Pre-proposalApplication Form: Cover page

Title of the Project:
Name of Applicant:
Affiliation:
Requested Budget: / Duration:
Date of Submission:
Program: / □Basic & Applied / □Reintegration / □Young Researcher

Project Area (Please check one only):

  1. Agriculture
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  1. Biomedical Sciences
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  1. Biotechnology
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  1. Chemistry
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  1. Converging Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
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  1. Development of Sinai, Suez Canal Corridor and New Valley
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  1. Engineering
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  1. Environmental Sciences
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  1. Food and Food Technology
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  1. Geology and Mineral Resources
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  1. Industrial Development
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  1. Information and Communication Technology
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  1. Medical Sciences
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  1. Nanosciences and Nanotechnology
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  1. Pharmaceutical Industries
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  1. Physics and Mathematics
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  1. Renewable Energy
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  1. Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities
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  1. Space Technology
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  1. Surveys, Future Studies, Roadmaps and Foresights
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  1. Transportation
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  1. Urban Planning and Housing
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  1. Veterinary and Fisheries
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  1. Waste Management
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  1. Water
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  1. Others (please specify)
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Keywords:

Conditions and Guidelines

  • The text written in italics is only provided for guidance, and should be removed from your proposal.
  • A pre-proposal concept will be applied for National Research Grants (NRG).
  • All pre-proposals must be uploaded to the STDF website (). Pre-proposals submitted by e-mail or sent as hard copies will not be considered.
  • The total number of pages of the application should not exceed 10 pages including cover page, CVs of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI, and the pre-proposal. Applications exceeding pages limit or not preparedaccording to this application will not be considered.
  • Each pre-proposal will be reviewed by a relevant panel of experts.
  • Submitted applications will be evaluated and the applicant will be informed with the evaluation results of his/her pre-proposal within 6 weeks maximum.
  • PIs of accepted pre-proposals will be invited to submit a full proposal according to the guidelines of each funding program offered by STDF.
  • Each applicant is requested to nominate three relevant reviewers (not from his/her institution and have no conflict of interest) for his/her pre-proposal, according to the Reviewer Nomination Table given hereafter. The completed reviewer nomination table must be included in the last page of the pre proposal.
  • h index, total citations and total no. of international publications can be easily retrieved from this website
  • Read carefully and adhere to STDF guidelines, IPR rules, code of ethics, …etc. (). These are integral part of STDF contracts.
  • STDF technical decisions made by remote reviewers or panels of experts are final.

Reviewers Nomination Table

No. / Full name in English: (As he writes in Int. publications, underline family name): / Full Name in Arabic: / Affiliation / Contact Information (E-mail and mobile phone) / h- index / Total citations
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2
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Part A:Biographies of PI and Co-PI only

For each PI and Co-PI, a biography (resume) of one page maximum should be provided. (Please follow the CV format hereafter)

1. Basic Information
Full Name in Arabic: / Full name in English:(As you write it in Int. publications, underline family name):
Date of Birth:
National ID
Last University Degree / Faculty, University, Country / Graduation Date
Title: / Field of specialization:
Affiliation:
Current Position:
Contact Information:
Mobile Phone: Fax: E-mail:
2. Scientific Achievements
h index / Citations / Total no. of Int. publications in Scopus
Last three recent relevant publications
Authors (underline your name), year, title, Journal, vol. and pages
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3
If applicable, state other salient scientific achievements such as patents (granted only) and scientific prizes
Previous or running projects with STDF
  1. Running (ID no. & type of grant, role of applicant)
  1. Previous (ID no., type, role of applicant and deliverables to be attached)

Part B: Research Proposal

The research pre-proposal (concept note) should provide a clear and concise definition of the problem to be investigated, project’s objectives, general method or approach that will be followed to reach these objectives and expected measurable outcomes from implementation of the proposed project. The pre-proposal (Part B) should not exceed 7 pages and must include the following:

B.1. English Summary: it should describe the proposed research, objectives, methodology, expected outcomes and economic potentials impact, if any (one page only).

B.2. Arabic Summary: is an understandable translation of the English summary (one page only).

B.3. Problem Definition: Describe the problem you are going to tackle in the project, and explain how the proposed concept meets the up-to-daterequirements to improve performing e functions of your institution (one page only).

B.4. State-of-the-Art:Describe the state-of-the-art in the project subject matter. Also, describe any previous achievementsor pilot studies which have been conducted by you (your team)within the project subject matter. It is worth to mention your relevant international publications, patents and former research grants in the project subject matter in this section of the proposal (one page only).

B.5. Objectives: Briefly and succinctly state your project’s main and specific objectives (half a page only).

B.6. Project Outcomes and Impact:List your expected project’s outputs (typically tangible products, such as International journal articles or know-how (patent), product(s), extension bulletins, prototype, product(s) MSc and PhD thesis or any other specific, clear, and measurable outputs. Avoid general benefits and focus on specific, measurable benefits only (half a page only).

B.7. Approach and Methodology: Briefly describes how your project will be implemented, including your general scientific approach, activities, methods, and project inputs. Specify the methods only to the extent needed to give a general idea of the tasks to be conducted and the findings it will yield (one and half a page maximum).

B.8. Key References:List outstanding, recent and relevant literature cited in the pre proposal (half page maximum).