Q & A

Does the additional $4000 cover expenses such as books, printing, etc or just the categories mentioned in the presentation?

Yes, they do cover the above mentioned items under publishing. These items should be clearly itemized in the project proposal's budget. Modify date: 09/28/2011 14:06:34

Who owns equipment purchased through funds in the project?

Equipment purchased through funded projects must be inventoried and will belong to the student's institution. Modify date: 09/28/2011 14:05:50

Can the funds be used for research in another country?

Research should be performed primarily in Qatar. If the research proposal demands travel to other countries, then it should be detailed in the proposal and its expenses mentioned in the budget Section of the proposal online submission channel. Modify date: 09/28/2011 14:05:06

Can a student get grants from both Qatar University and from the UREP?

Students and faculty can receive grants from other sources for the same project, as long as the other grants do not duplicate the coverage of the same expenses as UREP's for that project. Modify date: 09/28/2011 14:04:11

Can the faculty and/or student attend a conference relevant to their research proposal? How much will UREP cover of traveling?

Travel for conferences or other educational purposes is permitted and encouraged upon presentation of receipts within the additional $4000 allotted per each student in a research project. -These expenses must be mentioned in the original budget of the proposal to be reimbursed. -The disbursement of these items is subject to the procedures and guidelines of each educational institution as they are paid by the Finance Directors of the relevant institution. -The Finance Director at the educational institution will disburse the registration fee upon presentation of the officially stated registration cost by the sponsors of the conference and their confirmation that the research work has been accepted for oral or poster presentation,. The rest of the funding for attending the conference can then be withdrawn when required, e.g. for travel and accommodation, if the conference is not held in Doha. The total amount to be withdrawn should not exceed the amount under the detail for attending a conference specified in the submitted awarded proposal. Modify date: 09/28/2011 14:03:26

If a faculty member is supervising more than one student, what is the amount of money given to him?

For every awarded student supervised, the faculty member will receive $2000 from each student. -In the case of multiple faculty members, say (M), and multiple students, say (N), per research project, the student support will always be US$4000 per student irrespective of the number of students. However, the support (S) to be received by each faculty member will be calculated as follows: S= N X 2000/M. Modify date: 09/28/2011 14:01:51

Is there a set number of hours for the students to do the actual research to cover for the $4000 stipend?

No, it is up to the faculty member to decide how many hours is needed and how many hours of mentoring is needed for each research project/proposal. The peer reviewers will then judge (by scoring the relevant criterion) whether this is sufficient or not Modify date: 09/28/2011 14:01:15

Is there non-financial support given to the research projects, for example marketing such projects to companies and industries?

UREP is not planning such venues at the present time Modify date: 09/28/2011 14:00:10