The Junior Scientist Development Visits program provides short-term, research training visits for Egyptian researchers to U.S. institutions with up to a maximum of $25,500 USD in funding for projects up to nine months in duration.

For more information, please contact STDF (early-career Egyptian researchers) or the National Academies (U.S.-based researchers interested in hosting).

Objectives

To provide high quality training and research opportunities resulting in knowledge and skills that will:

1. Assist eligible Egyptian junior scientists in broadening their experience and training to advance their performance at their home institutions;
2. Strengthen and enhance mutually beneficial linkages between Egyptian and U.S. counterpart institutions, assisting in development of institutional capacity; and
3. Provide opportunities to access expertise and study areas normally unavailable to the Egyptian junior researchers.

The U.S. - Egypt Science and Technology (S&T) Joint Fund was established under an Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on Science and Technology Cooperation to strengthen scientific and technological capabilities between Egypt and the United States. The objectives of this cooperation are to help Egypt and the U.S. expand relations between the two scientific and technological communities, utilize science and apply technology by providing opportunities to exchange ideas, information, skills, and techniques, and to collaborate on scientific and technological endeavors of mutual interest to promote economic development.

The Joint Fund is governed by the U.S. - Egypt Joint Board, composed of six members each from the U.S. and Egypt, as detailed in the Agreement. It determines priorities among fields of cooperative activities based on mutual interests of both countries, recommends overall policies for the program, identifies areas and forms of cooperation, and approves the cooperative activities to receive funds. In so doing, the Joint Board shall consider the needs and capabilities of scientific and technological communities including the private sector in each country.

Joint Fund grants provide financial resources to support the add-on costs of bilateral cooperation. Applications submitted to the Joint Board should include strong elements of mutual interest and benefit, high scientific quality, and potential developmental impact on economy and society. Joint activities should be carried out in accordance with international obligations, national laws and regulations of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States of America.