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KUWAIT, Feb 2 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) on Monday opened nominations for the 2026 Jaber Al-Ahmad Young Researchers Award (37th edition), dedicated to Kuwaiti PhD holders in six scientific fields.
In a press statement, KFAS said the award carries a prize of KD 15,000 (about USD 48,000) for each field, in addition to a gold medal and a certificate of appreciation. It aims to promote constructive competition among academics and encourage distinguished scientific output by Kuwaiti researchers.
KFAS noted the award, launched in 1988 under the name "Scientific Production Award," reflects the importance of nurturing Kuwaiti scientists and researchers and encouraging research, authorship and translation across various branches of knowledge.
It said the six fields include natural sciences and mathematics (physics, chemistry, geology, mathematics, statistics and computer science), engineering sciences in all branches, and biological sciences (agriculture, livestock and veterinary sciences).
The fields also include medical and allied health sciences, social and humanities sciences, and administrative and economic sciences (business administration, accounting, economics and insurance).
On eligibility, KFAS said applicants must be Kuwaiti nationals holding a PhD or an accredited medical fellowship, be no older than 45 at the time of the award announcement, and must not have won the award previously.
KFAS added that evaluation is based primarily on papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, requiring submission of at least 12 papers published after obtaining the PhD, while adhering to academic integrity standards.
It invited interested candidates to fill out the application form via its website, noting submissions will be accepted until Sunday, May 31. (end)
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