The Research Council (TRC) announced that the registration for the seventh edition of the National Research Award 2020 is open from March 15 until 2pm on April 29. 

The National Research Award (NRA) is divided into two categories: Best published research led by a PhD holder or equivalent (Senior specialist or higher in the medical field) and Best published research led by a young researcher (a non-PhD holder). As for the research fields, it consists of six fields and they are Education and Human Resources, Information and Communication Technologies, Health and Social Services, Cultural, Social, and Basic Sciences, Energy and Industry, and Environmental and Biological Resources.  

Interested applicants can apply through home.trc.gov.om/NRA/SubmissionForm.aspx Some of the general conditions are that research article must be of relevance to the Sultanate of Oman and falls under one of the six research fields of the award, the published research must not have won any other award nationally or internationally, the award is limited only to original research studies and articles. 

Applicants can find additional information regarding the conditions through www.trc.gov.om. For further enquiry, interested applicants can contact [email protected] or 22305353, 22305826.