zukunft.niedersachsen: Research Cooperation Lower Saxony – Israel

Mädchen mit israelischer Fahne und Junge mit Niedersachsenfahne

Jonas Willingstorfer für VolkswagenStiftung

Important dates

  • Deadline: March 31, 2025 (12 pm CET, life sciences and medicine)

The cooperation of Israeli and Lower Saxon universities and research institutions has a long history. With the funding program "Research Cooperations Lower Saxony – Israel", which funds excellent collaborative research projects, the Ministry of Research and Culture in Lower Saxony and the Volkswagen Foundation support this partnership.

  • area of research: life sciences and medicine (call 2025)
  • type of funding: research projects
  • up to 500.000 Euro
  • up to 4 years
  • research cooperations between researchers from Lower Saxony and Israel; proposals must be written in English

What is funded?

Funding is provided for scientifically outstanding projects conducted jointly by researchers from Israel and Lower Saxony. To set impulses for new collaborations and to enable possibly long lasting academic exchange the program is explicitly aimed at scholars and scientists at an early career stage.

The funding program addresses different disciplines (Humanities and Social Sciences; Life Sciences and Medicine; Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering Sciences) in different years. The current call for application invites proposals from the Humanities and Social Sciences.

How to submit your application

Zahl 3 ABSekka

Submit application

Submit your application in electronic form via the application system.

Contact

Frau mit Kescher

Christian Burkert für VolkswagenStiftung

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