Call for applications: TWAS Grants for Research in the Middle East and North Africa (GTCR-MENA)

With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), TWAS is launching a new programme to strengthen the research capacity of researchers in selected countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

The grants are for purchase of laboratory equipment, consumables, international conference attendance and publishing. The programme is aimed at young scientists from a number of selected Middle Eastern and North African countries, as well as for diaspora from these countries. It focuses on capacity building in science and education, with particular emphasis on research and academic training, as well as interdisciplinary collaborations with German laboratories.

Grants are awarded to promising and competitive research projects in key areas relevant to the ‘High-Tech Agenda Germany (HTAD)’: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Quantum Technologies, Microelectronics, Biotechnology, Fusion and Climate-Neutral Energy Transition, Technology for Climate-Neutral Mobility, Aerospace, Health Research, Marine, Climate and Sustainability Research, and selected fields of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

For full details on the programme, eligibility requirements and the application process, please see attached flyer or:

https://twas.org/opportunity/grants-transformative-and-collaborative-research-middle-east-and-north-africa-gtcr-mena

New Deadline to apply: 14 May 2026 (23:59, CEST)

For queries, applicants can contact: gtcr@twas.org

**Please do share this information to any outstanding researchers in your network who may be interested in this funding opportunity.**