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
(Basic Research, Practical Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedical Research etc.)
§ Social Sciences
(Economics, Education, Law, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, etc.) |
GIF Young Scientists’ Program |
§ Exact Sciences
(Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, etc.)
§ Engineering
§ Social Sciences
(Economics, Education, Law, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, 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
1st August, 2016
and will be closed on
Wednesday, 26th October, 2016 15:00 CET / 16:00 Israel time. |
Instructions on first steps to start your submission can be found here.
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) |
Workshop |
Place and Date |
Outline and topics |
GYSM “The aging of the genome: new perspectives for an integrative biology”
Scientific Organizing Committee:
- Prof. Yossi Shiloh, Tel Aviv University
- Prof. Dr. Björn Schumacher, University of
Cologne |
Kibbutz Ma’ale HaHamisha, Israel
7-10 Feb, 2017
CALL ENDED
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GYSM "Age
related disorders: Focus on neurodegeneration and neuroplasticity"
Scientific Organizing Committee:
- Prof. Dr. Mathias Bähr, University of
Göttingen
- Prof. Michal Schwartz, Weizmann
Institute of Science, Rehovot |
Place and date TBA
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GYSM Humanities - Topic TBA
Scientific Organizing Committee:
- Prof. Yfaat Weiss, Hebrew University of
Jerusalem |
Potsdam, Germany
15 -17 Oct, 2017 |
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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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Please note the deadline for submission in the outline of each workshop.
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