 This grant is available for experts from
U.S. and Egyptian scientific institutes, universities, scientific societies,
private sector research and development centers, and governmental agencies
interested in working on a joint research projects. Individuals in either country may initiate proposals that ar designed to support the add-on costs of bilateral cooperation.
Joint Research Grants should be also developed by interested experts of both countries. Ideally the Egyptian and U.S. participants will already be familiar with each other or enjoy a working relationship. This prior collaboration should be evident in the proposal or in attachments of supporting correspondence
Research Area
The joint Board will entertain proposals from a range of fields including:
- Agriculture
- ICT
- Pharmaceutical and chemistry
- Engineering
- Medical Sciences
- Humanities
- Materials
- Basic sciences
- Other Fields
Research grants takes the form of:
1. Grant Type A: Up to a maximum of &100,000USD
1. Grant Type B: from $101,000 to a maximum of $200,000USD
Application Procedure
All application materials must be written in English, unless specified otherwise.
Applicants must adhere to the following application submission procedures:
For U.S. Pls:
U.S. Pls must submit a soft copy of the joint proposal in pdf format via email to stfund@usaid.gov by application deadline.
Additionally, for U.S. Pls submitting their applications to NSF for review, please refer to the attachment No. VIII.
For Egyptian Pls:
Egyptian Pls must upload the joint proposal to STDF's website www.stdf.org.eg.
Please note that proposals submitted as hard copies or sent via email to the Egyptian side will not be considered.
Very Important Note:
Both the Egyptian and U.S. Pls must submit their joint proposals to STDF and USAID respectively in accordance with the above application submission procedures. Any application that will be delivered by any other way will be returned without review.
Approval of new projects and funding decisions are normally made once a year at a late spring meeting of the Joint Board. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of the review process and Joint Board decision.
Click here to download the 2009 Joint
Research Grant Application Grants PDF
Deadline for applications is October 20, 2009.
Important Notice: For U.S PIs submitting their applications to NSF for review, please note that NSF has revised the Proposal Award Policies and Procedures and a new solicitation number has been assigned (NSF 09-29) to replace (09-1.)
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