Full Proposal Perpetration and Submission
Letter of Intent:
Applicants must submit a preliminary summary of their project which must include the following:
- Preliminary summary with highlighted outcomes and deliverables.
- Total Budget – specifying the budget requested from Sandooq Al Watan and the co-funding amount from the applicant’s University or any other agency funding the project
- Collaborators, if any
- Timeline
- Internal or external review, if any, and by which entity has it been reviewed.
Applicants must submit the Letter of Intent through researcher.ae. In the application form, the applicant should upload the Letter of Intent in place of “Proposal Submission”.
As this is an early stage of the application, applicants can upload a blank page to the "Letter of Endorsement" tab in order to complete the application submission process. Once the applicant is shortlisted a detailed proposal will be requested and a Letter of Endorsement will be required.
Full Proposal: following the preliminary summary review, Sandooq Al Watan’s team will contact the applicant to submit a detailed proposal through email. The applicant can download the Proposal Template Here
The required information for the proposal will include:
- Project description
- Project deliverables
- Proposed budget breakdown
- Project timeline
Required Documentations:
- A Letter of endorsement from the university or research center which grants the applicant permission to use the facilities.
- List of participants. The list must include the participant’s full name, UAE ID, nationality, job title, institutional and departmental affiliation, and email address. Participants must register on the platform.
Budgetary Information
Funding scheme:
Projects will only be co-funded. A second source of funding must exist when submitting the project proposal.
Anticipated Funding Amount:
The program intends to support a variety of projects, with the majority having small budget classifications (AED 200K-300K) or medium classifications (AED 400K-700K). There is limited availability for larger projects (maximum of AED 1 million). Appropriate funding amount will be assessed by expert reviewers. Therefore, proposals should include a comprehensive breakdown of the budget. Submissions with reasonable budgetary funding expectations have a greater chance of being selected for grants. Due to limited funding, proposals will be reviewed in the order received.