National Science-Research Promotion Program (NSPP)
Qatar's national vision is to achieve a sustainable, diversified economy and focus on the national challenges by enhancing its knowledge & education. In this context, Qatar University Young Scientists Center (QUYSC), in collaboration with the office of Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies (VPRGS), has launched the "National Science-Research Promotion Program (NSPP).
NSPP is intended to promote the interests of national youths towards the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) stream. It facilitates the national youth to enrich their research capacity using the "Learning by Doing approach" and "Hands-On experience". This program will ensure an excellent opportunity for national high-school students and Qatar University’s undergraduate students to work collectively under the mentorship of highly qualified faculty members and researchers at Qatar University.
This is an internal grant program. The STEM project proposals are submitted by the faculty members/ researchers. The submitted proposals are reviewed and the exemplary project proposals are selected for the grant. Each proposal from the mentors allows one undergraduate student of QU and two national high school students to work on the project.
- This track gives the chance to Qatari high school students (Grade 12) to work as Research Assistants within Qatar University Laboratories
- Students will have the chance to work with University professors and professional equipment under the supervision of the QUYSC team
- Enrich students' knowledge of materials science and engineering, history, and more.
- This track enhances the student's research skills and soft skills required for university entrance
- students are familiarized with the steps of research i.e. generating a hypothesis, gathering data, experimenting, constructing evidence based on data, and consequently drawing conclusions either propagating forward to advanced research or solving a scientific problem.
- They foster and cultivate scientific curiosity, problem-solving capability, and ultimately, the research methodology.
- Participation certificates
- Volunteering letters
- Final ceremony to enhance student’s expression skills via oral/poster presentations, filming art in science, social media contests incorporating photography and videography.
- Winners receive awards
- Opportunities to participate in national and international competitions
Duration: 6 months
Time: 2-4 hours a week
Grades: Year 10, 11 and 12
Number of participants: 2 students per Project
For more details visit the the NSPP grant web page.
| No. | Research Title | Awardee Name | Awardee Dept. | School Name | Students’ Names | Status |
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| 1 | Identifying a novel treatment for sepsis-induced cardiac inflammation | Dr. Zaid Almaayah | College of Pharmacy | Al-Arqam Academy for girls |
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Complete |
| 2 | Exploring the Role of Air Pollution on the Development of Atherosclerosis Disorder in Human Endothelial Cells | Prof Hesham M. Korashy | College of Pharmacy | Zubaida Secondary School for girls |
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Complete |
| 3 | Effect of Prosopis juliflora leaf ethanolic extract against Penicillium infections in citrus fruits | Prof. Mohammed Abu-Dieyeh | College of arts and science | Omar Bin Al-Khattab sec. school for boys |
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Complete |
| 4 | Biodiversity and habitat distribution of Ants fauna in Qatar | Dr. Fatima Alkhayat | College of arts and science | Qatar Banking Studies and administration school for boys |
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Complete |
| 5 | Green Energy Generation from Polylactic Acid Fiber Nanocomposites | Dr. Deepalekshmi Ponnamma | College of Arts and Sciences | Qatar Academy for Science and Technology |
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Complete |
| 6 | Design and Development of a Dynamic Vibration Absorber for a MDOF Building Prototype | Dr. Asan Gani Bin Abdul Muthalif | College of Engineering | Al-Jazeera Academy |
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Complete |
| No. | Research Title | Awardee Name | Awardee Dept. | School Name | Students’ Names | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver grafted Ti3C2-MXene Nanocomposite as Novel Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion-Battery | Dr. Abdul Shakoor | Center For Advanced Materials | Jassim Bin Hamad Secondary School For Boys |
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Complete |
| 2 | The Effect of the Aryl hydrocarbon receptor Inhibition on the CTLA-4 Immune System in Colon Cancer Stem Cells | Dr. Hesham M. Korashy | College of Pharmacy | Al-Arqam Academy For Girls |
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Complete |
| 3 | Toxicity evaluation of two surfactants with anti-corrosion properties on the embryonic development of zebrafish | Dr. Gheyath K. Nasrallah | Biomedical Research Center | Qatar BankingStudies And Business Administation For Boys |
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Complete |
| 4 | Bio-sludge Atlas for Qatar: Characterization of bio-sludge from municipal and industrial sources | Prof. Fares Almomani, CENG | College of Engineering | Al-Jazeera Academy |
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Complete |
| 5 | Synthesis and Application Of Cobalt(Co3O4)-Impregnated Olive Stones Biochar for the Removal of Rifampicin and Tigecycline:Multivariate Controlled Performance | Dr. Marwa El-Azazy | College of Arts and Sciences | Al-Jazeera Academy |
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Complete |
| 6 | SIRT1, a novel potential target that underpin CD44-promoted breast tumor cell invasion | Prof. Allal Ouhtit | College of Arts and Sciences | Zubida Secondary School For Girls |
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Complete |
