TRENDS Research and Advisory launched the TRENDS Hub
Award for Scientific Research, which aims to encourage researchers, at the
regional and global levels, to conduct creative and effective research on
various issues of interest to TRENDS.
The award, which opens for nomination on September 9 of
each year, includes four diverse research areas. The first research area
includes "political issues, security and military affairs", the
second area targets "economic development issues, climate and
sustainability". The third field is related to "cultural and social
issues", and the fourth deals with "technology and artificial
intelligence".
Supporting Scientific Excellence
Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ali, CEO of TRENDS Research and
Advisory, said that the announcement of the TRENDS Hub Award for Scientific
Research reflects TRENDS' belief in the need to encourage creative scientific
research, support scientific excellence and promote innovation and leadership.
It empowers researchers and promote their research output regionally and
globally. Furthermore, the Award creates a competitive context to enhance
research and knowledge output and create constructive scientific dynamics.
"The launch of the award reflects our belief that honoring
researchers who are making great progress in various fields of scientific
research is not only a recognition of their achievements, but also inspires other
researchers and urge them to strive for excellence and innovation,” Dr. Al-Ali
said.
Annual Award
Dr. Al-Ali stressed that the award is the first step by
the "Trends Hub" platform to encourage researchers to conduct scientific
research. This would improve the quality of scientific output regionally and
globally. Al-Ali added that the award will be run annually and consists of
three incentive rewards covering the four research areas of the award.
The CEO of TRENDS Research and Advisory stated that
TRENDS will open the nominations for the award on September 9, of each year.
This date coincides with the TRENDS anniversary. The nomination in the four areas
of the award closes in February of each year. The winning research shall be announced
and the awards shall be handed to the winners on the 9th of September
each year.
Research Platform
Huda Al Hammadi, Chairperson of the Award’s Organizing
Committee, said that the TRENDS Hub Award for Scientific Research is the first
initiative for the TRENDS Hub platform. This is a research platform that
provides opportunity for researchers to publish their insightful research
papers. The text of such papers shall not exceed six thousand words, provided
that it expresses a solid vision and offers an integrated coverage of the issue
under study. Dr. Al-Ali added that the platform shall complete TRENDS' busy
march to serve scientific research in all fields.
Terms and criteria
Huda Al Hammadi explained that nomination for the award
requires fulfilment of conditions that must be met by the applicant for the
award. These include that the candidate should hold a higher academic qualification
in the field of the study. The researcher must conduct the research paper independently.
There is a set of criteria associated with the research paper, most notably: it
should meet the scientific criteria approved by TRENDS. The research paper must
be original individual work, untranslated, unpublished, and not submitted for
publication by a third party. The research
must be delivered in correct idiomatic Arabic or English language. The Study
must use valid citations, reliable information and proper referencing.
The Chairperson of the Organizing Committee of the Award
noted that TRENDS is in the process of forming an independent academic referee
panel of experts. This panel shall consist of prominent figures in each field
of the award. The referees shall review, vetting and assessing the nominated
papers, provided that the evaluation criteria include the significance and
impact of research and the extent of its commitment to the approved methodology
of research. The award panel shall receive the applicant and nominated research
papers via e-mail: hubaward@trendsresearch.org.
Trends Hub Awards
The award will be won by the top first three nominees from
the list of research papers submitted for consideration, in line with the four
areas of the award. The top three nominated researchers shall be granted a
"certificate of appreciation" each. The honorarium shall be ($ 5,000)
for the top winner, $ 3,000 for the second and $ 2,000 for the third winners. The
winning studies will be published on electronic platforms and through various TRENDS’
social media accounts. The winning researchers will be granted the opportunity
to be nominated for a research fellowship at TRENDS Research and Advisory. Also,
the winners will have priority in attending the training courses held by Trends
in their respective fields of research.
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