The Block Funding Program (BFP)
The Block Funding Program (BFP) is a national research program adopted by The Ministry of Higher education, Research and Innovation (MoHERI) in the Sultanate of Oman. This program allocates small-to-medium size research grants to support short-term and mid-term research projects in areas defined by researchers from academic and research institutions in Oman and serve the national research priority areas as well as TRC priority themes. The main goal of this program is to sustain and develop further excellent in research and to create a competitive economy through advanced and evidence –based research. To achieve this goal, MoHERI identifies three categories of grants namely, Research Grant (RG), Graduates Research Grant (GRG) and Undergraduates Research Grant (URG). Call of submission is once per year and MoHERI shall receive the application of the ranked proposals through RIMS. Grants will be awarded final approval by MoHERI, the full budget of each block fund i.e. RG, GRG or URG will be released to the Research Institutions. For Regulations and Guidelines click here.
Strategic Research Program
The Strategic Research Projects Program is one of the most important programs for supporting and financing research projects in the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation. The program serves strategic directions and focuses on national priorities in various service, economic and social fields, in line with Oman Vision 2040 AD, including for example: health and food security, energy security, water research, and the use of artificial intelligence techniques. It is hoped that the results of research projects funded in the program will be an important factor in formulating evidence-based decision-making, and raising efficiency and productivity, by finding practical solutions to the challenges facing the sector. government. The application for strategic programs is based on the announcement from the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation. For Regulations and Guidelines click here