2016 CALL PRE ANNOUNCEMENT Grant Research Programme The present document is a pre-announcement of the 2016 call for proposal for the Grant Research Programme of the National Council for Scientific Research in Lebanon WHY A PRE ANNOUNCEMENT It aims at giving sufficient time for researchers and research teams to prepare good proposals and submit them on time online for the first time for this programme. WHO CAN APPLY Full-time academic staff in Lebanon (PhD holders, instructors, professors, etc.). Full-time researchers at the National Council for Scientific Research in Lebanon (CNRS-L) and other research centers in Lebanon. Medical Doctors working in any university or centre hospitalier universitaire CHU PARTICIPATION RULES The main investigator submitting the application should be a full time staff. Each applicant can participate in more than one project but can be the main investigator in only one project. Applicant must be scientifically and financially cleared from previous projects funded by the CNRS-L before submitting new proposals. The current programme supports proposals from young scientists with at least two post doctoral scientific publications pertinent to the proposal topic. Associated Research Units (ARU) should focus on multidisciplinary research and aim to serve the long-term development strategy of Lebanon. The project should be carried
out by at least three principal investigators supported by several co-investigators affiliated with a number of universities. THEMES Priority for the 2016 call for proposals of the Grant Research Programme will be given for the following fields: (االا ررثث االثقافي) Ø Cultural Heritage (علم االا ثارر) Archaeology - - Protection, conservation and restoration of artifacts and ancient manuscripts (حمايیة حفظ ووترميیم االلقى االا ثريیة وواالمخطوططاتت االقديیمة) (ا إستخداامم تقنيیاتت كيیميیاي يیة ووفيیزيیاي يیة ووهھھھندسيیة في علم االا ثارر) - Archaeometry (االلغة االعربيیة وواالتارريیخ) History Ø Arabic Language and (االلسانيیاتت االعربيیة دديیناميیتهھا ووتارريیخهھا) history - Arabic linguistics, dynamism, and (االلغويیاتت االمعرفيیة في االعربيیة) - Cognitive linguistic in Arabic (تارريیخ االعلومم في االحضاررةة االعربيیة) civilization - History of Science in Arabic (تعريیب االبرمجيیاتت) softwares - Arabization of (االعلومم االا جتماعيیة وواالسيیاسيیة) Ø Sociology and Political Science (سوسيیولوجيیا االهھجرةة وواالنزووحح) sociology- - Migration (فض االنزااعاتت وومجتمعاتت ما بعد االنزااعع) societies- - Conflict resolution and Post-conflict ) االدررااساتت االجندرريیة وواالنسويیة) studies- - Gender and feminist - Ethics in media (conventional and social medias) coverage of conflicts (ا أخلاقيیاتت االتغطيیة االا علاميیة -االوساي ل االتقليیديیة ووووساي ل االتوااصل االا جتماعي- للنزااعاتت) (ا إقتصادد ووماليیة) Ø Economics and Finance (االجامعة االريیادديیة وواالابتكارر ( innovation- - Entrepreneurial university and (ا إقتصادد مناططق االنزااعع) areas- Economy of conflict Lebanon as potential destination for offshoring (لبنانن كوجهھة محتملة في ا إعاددةة االتموضع االا قتصادديي االعالمي)
Actuarial science and Financial risk management (االعلم االا كتواارريي ووا إددااررةة االمخاططراالماليیة) Mathematical and computer modeling applied to finance and economy Ø Medical Sciences (تطبيیقاتت االبرمجة االريیاضيیة وواالمعلوماتيیة في االعلومم االماليیة وواالا قتصادديیة) Addictive Diseases Cancer Research Cardiovascular diseases Clinical pharmacology. Pharmacy Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology Diseases of Bones and Joints Endocrinology Geriatrics Infectious Diseases Medical Microbiology Mental Disorders, Psychosomatic Diseases Metabolic Disorders Methods of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Psychiatry Neurophysiology and Brain Research. Public Health and Health Services Respiratory Diseases Ethics in medicine and medical research Ø Agriculture and Food Challenges of agricultural activities Food safety & food industry Veterinary medicine Pest and Alien species Ø Environment, Natural Resources Valorization of Lebanese coastal zones Petroleum studies
Sustainable water management Renewable energy Biodiversity and speciation Mitigation & management of natural risks Air quality Urban planning in the age of climate change Ø Basic Science Theoretical & Particle physics Peaceful use of nuclear techniques Forensic chemistry Green chemistry Biomedical engineering Molecular & Cellular Biology Genetics Radiobiology DURATION The duration of a research project can range between 12 and 24 months. The duration of an associated research unit can range between 24 and 36 months. FUNDING The funding of each proposal will depend on the nature and duration of the proposed activities and must be justified in terms of the needed resources to achieve the objectives of the project. The requested funding should therefore be realistically adjusted to the actual needs of the proposal, taking into account synergies with any other funds available and distributed as follows: Personnel Costs (4050%): indemnities for temporary research assistants, techni cians, master and PhD students. Permanent staff is not allowed to charge salaries or any additional indemnities from the present project.
Small equipment, Consumables and Fieldwork (5060%): Expenses that are necessary for project implementation. Expenses for local dissemination of results to the scientific community and society (publication of articles in technical and scien- tific journals, organization of meetings and seminars etc.) are eligible. Computer hardware and software are not considered as eligible. The researcher cannot ac- quire with funds allocated by the CNRS materials for personal use (mobile phone, laptop, etc.) and their accessories, which should be provided by the host institution of the project. Overhead costs are not eligible. The maximum fund per research project should range between 10 to 20 Million Lebanese Pound per year. The maximum fund per associated research unit should not exceed 60 Million Lebanese Pound per year. APPLICATION Proposals should be submitted online (http://www.cnrs.edu.lb/grp/submission starting March 7, 2016) including administrative information of the researchers/institutions, description of the research project, its context, impact on the society, activities, work plan and budget requested. CALL TIME SCHEDULE February 1: Pre-announcement March 7: Opening of the online application April 15: Deadline for submission April 16- June 30: Evaluation July: Announcement of results CONTACT Elise Noujeim, Ph.D. Coordinator of the Grant Research Programme CNRS-Lebanon enjeim@cnrs.edu.lb