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Research Support Opportunities

Research Support Opportunities. Dr. Musab A. AlTurki Assistant Dean of Research Deanship of Research September 11 th , 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

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Research Support Opportunities

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  1. Research Support Opportunities Dr. Musab A. AlTurki Assistant Dean of Research Deanship of Research September 11th, 2014

  2. 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

  3. Research Support Tracks • Four major venues for supporting research through funded projects • Internal Research Grants (by the University) • SABIC & Fast Track Research Grant • Societal Research Grant • Book writing/translation Grant • Research Groups • …

  4. Research Support Tracks (Cont.) • KACST Annual Program (KAP) • King AbdulAziz City for Science and Technology • A variety of different levels of support • The National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan (NSTIP – Maarifa) • Support for focus areas of national priority

  5. Research Support Tracks (Cont.) • 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)

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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)

  9. DSR Contact Information • Tel: 3200 • Emails: • src@kfupm.edu.sa • kap@kfupm.edu.sa • nstp@kfupm.edu.sa • 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

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