deadline: 16 October 2026 2026
SPRIND Challenge: Recoding Medicine
SPRIND, the German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation, identifies, funds, and scales groundbreaking innovations. Teams headquartered in the EU, EFTA, the UK, or Israel can apply. Recoding Medicine unlocks Europe’s fragmented health data for AI innovation. Teams curate at least one unique health dataset of high clinical or societal relevance, in compliance with applicable law.
deadline: 28 October 2026
COST Open Call 2026
COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) facilitates the establishment and expansion of research networks, known as COST Actions. These are open to all science and technology fields, interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral and transnational. In addition to EU Member States and associated countries, Israel is participating as a cooperating country. Applicants may not only initiate new COST Actions but also join existing ones.
deadline: 31 October 2026
Miriam Gillis-Carlebach Fellowship 2027
The Joseph Carlebach Working Group at the University of Hamburg is once again inviting applications for the Miriam Gillis-Carlebach Fellowship, with the aim of supporting innovative research projects in the field of Jewish Studies. It is aimed at early-career researchers (PhD students and postdocs, up to seven years after completing their thesis). It enables a research stay of up to three months in Hamburg, which can be taken at any time during 2027.
next deadline: 2 November 2026
Minerva Short-Term Research Grant
The Minerva Short-Term Research Grant gives young German and Israeli scientists from all subjects the opportunity to visit research partners and to establish contacts with scientists in the respective guest country. Jointly funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and the Israeli Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (MOST).
deadline: 11 November 2026
Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship offers funding and personalised support to outstanding scientists and scholars in any academic discipline. Azrieli Fellows have the opportunity to expand their experience at leading Israeli academic institutions. They will receive a monthly stipend of 14,000 ILS. An additional ILS 20,000 is granted annually for research expenses and research-related travel.
deadline: 21 December 2026
Max Planck-Weizmann
Joint Postdoctoral Programme
The Max Planck Society and the Weizmann Institute of Science offer a prestigious 4-year postdoctoral programme with an equal split of 2 years each at the Max Planck Society (MPG) in Germany and the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in Israel. The program has two applications cycles a year. Following the application, a joint selection process will be conducted by both institutions.
continuous | no deadline
GIF Young Scientists’ Meetings (GYSM)
The German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (GIF) invites Israeli and German scientists to organise GIF Young Scientists’ Meetings (GYSM). These events offer a platform for early career scientists from both countries who are taking their first steps in academia to become acquainted with each other’s work, and to discuss their ideas with established scientists in their field of research.
continuous | no deadline
ISF-DFG Standing Open Procedure on a Lead Agency Basis
Israeli-German research teams are invited to submit outstanding joint research proposals within the scope of basic research in all fields of the sciences and the humanities in this joint funding opportunity of the DFG and the ISF. This Standing Open Procedure works without proposal deadlines, although a yearly pre-registration obligation of the Israeli researchers on the ISF side is required.
continuous | no deadline
Young Scientists Exchange Program (YSEP)
In order to encourage young scientists to engage themselves in the Water Technology Research Programme in the framework of the German-Israeli Cooperation, BMBF and MOST initiated a young scientists exchange programme in 1999. The programme is open to Israeli and German students, post graduates, doctoral degree students, and post doctorate candidates who wish to spend a training period in Israel or Germany for 1 to 6 months.
deadline: 15 October 2026
GIF 2026 Call for AI in Science and Society
The call provides funding for research on the development, application, and implications of AI. There are two tracks: The Collaborative Track supports joint proposals by German and Israeli researchers for up to 3 years, with a maximum total budget of 300,000 Euros. The Solo Track supports early-career researchers submitting one-year projects without a partner from the other country. Maximum budget: 25,000 Euros.
deadline: 5 October 2026
Tikvah Fall Academy 2026:
Call for Papers
On 22 November 2026, the Tikvah Institute will host its third interdisciplinary Fall Academy, entitled ‘Antisemitismusforschung: Zwischen Aufklärung, Empirie und Abwehr’, in Berlin. Early-career researchers from all disciplines and with all levels of qualification are invited to submit a brief presentation outline and an academic CV in German or English by 5 October 2026.
deadline: 30 September 2026
Shared Civic Futures: Remembrance, Antisemitism and Democratic Resilience
The programme by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ) supports institutionalised cooperation projects between organisations from Germany and Israel. Projects must be assigned to one of the following two funding tracks: A. Antisemitism in the Digital Sphere, or B. Visual Narratives of German and Israeli Civil Societies.
deadline: 22 September 2026
Raw Materials: RAMP Joint Call 2026
RAMP 2026 is the first Joint Transnational Call of the European Partnership on Raw Materials (RAMP) under Horizon Europe. Both Israel (IIA) and Germany (BMFTR, SMWK) take part in this call. Consortia need 3 partners of which 2 must be from the EU. RAMP expects proposals which focus on improving access to raw materials while promoting circular economy practices, achieving sustainability, and minimising social and environmental costs.
deadline: 15 September 2026
Azrieli International Visiting PhD Fellowship
The Azrieli Visiting PhD Fellowship enables outstanding international PhD candidates to conduct short-term research in Israel, fostering collaboration with leading researchers. Azrieli International Visiting PhD Fellows will receive a stipend of 12,000 ILS per month for a period of 4 months. This funding is intended to support accommodation, international airfare, living costs, fees, and health insurance.
deadline: 15 August 2026
Philosophy: Postdoc Fellowship Jerusalem and Heidelberg
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Heidelberg University invite applications for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship, starting 1 October 2026. The first year will be spend in Jerusalem and the second year in Heidelberg. Suitable candidates should preferably specialise in philosophy of emotion and political philosophy, as well as experience in using empirical methods. The post is associated with a research grant from GIF.
deadline: 6 & 13 August 2026
Cancer Research: DKFZ-MOST Cooperation Call 2026 / 2027
The Israeli Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (MOST) and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) invite German and Israeli scientists to submit joint pre-proposals for innovative and potentially applicable research projects on all topics and aspects (prevention, diagnosis, therapy) of state-of-the art cancer research. Deadline pre-roposals for Israeli teams: 6 August 2026.
deadline: 3 September 2026
Martin Buber Society: Call for the Academic Year 2027 / 2028
The Martin Buber Society of Fellows aims at fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse between postdocs in all fields of the Humanities and the Social Sciences. Application is open to candidates who have completed their PhD at an Israeli or German university, as well as citizens of Israel or Germany who have received their PhD in any country (no earlier than 1 October 2022, and no later than 1 July 2027).
next deadline: 1 August 2026
Student exchange between the University of Cologne and Ben-Gurion University
Places at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev are primarily awarded to students of Jewish Studies and History. However, students from other disciplines can also apply. The places are aimed at Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral students. 2 annual places (or 4 semester places) are available per academic year. The application deadline for the following summer semester is 1 August of the previous year.
