UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science called on researchers to submit for the Program’s 5th Cycle, which offers a grant of up to $1.5 Million (Dh5.511 million). This grant will be distributed over three years for each winning research proposal. The total grant money awarded to the researchers would be $4.5 million.
During the 6th edition of the International Rain Enhancement Forum (IREF), Alya Al Mazroui, Director of the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science, while delivering her opening remarks, made the announcement and said the Program's 5th Cycle welcomes innovative research proposals focusing on two high-priority areas: enhancing cloud formation and rain enhancement.
Leading experts, researchers, and scientists from across the world have gathered at a forum in Abu Dhabi to discuss the latest scientific and technological advances in rain enhancement research.
The International Rain Enhancement Forum (IREF), the first-of-its-kind event to tackle pressing water and sustainability issues worldwide, kicked off on Tuesday at Conrad Abu Dhabi at Etihad Towers.
Al Mazroui said: “Amid the participation of many distinguished scientists and researchers from top global research institutions, today we are announcing the call for submissions for the Program’s 5th Cycle to continue building on its impressive achievements and results. We are delighted with the program’s success in offering new theoretical and practical solutions that enabled many countries in the region and across the globe to develop dedicated rain enhancement programs to ensure sustainable alternatives to the groundwater supplies.”
Registration of proposals for the Program’s 5th Cycle is open till March 9, 2023, and pre-proposals should be submitted by March 16, 2023. Those invited to submit full proposals will be notified on May 26, 2023, and will be asked to send their full proposals by August 24, 2023.
The winning projects will be selected by a rigorous, two-stage merit review process and the awardees will be announced in January 2024. The awardees will receive a grant of up to $1.5 million, distributed over three years, with a maximum annual amount of $550K for each winning research proposal.
