1. Science and Technology Unit
www.uqu.edu.sa/stu
Dr. Faisal Al-Allaf
Head of Science and Technology Unit
stuadmin@uqu.edu.sa
Tel/Fax: 5271622 or 5270000 Ext: 4197/4198
How to write successful grant
application for LTNPSTI

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Contents
 What Funding is Available
 Why Filling in a Research Grant
Proposal
 Factors that Make for Success
 What the Funding Body Wants to
Know
 Filling in LTNPSTI research proposal
application form
 RESUMES
 Editing service
 Electronic uploading of the research
proposal

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What Funding is Available
 Consult research office, colleagues, websites and reference books
1. Travel grant
2. Annual Research Program (Small and Large Research Grant)
3. National Programs
4. Developmental Research Grants Programs
5. Graduate Student Research Program
6. Innovation Grants Program
 Organizers of scientific conference and congress
 Scientific associations and societies
 Governmental departments
 Business and industry
 Charitable trusts and foundations

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Charitable Trusts and
Foundations
 King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
http://grants.kacst.edu.sa/menu/ProgramsDefinition.aspx
 Almarai prize for scientific innovation
http://www.kacst.edu.sa/ar/sites/almaraiprize/prize.aspx
 King Abdullah International Center for Medical Research
http://www.kaimrc.med.sa/
 Islamic Development Bank
http://www.isdb.org/irj/portal/anonymous?NavigationTarget=navurl://5ffaebd539e6818daffef7bff9d770cb
 The King Faisal Foundation
http://www.kff.com/AR01/homepage/Index.html#
 Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF)
http://www.astf.net/site/arabic/funding/index.asp
 Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research
http://www.dhfmr.hms.harvard.edu/research_grants.html
 World Health Organization (WHO)
http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section1243/Section2279/Section2287.htm
 United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Org. (UNESCO)
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=7972&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

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Why Filling in a Research Grant
Proposal
 Funding is important NOT just because of the financial
support
 Approved grant reflects on the importance of the study
 Recognition for the PI and other Co-I
 Recognition for the hosting institute
 Commitment for the execution of the research project
 Publication of data generated may be easier

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Factors that Make for
Success
 Careful investigation of what funding is available
 Which funding organizations
 Preliminary contact with funding organizations
 Writing an application which communicates your
intentions clearly
 Learning from your mistakes and trying again if
necessary
 DO NOT SUBMIT THE PROPOSAL TO MORE THAN
ONE GRANTING BODY AT A TIME

7. Make Contact with Funding
Organizations
 Grants available
 how to apply
 lists of trustees
 Members of committees
 What are the current trends?
 What are the current limitations and restrictions?
 What subject areas were awarded funding last year?
 What are the future plans of the funder?

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 Who are the decision-makers/assessors?
 What review processes do they follow?
 What are the deadlines for submission?
 How long will the process take?
 What is the proper way to approach them?
 How many people apply each year and what
percentage get grants?
Make Contact with Funding
Organizations

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 Opportunity for original thinking in the subject
 Opportunity for progress in the research
 The potential impact of such progress on other
researchers and on the scientific community
 Suitability of the PI and research team (applicants)
 The working environment
What the funding body want
to know

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Filling in LTNPSTI research
proposal application form

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Summary
 Must not exceed one page in length (max. 500 words)
 It should provide a coherent, clear and concise description of the
research activity
 It should describe the objectives and methods to be adopted
 Describe the expected broader impacts on development and society
 It should be informative to other persons working in the same or
related fields
 Understandable to scientifically/technically literate lay readers
 It should not contain any confidential information
 No references required
 Do NOT use abbreviations

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INTRODUCTION
 Approximately 2-3 pages
 It should provide a brief background to the research proposal
 Explaining the importance of the research being proposed
 Scope of work and conditions
 A description of expected results
 Must clearly address the relationship to the priority areas of the
Strategic Technologies, its tracks and sub-tracks
 May or may not include references

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PROJECT OBJECTIVES
 It should include a clear statement of the objectives of the research
being proposed
 The objectives should be precisely and clearly defined what is
the question that this proposal addresses
 The significance of expected results
 It should be coherent, well planned and linked to tangible and
measurable deliverables

