8 priority sectors for scientific research

4 pioneering research grant programs in Abu Dhabi funded by “Ghadan 21”

The Young Researchers Scholarship Program can extend for two years.

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Aspire (the technology program management arm of the Advanced Technology Research Council in Abu Dhabi) has identified eight priority strategic sectors for scientific research in Abu Dhabi, including aviation and space, energy, environment, health and biotechnology, food and agriculture, materials and manufacturing, and education (science, technology and engineering). and mathematics), and information and communication technology (ICT), noting that it provides four research grant programs funded through the government support program “Ghadan 21”, to support scientific research in these sectors, including the Aspire Grants for Research Excellence, the Aspire Grants for Young Researchers, and the Virtual Research Centers Program, In addition to the visiting professor program.

In detail, Aspire confirmed its cooperation with global partners to find solutions to important challenges locally and globally, and focus on the areas of aviation, advanced materials, information and communications technology, digital security, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, health, food, sustainability and energy, by attracting the best researchers and talents in the world to live and work in Abu Dhabi, and establish A globally known competitive funding platform, to build research capabilities in the emirate, and consolidate Abu Dhabi's position in scientific research, innovation and technological development at the global level.

Aspire explained that its Abu Dhabi Research Excellence Scholarships program is a competitive program to fund distinguished research proposals that contribute to scientific and technological progress and development in the emirate, and establish meaningful partnerships between scientists and academic pioneers in Abu Dhabi on the one hand, and the industrial bodies that work with them on the other hand. , at the local and global levels, pointing to the possibility of extending the program for a period of three years, with a budget of a maximum of one million dirhams, for non-educational proposals.

As for the budgets in the field of education, they reach a maximum of 400,000 dirhams.

She pointed out that the Abu Dhabi Scholarships Program for Young Researchers is available to those who have completed a doctorate degree or its equivalent within the past six years, and it is a competitive program to fund distinguished research proposals that focus on aviation and space, energy, environment, health, biotechnology, food and agriculture, materials and manufacturing, and education.

She added that the program for granting young researchers can extend for two years, with a budget of a maximum of 200,000 dirhams, for non-educational or social science proposals.

As for the budgets in the field of education and social sciences, the maximum limit is 100,000 dirhams.

She pointed out that the Virtual Research Centers Program is one of the competitive funding programs that support distinguished research proposals that revolve around the establishment of research centers in priority areas for Abu Dhabi, to stimulate innovation, enhance economic diversification, and build human capital with advanced skills, while the International Visiting Professor Program is considered a program Funding, it aims to accelerate the research output of the emirate by attracting prominent international researchers to work in the research system in Abu Dhabi.

3 virtual research institutes

Aspire announced the financing of three virtual research institutes in Abu Dhabi universities with 200 million dirhams over five years. The third hypothetical research, which focuses on sustainable energy production, storage and use, and the development of renewable energy solutions and advanced sustainable technologies.

The institute will collaborate with New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, and other international institutions.

The Abu Dhabi Virtual Research Institute for Precision Medicine will seek to underscore the urgent need for a comprehensive healthcare system.

In partnership with the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), he will develop a set of research projects to treat a number of the most common diseases.

While the Abu Dhabi International Institute for Virtual Research on Food Security in Dry Areas aims to achieve food security, providing data platforms and advanced simulation tools to track animal and foodborne diseases and antimicrobial resistance.

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