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Initiatives
Qassim University's National Initiative in Research, Development, and Innovation Effective
Roots that extend and horizons that renew: A research scholarship in national identity and sustainable development
Grant pillars
- Main Axis 1 A community vibrant with values and national belonging.
- Promoting Islamic values and national identity.
- Preserving and promoting the Islamic, Arab, and national heritage of the Kingdom.
- Caring for the Arabic language as a fundamental component of national identity.
- Second Pillar: Comprehensive Development Renaissance
- The role of the founder, King Abdulaziz - may God have mercy on him - in laying the foundations for comprehensive development and building the modern state.
- The efforts of the founder's sons - the kings of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - in continuing the march of renaissance and development.
- Saudi Vision 2030 and innovative development prospects that promote sustainable and inclusive development.
- Third Axis: A Community of Participation and Responsibility.
- Enhancing community engagement and volunteerism.
- Maximizing the impact of the non-profit sector on society.
Conditions
- The applicant for the grant must be a faculty member at the university or equivalent and be the principal investigator.
- The proposal must be for an original research that has not been previously published or submitted for funding or another grant.
- The research proposal topic should be linked to one of the grant's focus areas.
- The research proposal topic should align with the researcher's scientific specialization.
- The researcher may not submit more than one research proposal for this grant.
- More than one researcher can participate in the research proposal, provided that the financial reward is for the principal investigator only.
- The researcher must adhere to a sound scientific methodology and rely on credible scientific references and sources.
- To have the research published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal ranked in the latest classification of one of these lists: (ARCIF, Scopus, Web of Science).
- The researcher must acknowledge university support in the published research as follows:
The researcher(s) extend their sincere gratitude to Qassim University, represented by the Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, for their financial support of this research (QU-ND95-2025-2026).
The author(s) would like to thank Qassim University, represented by the Deanship of Graduate Studies & Scientific Research, for financial support of this research (QU-ND95-2025-2026) - Affiliation with Qassim University must be the sole affiliation for the researcher, and it should be in the following format:
Department of ..., College of ..., Qassim University.
Department of ..., College of ..., Qassim University. - If an email address is mentioned in a published search, it must be the official email address issued by the university (...@qu.edu.sa).
The timetable
- Call for Proposals Opens: Starting 10 Rabi' al-Akhir 1447 AH (October 2, 2025 CE).
- Proposal submission deadline: 17 Jumada al-Awwal 1447 AH (November 8, 2025).
- Examination and arbitration phase: From Jumada al-Awwal 18 to Jumada al-Akhirah 25, 1447 AH (November 9 to December 16, 2025 CE).
- Announcement of candidacy results: Jumada al-Thani 26, 1447 AH (December 17, 2025 AD).
Bonus and execution period
- The principal investigator's bonus is 3,000 riyals monthly during the research implementation period, and it is disbursed after the research is published and the grant conditions are met.
- The implementation period is 6 months from the date of signing the contract between the researcher and the Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research until the actual publication of the research.
The grantee's supervisor
Center for Theoretical Colleges.
Scientific Publishing Incentive Initiative Effective
The Publication Incentive Initiative is one of the Deanship's initiatives that aims to encourage scientific publication in high impact factor classified scientific journals in Web of Science (WoS) databases for faculty members and their equivalents, health practitioners, and male and female students affiliated with the university, according to the conditions and regulations below:
Criteria and Controls for the Disbursement of Publication Incentive Awards in Indexed Journals
1- Financial bonus disbursement for Qassim University staff, including faculty members and their equivalents, health practitioners from the university city and colleges, and students.
2- To disburse the financial reward, the scientific affiliation listed on the scientific paper for researchers from college staff must be according to the format approved by the Scientific Council, as follows:
Department of ..., College of ..., Qassim University
With the exception of the name "Applied College," which shall be in the following format:
Unit of Scientific Research, Applied College, Qassim University
and the Medical City's staff according to the following formula:
Department of ... , Medical City, Qassim University
3- To receive the award, the scientific paper must not be an output of research grants that have received financial support from any entity within Qassim University. Scientific papers that only received support for publication fees are excluded.
4- Payment of the financial bonus is conditional on the scientific paper being published in a scientific journal classified within the Web of Science (WOS) databases and listed in the citation indices:
- Science Citation Expanded (SCIE).
- Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
And research published in WoS Emerging Sources or journals without an impact factor will not be accepted
5- The scientific paper must contain at least one keyword from the approved keywords by the Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research.
6- The WOS classification is the basis for determining the publication incentive bonus for Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4, as shown in the following table:
| Category | Bonus amount (SAR) | Journal classification in (WOS) |
|---|---|---|
| The first | Fifty thousand riyals (50,000 riyals) | Core elite journals (Nature Science) |
| Second | Twenty thousand riyals (20,000 riyals) | Top 10% in Q1 |
| Third | Fifteen thousand Riyals (15,000 Riyals) | From the 11th% to the 25th% in the first quarter (Q1) |
| The fourth | Ten thousand riyals (10,000 riyals) | Second Quarter (Q2) |
| Fifth | Eight thousand Saudi Riyals (8000 SAR) | Third Quarter (Q3) |
| Sixth | Four thousand riyals (4000 riyals) | Fourth Quarter (Q4) |
7- The financial reward is divided among the faculty members and students of Qassim University only, in the case of publication in the first category of elite journals (Nature, Science) only, provided that they are among the first (15) authors of the scientific paper. Half of the reward is counted otherwise.
