Research Grants
Grant 1: Enhancing Undergraduate Research Capabilities
- Role: Lead Principal Investigator (LPI)
- Program: Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP)
- Application ID: UREP30-158-1-038
- Funding Source: Qatar Research, Development and Innovation (QRDI) Council
- Funding Amount: US$30,000 (approx. 110,000 Qatari Riyal)
- Project Duration: January 2024 – December 2024
Grant 2: Advancing Qatar’s Environmental Sustainability
- Role: Lead Principal Investigator (LPI)
- Project Title: Qatar’s Future Greenery: Simulating Native and Exotic C3 Plants for Sustainable Growth Until 2070
- Application ID: CG383
- Funding Source: Qatar University Internal Grant
- Funding Amount: US$82,033 (approx. 300,000 Qatari Riyal)
- Project Duration: January 2024 – December 2026
Grant 3: Promoting Global Scientific Collaboration
- Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
- Project Title: Update on Ecological Niche Modeling Tools for Predicting Biological Invasions
- Sub-Project: Strengthening and Expanding UFVJM’s Internationalization Actions
- Application ID: APQ-04955-23
- Funding Source: FAPEMIG, Brazil
- Funding Amount: US$442,000 (approx. 1,617,359 Qatari Riyal)
- Project Duration: January 2024 – December 2027
Grant 4: Exploring the Genetic Diversity of Qatari Native Plants
- Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
- Application ID: CG723
- Funding Source: Qatar University Internal Grant
- Funding Amount: US$82,033 (approx. 300,000 Qatari Riyal)
- Project Duration: January 2025 – December 2027
Grant 5: Correlative and Joint Species Distribution Approaches on Qatari Plants
- Role: Lead Principal Investigator (LPI)
- Project Title: Unveiling Climate Vulnerability of Qatari Plants using Species Distribution Models
- Application ID: ARG02-0412-240171
- Funding Source: Qatar Research, Development and Innovation (QRDI) Council
- Funding Amount: US$738,870 (approx. 2,707,086 Qatari Riyal)
- Project Duration: January 2025 – January 2028
Grant 6: Assessment of Qatar’s Vertebrates Biodiversity
- Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
- Project Title: Systematic Assessment of Qatar’s Vertebrates Biodiversity
- Application ID: ARG02-0412-240171
- Funding Source: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC)
- Funding Amount: US$1,645,531 (approx. 5,996,880 Qatari Riyal)
- Project Duration: March 2025 – March 2027
Grant 7: Preserving and Controlling Qatar’s Myna Bird
- Role: Lead Principal Investigator (LPI)
- Project Title: A Strategic Approach to Common Myna Bird Control in Doha
- Funding Source: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC)
- Funding Amount: US$515,532 (approx. 1,876,536 Qatari Riyal)
- Project Duration: August 2025 – August 2027