Win Up to 10,000 KD from the Scientific Production Prize 2019 (For Kuwaitis)

Within the vision of His Highness, the Amir of the State of Kuwait, the Scientific Production Prize was launched in 1988. The prize stresses the importance of sponsoring scientists and researchers, encouraging distinguished scientists and Kuwaiti nationals holding Ph.D. to pursue their research, and to motivate them to devote their efforts to enhance their abilities in the field of research and strengthen their capabilities in authorship and translation of scientific books in various branches of knowledge. The prize also supports the promotion of the spirit of positive competition among scientists, academics and researchers.

Categories:

1. Physical Sciences and Mathematics: Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Sciences and other physical science and mathematics majors.
2. Engineering Sciences: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Agricultural Engineering and other engineering majors.
3. Biological Sciences: Botany, Embryology, Zoology, Entomology, Biochemistry, Agronomy and Animal Science (including Veterinary Science, Diary production, Poultry production, Livestock and Pisciculture), Agricultural Chemistry, Plant pathology, Horticulture, Microbiology and other biology majors.
4. Medical Sciences and Allied Health Sciences: Anatomy, Pharmacology, Physiology, Microbiology, Pathology, Internal Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiotherapy, Surgery, Dentistry, Ophthalmology and other medical science and allied health majors.
5. Social Sciences and Humanities: Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Political Sciences, History, Geography, Pedagogy, Arabic Language, Foreign Languages, Philosophy, Law, Shareea’ (Islamic Law) and other social science and majors in humanities.
6. Administrative Sciences and Economics: Business Administration, Marketing, Industrial Management, Finance and Investment, Accounting, Economics, Insurance, Public Administration and other administration and economics majors.

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria):

1. The applicant must be a Kuwaiti national.
2. The applicant must be a Ph.D. holder and has published at least eight full-length articles in scholarly journals after obtaining the Ph.D. degree.
3. The applicant must be no older than 45 years of age.
4. The submitted works include the following:
   • Papers published or accepted for publication in scholarly journals.
   • Papers published in proceedings of scientific conferences.
   • Research papers presented as lectures or posters in scientific conferences.
   • Books, including authored, translated, and edited books, as well as one or more authored chapters in a book.
   • Articles, studies, scientific reports and patents; excluding papers extracted from the applicant's Master's or Doctoral theses.
5. Decisions of the KFAS Board concerning the prizes are final and there is no recourse for objection.

Prize

For each of the areas, the Foundation awards a cash prize of KD 10,000, a gold medal, a KFAS shield, and a certificate of recognition.

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