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Research Support
Opportunities
Dr. Musab A. AlTurki
Assistant Dean of ResearchDeanship of Research
September 11th, 2014
Deanship of Research (DSR)
Research is a major component of the mission of the University
Graduate students play a key role towards accomplishing it
DSR: support and facilitate research activities by creating a conducive environment for quality research
Research Support Tracks
Four major venues for supporting research through funded projects
1. Internal Research Grants (by the University)
SABIC & Fast Track Research Grant Societal Research Grant Book writing/translation Grant Research Groups …
Research Support Tracks (Cont.)
2. KACST Annual Program (KAP) King AbdulAziz City for Science and
Technology A variety of different levels of
support
3. The National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan (NSTIP – Maarifa)
Support for focus areas of national priority
Research Support Tracks (Cont.)
4. Contractual and client-funded research through the Research Institute (RI) RI as the cornerstone for applied
research activities at KFUPM Consists of permanent centers
and Centers of Research Excellence (CoREs)
Involvement of Graduate Students in Funded Projects
Research grants are applied for and managed by faculty members (Principal Investigators – PI’s)
A graduate student involved in a funded project is expected to: Work closely with the PI and his team Consult with the PI in any matter
related to the project
Involvement of a graduate student is limited to at most one research grant at any point
Financial Incentives in Funded Projects
Funded projects typically provide financial incentives to students Internal: at most SAR 600/month for
MS students, SAR 800/month for PhD students
KACST: varies depending on the project
NSTIP: at most SAR 2000/month for MS students, SAR 2500/month for PhD students
The goal is to provide an additional level of support towards achieving significant contributions
Other Venues of Research Support at KFUPM
Conference Attendance Once a year for presenting a paper in
an international conference
Payment of mandatory page charges for papers published in ISI journals
Support for research visits and field trips through projects
Central Research Workshop and FABLAB (RRMS)
DSR Contact Information
Tel: 3200
Emails: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Website http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/dsr
Other links of interest http://rrm.kfupm.edu.sa http://ri.kfupm.edu.sa http://www.kacst.edu.sa http://nstip.kacst.edu.sa