Nominations open for Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers

The award is given in appreciation of publication and dissemination of which leads to an increase in scientific and applied knowledge, contributes to solving priority problems locally, regionally, and globally and spreads the culture of scientific research.

Topics

• Medical and Health Sciences:
  • The Use of Stem Cells in Treating Incurable Diseases
  • Biological Drug Delivery Systems Using Nanotechnology Techniques
• Engineering and Technological Sciences:
  • Alternative and Renewable Energy Storage Technologies
  • Smart traffic management systems
• Water, Energy and Food Sciences:
  • Water Efficiency Innovations and Technology
  • Research and development in drought-tolerant crops
• Humanities, Social and Educational Sciences:
  • The Role of the Media in Manufacturing Consent
  • Artificial Intelligence and the Arabic Language
• Basic Sciences:
  • Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystems
  • Basic Sciences in Innovative Waste Recycling
• Economics and Administration Sciences:
  • Fintech
  • Intellectual capital

Prize Information

• A certificate that includes the name of the award, the name of the winner, and the field in which he won.
• A financial reward of (20,000) twenty thousand US dollars.
• A shield bearing the award’s name and logo.
• If two winners deserve the same award, each of them is awarded a certificate and a shield, in addition to the financial reward that is divided equally between the winners.

Nomination Criteria

• The candidate must be of Arab nationality or of Arab origin.
• The candidate must be alive at the time of his nomination.
• The candidate must have presented to science and society a distinguished scientific product in the theoretical and applied fields during the five years preceding the candidacy, and it has been published in refereed scientific journals.
• That the research submitted to the award was carried out in an Arab country, or was carried out in active participation with one or more researchers residing in an Arab country.
• The candidate must send an abstract in both languages; Arabic and English for the scientific output submitted for the award.
• The winner of one of the Abdul Hameed Shoman Awards for Arab Researchers in the past may not apply for the award again.
• Research papers are accepted in both languages, Arabic or English.
• Master’s and doctoral theses research are not included in the evaluation of the candidate’s scientific output.
• The application for candidacy is submitted in one of the specializations listed within the announced award fields only.
• Members of the scientific committee and jury committees for the year in which the award is announced are not entitled to run for the award.

Judging Criteria

• Criteria related to the distinction of the candidate:
  • Participation in research activities (conferences, seminars, workshops) inside and outside the university.
  • His/Her contribution to community service through various activities.
  • His/Her ability to build local and foreign partnerships and attract financial and technical support for scientific research.
  • Supervising undergraduate and graduate students.
• Criteria related to excellence in scientific production:
  • The number of research published in peer-reviewed scientific journals as a principal researcher and as a co-researcher.
  • The cumulative impact factor of research.
  • The number of references to research (Citation).
  • The originality of the research and its scientific value.
  • The extent of its relationship to practical application and its impact on economic, social development and the environment in the Arab world.
  • The extent to which research contributes to a new addition to the global scientific accumulation in the field/topic it deals with.
  • Its alignment with global research and scientific trends.
  • Obtaining other awards in the field of scientific research.
  • The number of registered patents, if any.

For more information, visit Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation.