British-Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership (BIRAX)

The Britain-Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership (BIRAX) is a new partnership programme, developed by the British Council in collaboration with The Pears Foundation, to enhance research and academic cooperation between the UK and Israel. It was launched by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in July 2008.

BIRAX aims to support quality research collaborations and create new institutional links between the two countries . Grants are awarded to junior academics for the purpose of research and exchange opportunities in exact and social sciences.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/israel-education-birax.htm