Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. Its budget of €14.7 billion will provide opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, and gain experience abroad.

Set to last until 2020, Erasmus+ doesn't just have opportunities for students. Merging seven prior programmes, it has opportunities for a wide variety of individuals and organisations.

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) – in addition to the private investment that this money will attract. It promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great ideas from the lab to the market.

HOPES (Higher and Further Education Opportunities and Perspectives for Syrians) is a €12 million project, funded by the European Union’s Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian Crisis, ‘the Madad Fund’ and implemented by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) together with the British Council, Campus France and Nuffic.

The project seeks to provide better access to quality further and higher education opportunities for refugees of post-secondary-age from Syria as well as young people in the host communities affected by the high influx of refugees in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.

The German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD is the largest German support organisation in the field of international academic co-operation. The DAAD is the world's largest funding organisation for the international exchange of students and researchers.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JCIA) is a governmental agency that coordinates Official Development Assistance for the government of Japan. It is chartered with assisting economic and social growth in developing countries, and the promotion of international cooperation.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance.

The Qatar National Research Fund is a governmental funding body that supports original, competitively selected research by both local and international researchers for projects that fit with Qatar's national research strategy, and that incorporate a Qatar-based partner.

The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development bank (MDB), working to improve the lives of those we serve by promoting social and economic development in Member countries and Muslim communities worldwide, delivering impact at scale.

Abdul Latif Jameel is a family-owned diversified business founded in Saudi Arabia in 1945 by the late Sheikh Abdul Latif Jameel. Operating across 7 core business sectors, Abdul Latif Jameel has a presence in over 30 countries across 6 continents.

The Jordan Scientific Research Support Fund (SRSF) was established in 2007 to fulfill the higher education and scientific research law No. 4 for the year 2005 and its amendments act (13), as a financially and administratively independent government institute, responsible for encouraging and supporting scientific research in the kingdom. It is administered by a Board of Directors headed by the Minster of Higher Education and Scientific Research, MOHE.

According to SRSF legislation No.42 for the year 2010 the Fund was established with the purpose of:

• Provision of financial support to scientific research projects submitted by Jordanian researchers.
• Provision of support for the resolution of technical problems faced by Jordanian companies and institutions in order to develop its industry and products and enable it to improve its competitive edge, provided this is done in collaboration with Jordanian universities.
• Provision of support for enabling the utilization of science and knowledge in technological scientific research and guiding it towards problem resolution. This includes support to research centers and incubators that are able to develop creativity and market the products of its research.
• Supporting distinguished students through provision of study and research scholarships and support their higher education research programs, provided the student's time is dedicated for that.