GSF Israel

Supporting new research collaborations between MIT and Israel
The 2025-2026 MIT Global Seed Funds Application is now closed. The applications for the 2026-2027 cycle will open in the Fall.
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MIT-Israel Seed Fund

The MIT-Israel Seed Fund supports collaboration between MIT and the following institutions in Israel:

  • Bar-IIan University
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
  • Tel Aviv University
  • University of Haifa
  • Weizmann Institute of Science

Maximum award: $30,000

Applicants may be reassigned to a different funding pool in order to increase the likelihood of their proposal receiving funding.

MIT-Israel Broshy Medical and Healthcare Fund

The MIT-Israel Broshy Medical and Healthcare Fund supports collaboration between MIT and universities in Israel focused on medical and health-related research.

Maximum award: $30,000

Priority will be given to collaborations:

  • related to brain and cognitive science or
  • with faculty at The Open University of Israel

Applicants may be reassigned to a different funding pool in order to increase the likelihood of their proposal receiving funding.

MIT-Israel Tel Hai University of Kiryat Shmona Seed Fund

The MIT-Israel Tel Hai University of Kiryat Shmona Seed Fund supports collaboration between MIT and Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee open to all fields with a priority to water and food related projects.

Maximum award: $30,000

Applicants may be reassigned to a different funding pool in order to increase the likelihood of their proposal receiving funding.