National Science Promotion Program (NSPP)

Qatar's national vision is to achieve a sustainable, diversified economy and focus on the national challenges by enhancing its knowledge & education. In this context, Qatar University Young Scientists Center (QUYSC), in collaboration with the office of Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies (VPRGS), has launched the "National Science Promotion Program (NSPP).

NSPP is intended to promote the interests of national youths towards the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) stream. It facilitates the national youth to enrich their research capacity using the "Learning by Doing approach" and "Hands-On experience". This program will ensure an excellent opportunity for national high-school students and Qatar University’s undergraduate students to work collectively under the mentorship of highly qualified faculty members and researchers at Qatar University.

This is an internal grant program. The STEM project proposals are submitted by the faculty members/ researchers. The submitted proposals are reviewed and the exemplary project proposals are selected for the grant. Each proposal from the mentors allows one undergraduate student of QU and two national high school students to work on the project.

• This track gives the chance to Qatari high school students (Grade 12) to work as Research Assistants within Qatar University Laboratories
• Students will have the chance to work with University professors and professional equipment under the supervision of the QUYSC team
• Enrich students' knowledge of materials science and engineering, history, and more.
• This track enhances the student's research skills and soft skills required for university entrance
• students are familiarized with the steps of research i.e. generating a hypothesis, gathering data, experimenting, constructing evidence based on data, and consequently drawing conclusions either propagating forward to advanced research or solving a scientific problem.
• They foster and cultivate scientific curiosity, problem-solving capability, and ultimately, the research methodology.

• Participation certificates
• Volunteering letters
• Final ceremony to enhance student’s expression skills via oral/poster presentations, filming art in science, social media contests incorporating photography and videography.
• Winners receive awards
• Opportunities to participate in national and international competitions

Duration: 6 months

Time: 2-4 hours a week

Grades: Year 10, 11 and 12

Number of participants: 2 students per Project

For more details visit the the NSPP grant web page.

• 1^st place winner:
  • Project:
    Silver grafted Ti3C2-MXene Nanocomposite as Novel Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion-Batteries
  • Lead Principal Investigator:
    Abdul Shakoor, Center for Advanced Materials
  • High School Students (Jassim Bin Hamad secondary school for boys):
    1. Saqr Al-Romahi
    2. Eisa El-Mohanadi

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• 2^nd place winner:
  • Project:
    The Effect of the Aryl hydrocarbon receptor Inhibition on the CTLA-4 Immune System in Colon Cancer Stem Cells
  • Lead Principal Investigator:
    Prof. Hesham M. Korashy, College of Pharmacy
  • High School Students (Al-Arqam Academy for Girls):
    1. Hajar Aljumaily
    2. Maha Al-Meraghi

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• 3^rd place winner:
  • Project:
    Toxicity evaluation of two surfactants with anti-corrosion properties on the embryonic development of zebrafish
  • Lead Principal Investigator:
    Dr. Gheyath K. Nasrallah, BRC, College of Health Science
  • High School Students (Qatar Banking Studies for boys):
    1. Mohammed Khalid M A Al-Hajri
    2. Mohammed Yousef A J Al-Jaber