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QUWA Grants

At the Forum for Women in Research, we believe that great ideas deserve the opportunity to grow. The QUWA Research Grants support women researchers with competitive funding to develop innovative projects that address today’s most pressing scientific and societal challenges. Through the generous support of our strategic and industry partners, the program provides researchers with valuable opportunities to advance their work, foster collaboration, and transform innovative ideas into impactful outcomes. By investing in research excellence and knowledge exchange, the Forum seeks to empower researchers, accelerate discovery, and contribute to sustainable development through innovation.

Research grants are awarded across multiple categories, including sponsor-supported special tracks, with individual project funding ranging from AED 10,000 to AED 20,000.

 
Research Category

Category 1: 

  • Bioinformatics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Dentistry
  • Health Sciences & Digital Health
  • Medicine
  • Pharmacy

Category 2: 

Emirates NBD Special Track in Technology: 

  • AI & Agentic banking innovation
  • Blockchain & Digital assets
  • Sustainability & inclusive finance
  • Operational resilience and cybersecurity

Category 3:

  • Computing & Informatics
  • Engineering
  • Sciences 

Category 4:

NAMA Special Tracks in Humanities & Social Sciences

  • Gender Mainstreaming in Public Policies and Services (Global)
    • Evaluating the extent to which gender considerations are integrated into government policies, programs, and services, and assessing their effectiveness in improving outcomes for women.
  • Legal and Institutional Responses to Life Transitions Affecting Women's Economic Security (Global)
    • Evaluating the effectiveness of policies supporting women during key life transitions such as marriage, divorce, widowhood, caregiving responsibilities, retirement, and unemployment.
  • Measuring the Impact of Women's Leadership Policies and Initiatives (Global)
    • Evaluating the effectiveness of policies and institutional practices aimed at increasing women's representation in leadership and decision-making positions.
  • Women’s social status in the UAE:
    • Examine the factors that shape women's social status in contemporary UAE society (both Emirati and expatriate women) and explore how perceptions of their social roles within the family, the community, and wider society are changing.
      Health Challenges and Quality of Life Among Aging Women: The Role of Health and Social Institutions (UAE)
      Examine the health challenges affecting aging women, including physical, psychological, and social factors, and explore how these issues influence their quality of life. Investigate the role of health and social institutions in providing care, support, and services that address the needs of women and promote healthy aging, independence, and well-being.

The winning research projects will be selected based on the following:

  • Scientific rigor
  • Community Impact
  • Novelty
  • Industry Partnership

Terms and Conditions

  • The research work should not be published before the date of the Forum.
  • Participants must specify the current phase of their submitted research in the submission template as follows:
    • Research Proposal: with expected results.
    • Research in Progress: Preliminary results available, but the work is still ongoing and unpublished.
  • The prize should be spent on the research project (e.g., conference expenses, publication fees, project resources, software, etc.).
  • The prize winner should acknowledge the sponsor in her publication.
  • The applicant should submit ONLY ONE research study as the principal investigator (PI).
  • The main applicant (PI) should be a female researcher in a University (Faculty Member, Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate Student; MSc/ PhD, or Research Assistant)
  • The PI must be a female researcher; the research team may include male collaborators/researchers.