Innovation Grants

The Innovation Grant is being established to support Egyptian innovators from the early stages of formulating concepts for novel technologies and new processes to the stage of developing new technologies, processes and products.

Eligibility Criteria

Egyptian universities; research centers; civil society; non-profit organizations; Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and industry can apply to this grant scheme.

Both research teams and individuals could apply to this grant; however teams consisting of researchers from both academia and industry are encouraged.

This grant provides up to 5,000,000 Egyptian Pounds over a period of 2-4 years and covers the following costs:

· Principal Investigator & proposed staff salary.

· Cost of Travel.

· Equipment costs

· Other Direct costs

· Limited Indirect costs

How to apply

In order to apply for the grants, you have to go through the following steps (accessible through the links on the left menu)

1. Please download the Application Template (Available in PDF Format) and order to get acquainted with different sections of your submitted proposal. Please note that the template gives general guidelines on the different items and sections to be included in your application, and does not, by itself, represent a Proposal Form

2. Please read carefully the Guide for Applicant (available in PDF format) in order to get acquainted about the details of the grants. Read also GANTT chart (available in xls format) and LFM (available in doc format)

3. Please fill in the following information on the website:

   1. Academic Background: In this section, you must fill in some information about your Academic Background (Year of Graduation, University, Masters Degree, PhD Degree, etc.).

   2. Proposal Basic Data: In this section, you will fill basic information on your proposal (Title, Abstract, etc.).

   3. Uploading Documents: In this section, you will have to UPLOAD your filled application form (in PDF Format only).

   4. Application Status: This section shows the status of your application and report on any errors in it (files not uploaded, sections not filled, etc.)

Please note that your application is completely "Editable" and "Changeable" until you press the button called "Submit". Once submitted, you will be able to review your application only.