Muscat – The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MoHERI) has announced the opening of applications for research proposals for the Block Funding Programme 2023.

Applicants can apply through the electronic system (RIMS) in the Oman Research Portal. The submission began from January 1 and is open until April 30.

The Block Funding Programme consists of three sub-programmes: Research Grants (RG), Graduate Research Grants (GRG), and Undergraduate Research Grants (URG).

For the Research Grants Programme, the applicant should be a PhD holder or its equivalent (senior specialist or higher for medical doctors), and the duration of the project is two years with a budget of OR20,000 per project.

For the Graduate Research Grants Programme, the applicant should be a master’s or bachelor’s degree holder with at least one year of work experience, or a postgraduate student or an Oman Medical Specialty Board resident, and the duration being two years as a maximum with a budget of OR3,000 per project.

As for the Undergraduate Research Grants Programme, the applicants should be undergraduate students who have completed their foundation year and a GPA of no less than 2.30 or its equivalent, with the duration being one year with a budget of OR1,500 per project.

Interested applicants can apply through https://rims.trc.gov.om at the Oman Research Portal.