MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL COOP. PROG. -MERC

Funding Profiles

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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.

Contact information:

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

The fund is not a competitive fund
web site: http://www.usaid.gov/