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In order to encourage a faculty member to be involved in quality research activities, the University gives eight awards annually to distinguished faculty members in their field of specialty.  All faculty members who, at the time of the award, have offered five or more calendar years of continuous service to the University (including sabbatical leave and special assignments) or a total of six years of service, with no more than a total of 12 months of interruption in service, are eligible for the award. The criteria of the award includes: publishing book(s), contribution to a chapter of a book or monograph, issued patents, publications in professional referred journals, presentation of papers in referred proceedings of scientific and professional conferences and meetings, publications in trade journals of professional societies, design of nationally/internationally recognized physical structures and urban planning projects, participation in Ph.D. and M.S thesis advisory committees, completion of approved research projects, invitation to lecture inside and outside the University and citations of article(s) or book(s).

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    Best Research Project Award    [Guidelines]    [Forms]      

​The Best Research Project Award shall be a monetary sum awarded every year to the best three completed research projects which apply for the award in this year, as judged by the Deanship of Research/University Research Committee (URC). The award is intended to serve as an incentive for researchers to focus on production of quality research outcomes, innovative ideas, and establishing future research directions, as well as collaboration and timely completion in execution of research projects.

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    Distinguished Professorship Award    [Guidelines]        

The University Distinguished Professor Award is the highest honor that KFUPM can bestow on an outstanding faculty member who demonstrated highly productive and outstanding achievements in research, teaching and community service at the University.  Such a designation recognizes extraordinary, internationally-recognized, scholarly achievements by the recipient in his field as well as excellence in teaching and community service. The University Distinguished Professorship Award is based on competition. The application for the award is made to the Deanship of Research and the final selection and recommendation to H.E. the Rector is made by the University Scientific Council. The term of the University Distinguished Professorship Award is three calendar years. A maximum of two awards are granted University-wide every year. At any time, at most two faculty members from the same department can hold these positions. The University Distinguished Professor receives SR 20,000 annually in addition to SR 150,000 as research award, over three years, to be expended by the recipient for research, scholarly activities, graduate students, supplies for other related activities that enhance the success of his scholarly activities.  In addition, the winner is eligible for hiring a post doctoral fellow to assist him in his research work. Eligible faculty members may nominate themselves for the award or be nominated by their department or by any two faculty members.

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    Al-Marai Prize جائزة المراعي للإبداع العلمي