The second call for proposals - BIRAX Ageing - the Britain Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership on Ageing
Ilia Stambler
I am happy to draw your attention to the publication of the second call for proposals under BIRAX Ageing - the Britain Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership on Ageing - a £multi-million initiative of the British Council and the British Embassy in Israel together with the Pears Foundation, the Israel Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, and other partners and supporters, investing in world-leading research jointly undertaken by scientists in the UK and Israel, focusing on ageing and healthy longevity.
The first call, published in 2018, has awarded seven research projects focusing on intervention into aging and aging-related diseases, at a total cost of £2.8m (NIS 11.5 m, or $3.7 m).
The new call will award several more joint UK-Israel research projects on aging with grants of a value up to £400,000 over three years (~1.650 million NIS, or ~$530,000 USD). The total grant program is currently estimated at about £1.6 million (NIS 6.6 million NIS, or $2.1 million USD), with possible changes. Initial (pre-proposal) applications are due by April 4, 2022.
https://www.britishcouncil.org.il/en/birax/call-for-proposals
This call for proposals is uniquely and pioneeringly based on principles of Geroscience, as its chief funding priorities include “Clear and direct relevance to the ageing process and age-related disease” and “Proposals for interventions in the ageing process in order to prevent or mitigate age-related disease”.
Note the main 6 research priorities: 1) Ageing and Immunity; 2) Age-related Multimorbidity; 3) Cardiovascular disease and ageing; 4) Aging and progression of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes; 5) Neurodegenerative disease and ageing; 6) Age-related frailty and other geriatric syndromes.
https://www.britishcouncil.org.il/sites/default/files/birax_ageing_call_for_proposals_2021_0.pdf
This call for proposals also uniquely and pioneeringly promotes international cooperation in Geroscience, which will not only advance Geroscience in the UK and Israel, but can serve as an example to encourage more binational and international cooperation programs and projects!
Note that "Proposals must be submitted by two [academic] Principal Investigators; one resident in the UK and the other in Israel". Yet, “non-Israeli and non UK co-PI’s are very welcome, but cannot receive funding from BIRAX (funds must be in place)." Also “companies [and non-profits] are very welcome but cannot receive funding from BIRAX (funds must be in place).”
Hopefully, more calls for research proposals on Geroscience will be issued soon, both nationally and internationally.
Complete details, instructions and online application form can be found in the link below.
https://www.britishcouncil.org.il/en/birax/call-for-proposals
Thanks and Good Luck to all the participants! Thanks for spreading the word about this initiative!
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Ilia Stambler, PhD
Chairman and CSO. Vetek (Seniority) Association – The Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life (Israel) http://www.longevityisrael.org/
Board member. International Longevity Alliance http://www.longevityalliance.org/ https://www.longevityforall.org/ Board member. International Society on Aging and Disease http://www.isoad.org Fellow, Policy Director. Global Healthspan Policy Institute https://healthspanpolicy.org/
Author. Longevity History. A History of Life-Extensionism in the Twentieth Century ; Longevity Promotion: Multidisciplinary Perspectives http://longevityhistory.com
Email: ilia.s...@gmail.com
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Rishon Lezion. Israel