| The Deanship of Scientific Research
provides and supports the following grants and awards to KFUPM
faculty:
» SABIC
and Fast Track Grants
» Junior Faculty
Grants
» Societal
Grants
» Book-Writing
Grants
» Conference
Attendance
» Sabbatical Leave
» Internal
Research Grants
» Arabic
Book-Writing, Translation, and Research Grants |
| Scholarships |
» International
Scholar Programs
» IDB Merit
Scholarship Programs
» British Council
Post-Doctoral Summer Research Programs
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SABIC and Fast Track Grants [Guidelines]
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The Saudi Basic Industries Company (SABIC)
provides annual research grants to KFUPM to support research related
mostly to the petrochemical and chemical industry. KFUPM matches
this fund with a similar fund under the name fast track (FT) to
support research in other fields. The University Research Office
under the DSR, manages all SABIC and FT grants and makes the
announcement of the annual grants available. The SABIC/FT grants
have a maximum duration of 18 months and a maximum budget of
SR75,000.
Although the SABIC grants are generally reserved for research in all
areas of industrial research related to petrochemical and chemical
products, the FT grants allow consideration of all technically
meritorious proposals in other relevant areas.
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Junior Faculty Grants
[Guidelines]
[Forms]
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Junior Faculty Research Grants are
intended as a start-up activity to promote high-quality research,
scholarship and creative activity by junior faculty members
(assistant professors with Ph.D. degree). The junior faculty is a
faculty member who obtained his PhD within TWO years of joining
KFUPM and holds the rank of assistant professor.
Junior Faculty Research Grant is a one time, 11 month, limited
budget (SR 50,000) grant research opportunity. It is mainly intended
for fresh PhD's starting their careers as junior faculty and its
purpose is to maintain their research momentum developed during
their PhD work. It also helps in introducing KFUPM’s research rules,
regulations, and procedures to junior faculty members.
This grant will put the junior faculty members on the track that
will lead to major long term research projects funded by the
Research Committee, KACST, SABIC, Fast Track, Applied Research
Institute (ARI), and Industry.
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Societal Grants
[Guidelines]
[Forms]
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Societal grants are similar to
internally funded grants but are designed to support research in
fields other than science, technology and business. The grant funds
research related to topics of relevance to the Saudi society and is
designed to enhance interaction of KFUPM with the society and to
enhance KFUPM direct contribution to meeting societal needs.
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Book-Writing Grants
[Guidelines]
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As part of its policy on providing
support and encouragement to the faculty for promoting scholarly
work, the University financially and morally supports the authoring,
translation and editing of books. Book-writing activities involve
one of the following:
- authoring a scholarly monograph or a textbook which is
directed towards an audience of peers or students (graduate or
undergraduate) or towards the more general public in both
English and Arabic languages;
- preparing a book with collected materials from various
authors or cases;
- translating relevant books or textbooks into Arabic.
The University gives priority to books authored by the faculty,
which can be used as textbooks at the University. To promote the
availability of good technical and scientific books in Arabic, the
University encourages the translation of selected titles into
Arabic.
The University's financial support for book-writing includes, among
other things, summer compensation for the proponent(s) and/or a
reduced teaching load during regular semesters, costs of typing and
editing and other expenses related to book-writing. Additionally,
faculty members authoring, editing, or translating books, which are
published by a reputable publisher or by the University, receive a
financial award.
For a book-writing activity, the faculty should submit a proposal
with all necessary documents to the department chairman, who
forwards them to the University Research Committee for evaluation.
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Conference Attendance [Guidelines]
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The University encourages its
faculty members to participate in “high-quality” conferences and
professional meetings sponsored by leading professional societies
and held both within the Kingdom and abroad. Attending such
conferences or meetings permits a free exchange of new ideas,
concepts and developments, and enables the faculty member to develop
and execute his own research, and the University to be recognized as
a center of academic excellence.
A faculty member may apply for a travel grant to attend a conference
provided he meets any of these criteria: (i) attending a conference
to present a paper, (ii) attending a conference on the basis of a
published paper, (iii) attending a conference based on invitation,
and (iv) attending a conference based on an approved research or
book writing project.
The application along with all supporting documents should be
submitted to the chairman of the academic department, who will
forward it to the University Research Committee (URC) to seek
approval to attend the conference. The application should be made
well in advance, at least two months prior to the date of the
conference and at least two weeks prior to the start of final exams
in the Second Semester. In addition, to be entitled to receive
financial support, the applicant should acknowledge KFUPM for
assistance with facilities and finance provided for conducting his
research.
