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Science and Technology Unit uqu.sa/stu

Science and Technology Unit www.uqu.edu.sa/stu. Dr. Faisal Al-Allaf Head of Science and Technology Unit stuadmin@uqu.edu.sa Tel/Fax: 5271622 or 5270000 Ext: 4197/4198. Available Funding for Research and Factors that Make for Success. Contents. What Funding is Available

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Science and Technology Unit uqu.sa/stu

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  1. Science and Technology Unitwww.uqu.edu.sa/stu Dr. Faisal Al-Allaf Head of Science and Technology Unit stuadmin@uqu.edu.sa Tel/Fax: 5271622 or 5270000 Ext: 4197/4198 Available Funding for Research and Factors that Make for Success

  2. Contents • What Funding is Available • Why Filling in a Research Grant Proposal • Factors that Make for Success • What the Funding Body Wants to Know Dr. Faisal Al-Allaf, fallaf@uqu.edu.sa

  3. What Funding is Available • Consult research office, colleagues, websites and reference books • Travel grant • Annual Research Program (Small and Large Research Grant) • National Programs • Developmental Research Grants Programs • Graduate Student Research Program • Innovation Grants Program • Organizers of scientific conference and congress • Scientific associations and societies • Governmental departments • Business and industry • Charitable trusts and foundations Dr. Faisal Al-Allaf, fallaf@uqu.edu.sa

  4. Charitable Trusts and Foundations • King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) http://grants.kacst.edu.sa/menu/ProgramsDefinition.aspx • Almarai prize for scientific innovation http://www.kacst.edu.sa/ar/sites/almaraiprize/prize.aspx • King Abdullah International Center for Medical Research http://www.kaimrc.med.sa/ • Islamic Development Bank http://www.isdb.org/irj/portal/anonymous?NavigationTarget=navurl://5ffaebd539e6818daffef7bff9d770cb • The King Faisal Foundation http://www.kff.com/AR01/homepage/Index.html# • Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) http://www.astf.net/site/arabic/funding/index.asp • Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research http://www.dhfmr.hms.harvard.edu/research_grants.html • World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section1243/Section2279/Section2287.htm • United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Org. (UNESCO) http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=7972&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Dr. Faisal Al-Allaf, fallaf@uqu.edu.sa

  5. Why Filling in a Research Grant Proposal • Funding is important NOT just because of the financial support • Approved grant reflects on the importance of the study • Recognition for the PI and other Co-I • Recognition for the hosting institute • Commitment for the execution of the research project • Publication of data generated may be easier Dr. Faisal Al-Allaf, fallaf@uqu.edu.sa

  6. Factors that Make for Success • Careful investigation of what funding is available • Which funding organizations • Preliminary contact with funding organizations • Writing an application which communicates your intentions clearly • Learning from your mistakes and trying again if necessary • DO NOT SUBMIT THE PROPOSAL TO MORE THAN ONE GRANTING BODY AT A TIME Dr. Faisal Al-Allaf, fallaf@uqu.edu.sa

  7. Grants available • how to apply • lists of trustees • Members of committees • What are the current trends? • What are the current limitations and restrictions? • What subject areas were awarded funding last year? • What are the future plans of the funder? Make Contact with Funding Organizations

  8. Make Contact with Funding Organizations • Who are the decision-makers/assessors? • What review processes do they follow? • What are the deadlines for submission? • How long will the process take? • What is the proper way to approach them? • How many people apply each year and what percentage get grants? Dr. Faisal Al-Allaf, fallaf@uqu.edu.sa

  9. What the funding body want to know • Opportunity for original thinking in the subject • Opportunity for progress in the research • The potential impact of such progress on other researchers and on the scientific community • Suitability of the PI and research team (applicants) • The working environment Dr. Faisal Al-Allaf, fallaf@uqu.edu.sa

  10. THANK YOU 14/10/1435 Dr. Faisal Al-Allaf, fallaf@uqu.edu.sa 10

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