Special note for new applicants:
At the last meeting of GIF Board of Governors which
took place in July 2019 it was decided (due to temporary financial constraints)
to postpone the opening of the GIF submission website for the upcoming cycle.
The new date is still unknown. Please follow our homepage for the new date.
1. GIF Regular Program / GIF Young Scientists' Program |
General information on the alternating submission cycles 
in the GIF Regular Program and the GIF Young Scientists'
Program can be found here.
GIF Regular Program |
§ Medicine
(Cancer, Immunology, Neuroscience, etc.)
§ Social Sciences
(Economics, Education, Law, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, etc.)
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GIF Young Scientists’ Program |
§ Medicine
(Cancer, Immunology, Neuroscience, etc.)
§ Life Sciences
(Biology, Botany, Cell Biology, Genetics, etc.)
§ Humanities
(Archaeology, History, Literature, Philosophy, etc.) |
The criteria to define whether a proposal is suitable for a certain submission cycle is the main research question, as well as the methods used by the PI(s) and their scientific background.
This also applies to proposals from related fields and interdisciplinary proposals.
The final decision to accept a proposal for a certain submission cycle rests with the GIF Advisory Committees.
When in doubt whether your proposal fits this cycle, please send an email with an abstract to |
The GIF application website
for submissions in both programs will be open from TBA
and will be closed during TBA. |
Instructions on first steps to start your submission can be found here.
For the electronic submission page please click here: GIF Application Login (closed until opening of next submission cycle).
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Supported Areas of Research
In accordance with the goals and objectives established by its Board of Governors, the Foundation supports cooperative research projects of mutual interest to the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Israel. The projects shall concern science and technology for peaceful purposes only. Both basic and applied research projects in all areas will be considered equally with no predetermined quotas.
2. GIF Young Scientists' Meetings (GYSM) |
- UPCOMING CALLS TO BE PUBLISHED SOON -
Application form for GIF Young Scientists’ Meetings (GYSM) 
Please note the general eligibility criteria for applicants to the GIF Young Scientists’ Meetings (GYSM), which can be found here. |
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