The support for attending conferences ordinarily covers per diem
(including the time required for travel) and conference registration
fee. Faculty can be supported to attend as many as three conferences
a year. In some instances, a faculty member might receive round trip
tickets to attend the conference. Tickets are usually issued through
Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA).
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Sabbatical Leave [Guidelines]
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The main objective of sabbatical
leave is to provide KFUPM faculty with a change of atmosphere in
order to pursue scholarly activities and to furnish a better
environment for academic recuperation and rejuvenation. Sabbatical
leave also provides the means to interact directly with scholars in
reputable academic and research institutions. Scholarly activities
that are considered for sabbatical leave may include pursuing and
extending some ongoing research, initiating research in new and
diverse areas, working in industry in the area of research and
development, gaining research-oriented experience or creating an
engineering design or product, and, finally, writing a
research-oriented book or monograph.
Saudi faculty and Saudi RI research engineers/scientists are
eligible to apply for a one-year sabbatical leave after serving the
University for a minimum period of 5 years. A one semester
sabbatical leave may also be granted for those who have served the
University for a minimum period of 3 years.
To be considered for sabbatical leave, the applicant should prepare
a complete proposal that states clearly the objectives, research
plan and budget of his research. The proposal should be submitted to
the concerned Department Chairman or RI Center Director no later
than six weeks after faculty reporting date and at least 9 months
prior to the intended leave date. The proposal is then forwarded to
the Deanship of Scientific Research for review prior to approval. A
sabbatical leave report must be submitted to the appropriate
chairman/RI center director no later than two months after the end
of the leave. The report should include details about the leave and
associated scientific activities conducted at the host institution.
The leave benefits might include full monthly basic salary, regular
transportation allowance, return air tickets for the faculty member
and his eligible dependents, book allowance, research support, and a
limited medical allowance.
Expatriate faculty might be granted release time for one semester.
However, the extent of support might differ from what is granted for
Saudis. Such privilege is considered in lieu of sabbatical leave.
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International Scholar Programs [Guidelines]
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Two major scholar programs are open
to Saudi faculty from all the universities within the Kingdom. A
brief description of both programs is presented in the following
paragraphs.
The British Council Summer Research Program, which is sponsored by
British Aerospace Industries, U.K, is a Post-Doctoral research
program designed to encourage Saudi faculty members to execute their
research projects in British universities. The program carries a
fixed financial grant in addition to 8 days per diem support from
KFUPM. Participating faculty may be allowed to report to the
University one week after the official faculty reporting date.
The Fulbright Scholarship Program, which is jointly funded by the
University and the United States Information Service, is also a
Post-Doctoral research grant designed to encourage Saudi faculty
members to execute their research projects in reputable US
universities. The grant includes financial support for a limited
number of Saudi faculty members to spend between six months and one
year in different host institutions in the U.S.A. The scope of
research includes a wide range of subjects in the fields of science
and technology.
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IDB Merit Scholarship Programs [Guidelines]
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The IDB Merit Scholarship Programme
aims at developing technically qualified human resources in the IDB
member countries by providing scholarships to promising and/or
outstanding scholars and researchers to undertake advanced studies
and/or research in the fields of applied science and technology
needed for the development of the member countries. Under the
Scholarship, selected scholars may pursue 3-year Ph.D study or 6-12
month Post-Doctoral research in any of the approved field in science
and technology at renowned institutions of higher learning in the
world. The scholarship covers:
* Tuition/bench fee
* Monthly living allowance
* Monthly family allowance (for Ph.D study only)
* Clothing and books allowance (for Ph.D study only)
* Thesis/scientific papers preparation
* Medical Coverage
* Return air tickets
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Internal Research Grants [Guidelines]
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The main research grant given by
KFUPM with flexible budget and duration. Its purpose is to encourage
faculty for research and facility development in existing and
emerging areas of excellence. Proposals for this grant are invited
at the beginining of Fall and Spring semesters each academic year.
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Arabic Book-Writing, Translation,
and Research Grants [Guidelines]
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British Council Post-Doctoral
Summer Research Programs
[Guidelines]
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The British Council invites
applications, from eligible Saudi faculty members from the
University, for its Post-Doctoral Summer Research (PDSR). The
participating faculty members are requires to spend a minimum period
of eight weeks during Summer of 2006 in the U.K. Further KFUPM
support to the Grant includes a round trip economy class air ticket
for the selected Saudi candidate, 16 days per diem, and one week
delay in the reporting period for Fall Semester in addition to the
grant of £ 4,750 awarded by the British Council provided he spends
the entire duration of the program in the host institution in the UK
and submits a report detailing his research outcomes within one
month from the end of the program to the deanship of Scientific
Research.
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