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