Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)

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Address:

P.O. Box 25263, Safat 13113, Kuwait

Telephone:

+ 965 22425898

Fax:

+ 965 22415365

Email:

publicr@kfas.org.kw

Website:

http://www.kfas.org

Chairman:

H.H. The Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Director General:

Prof. Ali A. Al-Shamlan

Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) is a private, non-profit organization, established by an Amiri Decree issued on 12 December 1976. KFAS goal is to promote scientific, technological and intellectual progress within the State of Kuwait and the region.

Support to Higher Education

KFAS supports higher education through fellowship grants, conferences and training programs.

Type of Support

Fellowships

Grants
KFAS provides fellowship grants to Kuwaiti and Arab nationals. The program helps them to attend workshops and lectures to strengthen their scientific talents in a specific field. KFAS offers fellowship grants at the following universities:
● Kuwait Mathematics Program at the University of Cambridge.
● Kuwait Program at Harvard University (KPH).
● Harvard Business School (HBS).
● Kuwait - MIT Center for Natural Resources and the Environment (CNRE).
More information is available on:
www.kfas.org/ga_fellowshipgrants.html

Training

Conferences and Training
KFAS organizes and supports scientific conferences and workshops, organizes in-house training programs, funds various local and international training programs. In addition, KFAS supports Kuwaiti nationals by providing grants to attend mission training, workshops and conferences. Additional information is available at www.kfas.org/ga_conferencesandtraining.html

Duration of Support

Fellowships

Duration of each program under Fellowship Grants is available at www.kfas.org/ga_fellowshipgrants.html

Training

Duration varies according to the received requests.

Eligibility Criteria

Fellowships

● Applicants should be Kuwaiti and Arab nationals.
● Eligibility criteria for each program under Fellowship Grants are available at www.kfas.org/ga_fellowshipgrants.html

Training

● Applicants should be Kuwaiti nationals.
● Information is available at www.kfas.org/arabic_pages/grantsandawards_pages/forms/terms.pdf

Application Procedures

Fellowships

Application procedures for each program under Fellowship Grants are available at www.kfas.org/ga_fellowshipgrants.html

Training

Application forms and additional information are available at www.kfas.org/ga_conferencesandtraining.html

Deadlines

Fellowships

Applications are accepted all year round.

Training

Applications are accepted all year round.

Contact

Fellowships

Mr. Abdel Aziz S. Al-Abduljalil, Public Relations and Media Officer
E-mail: publicr@kfas.org.kw

Training

Mr. Abdel Aziz S. Al-Abduljalil, Public Relations and Media Officer
E-mail: publicr@kfas.org.kw