Overview of R&D and Innovation Funding System in Qatar Dr. Parakalan Krishnamachari Program officer, Material Engineering QNRF
Higher education University research Qatar s R&D Ecosystem - 2016 Strategy & Funding 13 International Branch Campuses QSTP 40 companies + START UP
The Branch Campuses in Qatar
Inaugurated in 2005 Home for international technology companies in Qatar Incubator of start-up technology businesses A "free zone", allowing foreign companies to set up a 100 percent owned entity free from tax and duties
QSTP Current Members
Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF)
QNRF Key Figures Established in 2006. Main funding agency in Qatar Funding based on competitive calls More than 900 collaborative research projects awarded since 2006 About M 950 USD committed
6 Priority themes in NPRP 10 in Energy & Environment Pillar 1. Oil and Gas (exploration, production and transformation) 2. Solar energy 3. Cooling and energy efficiency 4. Advanced Materials for High Added Value Products and Process 5. Water production, storage, re-use and management 6. Improve the environmental quality
National Priority Research Program (NPRP) - 10 th cycle Accelerate innovation, economy diversification, support Qatar s development and competitiveness Targeted Projects for IP generation and service developments Develop partnership with research end-users Industry in Qatar Public institutions (e.g. ministries) Project Duration 1 year project QNRF Total Maximum Basic Grant (USD) 200,000 2 year project 400,000 (max $250K/y) 3 year project 600,000 (max $250K/y) 4 year project 700,000 (max $250K/y) Co-funding In cash ( will include fund matching) In kind Fund-matching is only allowed if all the below requirements are achieved: Co-funding In-cash Reaching QNRF s maximum basic grant QNRF will fund match on a one-to-one basis up to 50% of the QNRF maximum basic grant 10
National Priority Research Program (NPRP) Model Inside Qatar Outside Qatar Submitting institution must be located inside Qatar Collaborative institution can be located inside or outside Qatar Collaborative institution can be located outside Qatar Funding allocation: o Up to 35% can be spent outside Qatar Allocation of research efforts: o Up to 50% can be performed outside Qatar 11
QNRF Awarded Institutions QATAR 92 institutions AMERICAS 215 institutions EUROPE 216 institutions ASIA 70 institutions AFRICA 18 institutions OCEANIA 27 institutions 546 international institutions 12
Collaborative Institutions in the GCC
Contacts Enquires Related to: Submission policies and procedures IT and technical difficulties Themes and Hotspots areas and alignment IP policy Regulatory requirements Support System http://www.qnrf.org/en- us/funding/research-programs/national- Priorities-Research-Program-NPRP Support.qnrf.org QF R&D IPTT office IPTT@qf.org.qa Daniela Radu Ethical Compliance Specialist dradu@qnrf.org
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The Research System of Qatar
NPRP10 Timeline Proposal submission (12 weeks) RO vetting (13 weeks) QNRF Proposal Screening (4 weeks) Proposal Peer Reviewing, Programmatic Evaluation, Score Analysis & Funding Decision (13 weeks) Receiving Complementary documents for funded projects (8 weeks) 29 th Nov. 2016 21 st Feb. 2017 28 th Feb. 2017 March 2017 (Ineligible Proposal Notification) June 2017 (Award Announcement) RO Vetting (8 weeks) August 2017 3 Months 4 Months 2 Months Proposal Submission Screening & Evaluation Pre-Funding 18
Energy & Environment Project Portfolio 3% 8% Oil & Gas Renewable Energy 32% Energy Efficiency 27% Protect. Natural Environment Env. Sustainability 12% 8% 10% Global Climate Change Cross cutting res.
The Water Energy Nexus in GCC The Nexus for GCC Development Energy Call to be launched December 7 th, 2016 Food climate change Water Eligible to Qatar-based research teams QNRF co-funding https://belmontforum.org/
Key Figures (2007-2014) 333 NPRP projects awarded 36% of the NPRP funding US$289 M 4 NPRP-EP projects (US$15 M) Capacity building programs 182 UREP - undergraduates 2 GSRA - graduates 9 PDRA - post-docs 1 JSREP young researchers