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LITERATURE REVIEW
 This section include the background for context and should explain
the significance of the research issues involved.
 Details of the state of the art in the research field should be briefly
included with references
 It should clearly identify the gaps in knowledge that the proposed
research will address
 Indicate how it relates to work in progress or in the past by the PI
and his team,
 and to work in progress elsewhere
 Applicants should demonstrate awareness of the current state
of the art and support their research design with up-to-date
references.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE
PROPOSED WORK
 Describe in details how the research questions raised by this
proposal will be tackled
 It should outline the general plan of work, including the broad
design, methodology and expected outcomes
 The content of this section should be structured under the following
headings:
 Approach, tasks and phases
 Research methodology
 Management Plan
 Project Deliverables

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Approach, tasks and phases
 Details of the approach utilized to achieve each objective
of the project should be clarified and illustrated (Form RE
-D1-2).
 Research tasks and activities should be divided into
groups of assignments, listed in logical sequence and
linked with the project objectives to be achieved (Form
RE -D1-3).

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Research methodology
 Procedures and techniques with explanation why
considered the most suitable to the research in question
 Detailed description of the experiments and
measurements
 Methods to be used in data collection, analysis, and
interpretation
 Limitations, potential pitfalls, constraints and
alternative plans that may be adopted in tracking such
challenges

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Management Plan
 Indicating how each member of the team would be
involved (with durations) in executing specific tasks
relating to the project (Form RE -D1-4).
 Identify and outline the role of collaborators or
consultations (if any)
 Indicate various elements of the intended work plan; with
phases, related tasks and outcomes, assignments,
responsibilities, and dates of submission of
progress and final technical reports as illustrated in
(Form RE -D1-5).

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Project Deliverables
 The expected real, tangible and measurable
outcomes of the proposed research project.
 Relationship to the project objectives and linkages with
goals of the concerned Strategic Technology Program
must be elaborated (Form RE -D1-6).

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VALUE TO THE KINGDOM of
Saudi Arabia
 The value of the proposed research project to the Kingdom should
be described in detail
 The relevance to the industrial base in the areas of technology
concerned, or to other strategic sectors of the economy
 A description of potential positive impacts on the economy and
society at large as well as likely negative outcomes if any should be
as clearly elucidated as possible
 Benefits for education and training of Saudi students
 The career development of researchers; etc. may also be outlined
here
 It is worth mentioning in this section the targeted end users
 The suitable mechanisms for utilization and implementation of the
project deliverables

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PROJECT EXECUTION
Current Resources:
 Provide information on current or pending funding of the proposed
project
 Equipments and instruments already available at the executing
institution should be briefly described
Requested Resources:
 Details of all requested human resources, equipments, materials
and consumables
 Details of transportation facilities and travel arrangements that may
be needed in the execution of field work
 special training required
 Applicants must give details of all relevant costs

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PROJECT EXECUTION
Proposed Budget:
 Fill (Form RE-D1-7) to detail the budget in tabular form including all
requested resources for the entire duration of proposed research
project.
 Note that equipment valued at less than SR 10,000 should be
included in the materials and consumables section.
Budget Justification:
 A detailed justification of the funding requested in each budget
 Specify if the equipment and infrastructure to be purchased using
requested funds would be used in other research projects

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UNDERTAKING OF THE RESEARCH
TEAM: (Form RE -D1-8)
 For e-submission, signatures are not
required

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REFERENCES
 References should be cited in the standard style used in
scientific/technical publications
 Links to online versions may be provided together with
dates on which the material was accessed
 Use endnotes or reference manager software

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RESUMES
 Limited to maximum 3 pages
 Download the CV form from STU home page and fill it in
then attached the CV to the end of the research proposal
 CV for each senior personnel who will be involved in the
research project including the PI should be submitted
 The CV should include information regarding
professional preparation, appointments, publications,
synergistic activities and collaborators and other
affiliations.

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Editing Service
 Optional and you must submit the file 4 week before the
deadline
 The research proposal which require editing must be
submitted in word format

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Electronic uploading of the
research proposal
 Electronic submission
http://uqu.edu.sa/research_forms/
 Attach all CVs to the end of the proposal
 Zip files then upload
 Files must be in pdf format
 or in word format (if you need editing)
 Read the check list carefully, if everything is ok, sign and
submit
 If you did NOT receive a massage of acknowledgment,
send the files by email to stuadmin@uqu.edu.sa

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