13/10/2026
German Egyptian Mobility Programme for Scientific Exchange and Excellence Development (GE-SEED)
Deadline: 1st of December 2026!
The Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) would like to announce the 16th Call of the "German Egyptian Mobility Programme for Scientific Exchange and Excellence Development (GE-SEED)" for the academic year 2026/27.
The deadline for application is the 1st of December 2026!
GE-SEED is a mobility funding programme that supports the exchange of researchers and scientific visits between Egyptian and German research teams with special emphasis on young scientists (Master and PhD students).
Eligible to apply are faculty members, scientists and academics belonging to universities and research institutes, who should form a project team headed by a Principal Investigator (PI). Those having permanent positions in the above-mentioned institutions can apply as P*s. Please note that teams should not exceed five members!
The mobility grants will be awarded within the framework of a research project running for a duration of up to two years.
Applications for this programme will be submitted online via the DAAD portal and STDF website. The German Principle Investigator is kindly requested to submit the application to the DAAD portal. However, the Egyptian PI is kindly requested to submit the application online through the STDF website. For more information about the programme and the application process as well, please check the following link.
https://www.daad-egypt.org/en/find-funding/german-egyptian-mobility-programme-for-scientific-exchange-and-excellence-development-ge-seed/
Application requirements on the German side and the relevant templates are available on the DAAD-Website under the announcement of the programme “Programm des Projektbezogenen Personenaustauschs- PPP”.