Overview
Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Thematic Research Grant Program, which is funded by the Office of HBKU’s Vice President for Research, focuses on supporting HBKU researchers to tackle pressing scientific challenges in alignment with the university’s thematic research focus areas. The program promotes interdisciplinary collaboration amongst researchers across HBKU colleges and research institutes to optimize the impact and enhance the use of resources at hand.
Through such interdisciplinary collaborative projects, the OVPR strives to further HBKU’s strategic vision by actively contributing towards its research priorities in alignment with Qatar Foundation (QF) and the country’s national priorities and challenges. OVPR seeks to provide support and guidance and to address the needs of researchers across all disciplines.
The awardees will have up to 24 months to complete their projects through a Go/No-Go milestone-based approach, designed to ensure thorough compliance and outcomes.
Objectives
- The Thematic Research Grant Program provides funding to HBKU researchers in support of cutting-edge translational research in HBKU research priority areas.
- The program intends to stimulate research collaboration through interdisciplinary and cross-entity research projects to tackle key scientific and technological challenges that cut across priority research themes and sub-themes.
- Foster interdisciplinary cross–collaboration between HBKU entities.
- Help leverage expertise and resources to optimize research impact.
Focus Areas and Desired Outcomes
The program focuses on supporting collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects that concentrate on solving specific scientific or social problems that target research challenges in alignment with HBKU’s Thematic Research Focus Areas:
- Precision Medicine
- Artificial Intelligence
- Progressive Education
- Sustainability
- Social Progress
Expected outcomes include but are not limited to:
- Solution feasibility assessment
- Policy development
- Solution design and implementation
- Technology development and prototyping