Funding programmes

The Minerva Stiftung, a subsidiary of the Max Planck Society, invites young researchers from Germany and Israel to apply for the Minerva Short-Term Research Grant. The grant offers researchers from all disciplines the opportunity to visit research partners and establish contacts with scientists in the other country.

The Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship aims to enable qualified international postdocs from all disciplines to conduct research at Israeli research institutions.

The COST Call 2026 invites scientists from all disciplines to establish international and interdisciplinary collaborations. The aim is to provide new impulses for research and innovation through the exchange of knowledge and expertise and to establish sustainable networks in science and technology.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Israeli Science Foundation (ISF) are inviting German-Israeli research teams to submit joint project proposals in the field of basic research in all areas of the natural sciences and humanities. The Standing Open Procedure generally operates without application deadlines. However, Israeli researchers on the ISF side are required to pre-register annually by late October. This year's pre-registration deadline is 28 October 2026. 

The German Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research & Development (GIF) invites innovative research proposals exploring the development, application, and societal implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This call seeks projects spanning both Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEM), and Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH).

Exchange program of the BMBF and MOST with a research focus on the Water Technology Research Program.