Deadline: 4 December 2017
Germany and Israel has announced a Call for Proposals for joint R&D projects, focusing on developing innovative products and applications in all technological and application areas.
ISERD and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) will provide access to public funding for joint projects provided by OCS (Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy, Israel) and by the BMWi’s ZIM program (Central Innovation program for SMEs), respectively.
ISERD and BMWi (supported by the EUREKA-Office, Bonn and the ZIM project management agency) will provide all necessary assistance to project partners during the project proposal, evaluation and monitoring phases.
Eligibility Criteria
Expected project results will have to contribute to the development of commercial products, applications and / or technology-based services. The project proposals have to comply with the following guidelines:
- The partners should include at least one Israeli and one German commercial company (though participation of research institutes/universities is welcome as additional participants or subcontractors according to each country’s funding regulations).
- Companies and/or academia from other countries may also participate. These partners’ participation follows EUREKA participation and financing rules and procedures and the funding regulations of these partners’ countries of origin.
- The project should have an obvious advantage and added value resulting from the cooperation between the participants from the two countries (e.g. increased knowledge base, commercial leads, access to R&D infrastructure, new fields of application, etc.).
- The project should demonstrate the contribution of the participants from both countries.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Countries: Israel and Germany
For more information, please visit EUREKA.