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Up to AED 25,000 Women Researcher Grant

  • Organization: University of Sharjah
  • Type: Grant
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: October 15, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The University of Sharjah's Women in Research Office runs the QUWA Research Grants as part of its 6th Forum for Women in Research, held in Sharjah from 31 March to 1 April 2027. Women researchers at universities anywhere in the world, including Masters and PhD students and research assistants, can submit one research proposal or ongoing project for funding of AED 10,000 to AED 25,000. Tracks run across health, technology and finance, engineering and sciences, gender policy, and women's studies in Palestine. **What you get:** - Project funding of AED 10,000 to AED 25,000, to be spent on your research (conference expenses, publication fees, project resources, software) - Recognition for your research at the 6th Forum for Women in Research, March 31 to April 1, 2027 **What you'll do:** - Choose one research category and complete the official submission form template - Submit it through EasyChair as principal investigator, as a research proposal with expected results or as research in progress with preliminary results - If selected, spend the grant on the project and acknowledge the sponsor in your publication **Key dates:** - Applications opened October 1, 2026 - Submissions close October 15, 2026 - Author notification January 15, 2027 - Forum held March 31 to April 1, 2027, at the University of Sharjah and the University of Khorfakkan **More information:** - Research categories: (1) health sciences, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, bioinformatics and biomedical engineering; (2) the Emirates NBD technology track on AI and agentic banking, blockchain, inclusive finance and cybersecurity; (3) computing, engineering and sciences; (4) NAMA tracks on gender policy, women's economic security, women's leadership, women's status in the UAE, and aging women's health; (5) women's studies in Palestine - Projects are judged on scientific rigor, community impact, novelty and industry partnership - Download the submission form template from the official Submission page before applying

Apply for Up to AED 25,000 Women Researcher Grant

University of SharjahGrant

Up to AED 25,000 Women Researcher Grant

Oct 15, 2026 23:59:00 GST
Opportunity type
Grant
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Oct 15, 2026 23:59:00 GST

About this opportunity

The University of Sharjah's Women in Research Office runs the QUWA Research Grants as part of its 6th Forum for Women in Research, held in Sharjah from 31 March to 1 April 2027. Women researchers at universities anywhere in the world, including Masters and PhD students and research assistants, can submit one research proposal or ongoing project for funding of AED 10,000 to AED 25,000. Tracks run across health, technology and finance, engineering and sciences, gender policy, and women's studies in Palestine.

What you get:

  • Project funding of AED 10,000 to AED 25,000, to be spent on your research (conference expenses, publication fees, project resources, software)
  • Recognition for your research at the 6th Forum for Women in Research, March 31 to April 1, 2027

What you'll do:

  • Choose one research category and complete the official submission form template
  • Submit it through EasyChair as principal investigator, as a research proposal with expected results or as research in progress with preliminary results
  • If selected, spend the grant on the project and acknowledge the sponsor in your publication

Key dates:

  • Applications opened October 1, 2026
  • Submissions close October 15, 2026
  • Author notification January 15, 2027
  • Forum held March 31 to April 1, 2027, at the University of Sharjah and the University of Khorfakkan

More information:

  • Research categories: (1) health sciences, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, bioinformatics and biomedical engineering; (2) the Emirates NBD technology track on AI and agentic banking, blockchain, inclusive finance and cybersecurity; (3) computing, engineering and sciences; (4) NAMA tracks on gender policy, women's economic security, women's leadership, women's status in the UAE, and aging women's health; (5) women's studies in Palestine
  • Projects are judged on scientific rigor, community impact, novelty and industry partnership
  • Download the submission form template from the official Submission page before applying

Who can apply

  • The principal investigator must be a woman researcher at a university: faculty member, postdoctoral fellow, Masters or PhD student, or research assistant
  • Male collaborators may join the research team
  • Submit only one research study as principal investigator
  • The research must not be published before the Forum date
  • State whether your submission is a research proposal (with expected results) or research in progress (preliminary results, unpublished)
  • The grant must be spent on the research project, and winners must acknowledge the sponsor in their publication

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Good to know

  • +Run by the University of Sharjah under its Vice Chancellor for Research, sixth edition of the forum
  • +Open to graduate students and research assistants, not only senior academics
  • +Women researchers from around the world are invited, no nationality restriction stated
  • +No application fee mentioned on any organisation page, CFP or submission form

Worth checking yourself

  • !Amount is AED 10,000 to AED 25,000 per project (roughly USD 2,700 to 6,800); the page does not say how many grants are awarded or how the amount is set within the range
  • !The grant must be spent on the research project, not as personal income
  • !Applicants must be affiliated with a university; independent researchers are not covered
  • !The pages do not say whether winners must attend the forum in Sharjah, whether forum registration costs anything, or whether travel is covered
  • !Two NAMA tracks focus specifically on the UAE (women's social status, aging women's health), though applicants elsewhere may still apply
  • !Closes 15 October 2026 with no time given; we use 23:59 UAE time, which is earlier than most of the world

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Up to AED 25,000 Women Researcher Grant
Oct 15, 2026 23:59:00 GST