Collaborative research projects between Israel and its Arab neighbors

USAID´s MERC Program is a peer-reviewed, competitive research grants program.

MERC focuses on promoting scientific cooperation between Arab and Israeli researchers, students, and communities. MERC-funded projects must be relevant to development in the Middle East.

While MERC is an open-topic program that funds many types of projects, most projects focus on research fields such as agriculture, water resources, health and the environment.

Presently, MERC has active grants in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, West Bank/Gaza, Morocco, Tunisia, and Lebanon.

Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC) Program U.S. Agency for International Development EGAT/IP Room 2.11-153 RRB 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20523-2110 USA In addition to the hardcopies sent to Washington, send an electronic copy of the pre-proposal to our E-MAIL BOX: merc.copies@gmail.com