Research

Support
Opportunities
Dr. Musab A. AlTurki

Assistant Dean of Research

Deanship 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 PIs)

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:
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