Proposals are now being accepted for the U.S. - Egypt Science and Technology Joint Fund’s Collaborative Research and Junior Scientist Development Visit grant programs. Researchers from U.S. and Egyptian scientific institutes, universities, research centers, and governmental agencies are eligible to apply. U.S. researchers from private sector companies are also eligible to apply. For the 2016 announcement, support for competitively awarded research and development cooperation may take the form of:
Junior Scientist Development Visit Grants - Short term non-academic training visits for Egyptian researchers to U.S. institutions:
Proposals are now being accepted for the U.S. - Egypt Science and Technology Joint Fund’s Collaborative Research and Junior Scientist Development Visit grant programs. Researchers from U.S. and Egyptian scientific institutes, universities, research centers, and governmental agencies are eligible to apply. U.S. researchers from private sector companies are also eligible to apply. For the 2016 announcement, support for competitively awarded research and development cooperation may take the form of:
Junior Scientist Development Visit Grants - Short term non-academic training visits for Egyptian researchers to U.S. institutions:
- Up to a maximum of $30,000 USD
- Up to nine months in duration
Collaborative Research Grants - Grants intended to foster research collaboration between Egyptian and U.S. scientists:
- Up to $200,000 USD maximum each side
- Up to two to three years in duration
Areas of interest:
- Agriculture, particularly climate change and sustainable crop/livestock production; emerging livestock diseases; and food processing and safety
- Energy, particularly advances in energy storage systems and new trends in renewable energy
- Health, particularly cancer; immunology; infectious diseases; neuroscience; stem cells; and responsible conduct of research
- Water, particularly advances in desalination technology and improved efficiency for current water/agricultural practices
- Nexus proposals, which intersect at least two of the four research areas (Agriculture, Energy, Health, and Water)