8- The financial reward is divided by the total number of authors on the scientific paper and the reward allocated is disbursed to university affiliates only, provided the publication is in all categories except the first.
9- (10%) of the reward value is added for research collaboration with external entities (academic and non-academic).
10- A bonus of (5%) is added for citing fewer than five scientific papers published in Qassim University journals, and (10%) for citing five or more scientific papers. Citations from scientific papers by any of the authors of the submitted scientific paper should not be included.
11- In the case of publication with a single author, (50%) of the category bonus is disbursed.
12- The value of financial rewards disbursed to a single researcher shall not exceed fifty thousand riyals per calendar year, excluding publications in the first category.
13- The Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research is the authority concerned with interpreting the conditions.
14- Financial rewards will be withheld for any published research that violates the controls.
15- Applications that have been published for more than six months from the actual publication date will not be accepted.
Scientific Publishing Fee Support Initiative Effective
The Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at Qassim University offers a scientific publishing fees support initiative with the aim of encouraging male and female researchers to publish their work in distinguished and classified publication venues to raise the quality of scientific research.
Terms of the initiative
1- The published research has not received any support for scientific publishing fees from any internal or external entity.
2- The publication must be of the type Original Article or Review Article in peer-reviewed scientific journals listed in the following databases:
- Web of Science (WoS) databases for all disciplines.
- Scopus lists for humanities disciplines only.
3- Add thanks to the Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research to the published research according to the following format:
The Researchers would like to thank the Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at Qassim Universityhttps://www.qu.edu.sa) for financial support (QU-APC-Gregorian Year).
4- The applicant must be a faculty member at Qassim University or equivalent, serving as the principal investigator (first author) or corresponding author, provided that the total number of corresponding authors in the published scientific paper does not exceed two.
5- The researcher's (applicant's) first affiliation in the published scientific paper must be the affiliation of Qassim University.
6- To have the documented scientific affiliation (belonging) in the researcher's published research in the following approved format:
Department of …., College of …., Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
Except for the applied college, which will be named:
Unit of Scientific Research, Applied College, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
and the Medical City's staff according to the following formula:
Department of ..., Medical City, Qassim University, University Address
7- If an email address is mentioned in scientific publication, only the official university email address issued by the university should be mentioned (XXX@qu.edu.sa).
8- The faculty member from Qassim University is not necessarily the corresponding author if the publication is a result of collaboration with researchers affiliated with an academic institution within the top 100 universities according to the latest Shanghai Ranking, based on the publication date.
9- The faculty member from Qassim University is not necessarily the corresponding author if the publication is a result of collaboration with researchers affiliated with local or international non-academic institutions (such as factories, hospitals, companies, etc.), and they are compensated for no more than one research project during the academic year.
10- Submit your application within six months from the date of publication on the journal's website.
Financial support for the scientific publishing fees initiative:
All specializations for journals listed in Web of Science according to the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) classification:
| Support value | Journal classification | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Full invoice |
First quarter (Q1) |
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| The entire invoice and not exceeding ten thousand riyals (10,000 riyals) |
Second quarter (Q2) |
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| The full invoice, not exceeding six thousand riyals (6000 riyals). |
Third Quarter (Q3) |
Specializations of Colleges affiliated with the Center for Theoretical Colleges in Journals Listed in (Scopus) According to the Latest Classification:
| Support value | Journal classification |
|---|---|
| The entire invoice and not exceeding ten thousand riyals (10,000 riyals) | First quarter (Q1) |
| The full invoice, not exceeding five thousand riyals (5000 riyals). | Second Quarter (Q2) |
* Note regarding majors in the colleges affiliated with the Center for Theoretical Sciences: If a journal is listed in both Web of Science and Scopus, the amount will be based on the category specified by the researcher when submitting the application.
Initiative to establish specialized research groups Ineffective
The Deanship of Scientific Research seeks to elevate the level of scientific research by working to define the university's research identity, establish controls and guidelines for forming research groups, develop human capabilities, and equip the necessary infrastructure for research, development, and innovation in the specialized fields of the research groups. This is achieved by creating a suitable environment, building and updating basic infrastructure, and enhancing the capabilities and levels of researchers to maintain their contributions and reach levels of excellence and leadership.
Initiative Goals
1- Identify the research university.
2- Encouraging researchers to conduct research aligned with the university's needs and of national importance.
3- Enhancing scientific research qualitatively and quantitatively.
4- Creating an interactive climate among researchers and strengthening their connections by promoting:
- Research work between researchers in the same specialization or complementary specializations to form a scientific reference.
- Partnerships with similar universities and research institutes, both locally and internationally.
5- Engaging new researchers and graduate students in the implementation of group projects and research.
6- Enhancing partnership between the research group and the public and private sectors.
7- For research groups to become the nucleus of distinguished future laboratories and research centers.