTALS:
C. CONSUMABLE MATERIALS, LABORATORY
AND SUPPLIES, MAINTENANCE SERVICES
ITEM
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
TOTALS:
COST (in EURO)
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
10
Abbreviated Title:
P.I.
Part V - Budget Details (Contd.)
D. TRAVEL
TRAVELLER'S
NAME/ROLE
1st Year
COST (in EURO)
2nd Year
3rd Year
Domestic
Travel
to Germany
German partner
to Israel*
TOTALS:
* Only applicable to proposals in which the German partner will not apply for complementary
BMBF- funding.
E. OTHER EXPENSES
ITEM
(1)
1st Year
COST (in EURO)
2nd Year
3rd Year
1st Year
COST (in EURO)
2nd Year
3rd Year
(2)
(3)
TOTALS:
F. TOTALS
GRAND TOTAL:
LESS INSTITUTIONAL
PARTICIPATION (if any) %
TOTALS:
G. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION
Explain any items of the budget.
Note: If necessary, use additional sheets for additional partners, using the format given.
11
Abbreviated Title:
P.I.
Part V - Budget Estimation (German Institution)
(Dependent on the recommendation of the mutual Israeli-German research proposal by the Joint
Advisory Committee, the German partner(s) may apply for direct funding from BMBF for their part of the
work-plan in the joint project. Only in this 2nd stage the use of the electronic application system “easyonline” for the AZA /AZK forms is obligatory)
Note: If necessary, use additional sheets for additional partners, using the format given.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.
Budget should be calculated in EURO.
2.
Include all personnel participating in the project.
3.
Investigators from the permanent staff of the grantee institution(s) are not entitled to receive
salaries from the project. Nevertheless, their time on the project should be listed.
4.
Indicate role and salary of personnel not yet appointed.
5.
Include social benefits in salary calculations.
6.
Multiply the yearly salary and social benefit by the percentage of research time (time on
project)
7.
Give detailed budget breakdown for first, second, and third years.
A. SALARIES
NAME
(LAST, FIRST)
COST (in EURO)
ROLE
%
TIME
(1) Last
First
(2) Last
First
(3) Last
First
(4) Last
First
(5) Last
First
(6) Last
First
TOTALS:
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
12
Abbreviated Title:
P.I.
Part V - Budget Estimation (Contd.)
B. EQUIPMENT
Please give full details (i.e., model number,
manufacturer)
ITEM
COST (in EURO)
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
TOTALS:
C. CONSUMABLE MATERIALS, LABORATORY
AND SUPPLIES, MAINTENANCE SERVICES
ITEM
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
TOTALS:
COST (in EURO)
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
13
Abbreviated Title:
P.I.
Part V - Budget Estimation (Contd.)
D. TRAVEL
TRAVELLER'S
NAME/ROLE
1st Year
COST (in EURO)
2nd Year
3rd Year
1st Year
COST (in EURO)
2nd Year
3rd Year
1st Year
COST (in EURO)
2nd Year
3rd Year
Domestic
Travel
to Israel
TOTALS:
E. OTHER EXPENSES
ITEM
(1)
(2)
(3)
TOTALS:
F. TOTALS
GRAND TOTAL:
LESS INSTITUTIONAL
PARTICIPATION (if any) %
TOTALS:
G. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION
Explain any items of the budget.