Research Authority Procedures

Committee members

the head of the college, the deputy head of the college, the head of the authority, and about eight additional members from the teaching staff in various fields taught at the college

•  The research committee will determine the criteria and deadlines for submitting research proposals.
•  The research committee will receive research proposals, approve them, and decide on the award of research grants for the proposals that are accepted.
•  The committee will monitor the progress of the research in accordance with the proposals that are approved.
•  The research committee will propose research initiatives and approve independent and joint research projects with other institutions

•   A faculty member working at the college on a ¾-full-time basis and with three years of seniority may submit a research proposal.
• A faculty member working between ½ – ¾ of a full-time position may submit a research proposal and his request will be discussed by the Exceptions Committee. The Exceptions Committee will be composed of committee members and will include at least one person from the field in question.
• A faculty member who holds a degree from another academic institution will not be able to apply for research funding on behalf of the college, but may be a partner in group research. In exceptional cases, the application will be referred to the Exceptions Committee.
•  A faculty member who has received a research scholarship from another institution (such as Mofet) will not be able to receive a research scholarship from the college in the same year.
•  A faculty member working 1/3 of a full-time position or more will be able to use the Research Authority to submit an application for a scholarship to an external institution.
•  A faculty member working 1/3 of a full-time position or more will be able to participate in group research conducted within the research institute.
•  A research proposal from one of the committee members will be submitted to another reader outside the committee and will be discussed without the presenter present.
• A research proposal that is not in the field of expertise of one of the committee members – or at the discretion of the committee – will be submitted for reading to an external reader.

• A call for research proposals will be published at the start of the first semester (October 20 each year).
•  Deadline for submitting research proposals – December 31st of each year.
•  The committee’s discussion of the research proposals – during the month of January.
•  Committee responses – by the end of February.
•  It should be noted that submission deadlines to the Moft Institute are: by November 27th of each year for exploratory research; and by January 1st of each year for annual research.

•  Every field taught in college.
• Other areas of research to the extent approved by the research committee.

•  A research grant from the college will be awarded according to the committee’s decision during teaching hours.
•  The grant will be given in three stages: 1/3 upon commencement of the research, after committee approval; 1/3 after submission of an interim report; 1/3 upon completion of the research and after submission of a written research summary or submission of a draft for publication.
•  Research that requires special expenses (in Israel) will require a request to fund these expenses and reimbursement will be provided according to the committee’s decision against receipts.
•  The grant approved for the proposer is for one year.

• An interim report must be submitted to the Authority’s secretariat by the end of February.
•  Towards the end of the research, a summary of the research results or a draft publication must be prepared and submitted.
•  The college’s ambition is to publish the research on an academic stage.
•  The grant recipient will acknowledge the support of the College’s Research Authority in the publication resulting from the research he or she conducted.

•  Two or more faculty members can submit a joint research proposal for group research.
•  At least one member of the group must be a faculty member working at the college on a ¾ full-time basis or more.
• The remaining members of the group can be staff members working 1/3 of a position or more.
•  A group research proposal should reflect the skills of all group members.
•  Group research proposals will also be submitted for scholarship funding through external bodies such as the Mofet Institute or the National Science Foundation.
•  The group research proposal will be submitted for one year, with the possibility of an extension for another year.
•  The budget and requirements are the same as for individual research.

•  The Research Authority strives to conduct research in collaboration with other academic institutions.
•  At least one member of the group must be a faculty member working at the college on a ¾ full-time basis or more.
•  The budgeting relationships between the college and the other institution(s) and the terms of the partnership will be discussed by the Research Authority’s steering committee separately with respect to each inter-institutional research proposal.
•  Group research proposals will also be submitted for scholarship funding through external bodies such as the Mofet Institute or the National Science Foundation.
•  The inter-institutional research proposal will be submitted to the Research Authority according to the guidelines and forms on the Authority’s website on the same dates as mentioned above for individual research.
•  In an exceptional case, the steering committee will discuss a proposal for inter-institutional cooperation outside of the above dates.