Research funding opportunities in Lebanon

Overview

Finding research funding today is harder than ever before. That doesn’t mean your work is coming to an end, though. Join us to this webinar to learn more on how to get funds for your research projects in Lebanon.

• This Webinar is provided in partnership with National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) Lebanon

Date: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2020
Time: 08:00 PM Beirut, 
Duration: 45-60 minutes including Q&A

Language
Arabic

Learning outcomes

• How to get funding for your research project?
• Am I eligible to apply for a grant?
• How to increase chances to get a grant?
• Will my research topic answer the priorities of the Funding Agency?
• Will I directly receive a grant?
• Why is research funding important?
• What can research grant money be used for?
• Can I fund a collaborative research with international institutions?

Registration
This is a free online webinar and open to all.
To register, CLICK ON THIS LINK.
Please read the section on Technical Requirements to help you prepare adequately for this webinar.

Speaker

Elise Noujeimis an associate researcher at the National Council for Scientific Research in Lebanon (CNRS-L) with a PhD in microbiology and parasitology from the University of Montpellier, France. Her research focuses on microbial ecology and development of biological control strategies in natural and agricultural ecosystems to avoid the use of chemicals in order to control pests encouraging the use of biological control agents. She is also theDirector of the Grant Research Programme at CNRS-L since 2015. In the recent years she has been strongly involved in EU funded research projects and expanded scientific networking in the Mediterranean region through the coordination of the INCAM project from 2011 till 2013 (Improving National Assessment and Monitoring Capacities for Integrated Environmental and Coastal ecosystem Management, Capacities Program of the 7th Framework Program of the Europe), and coordinating at CNRS-L the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area-PRIMA Programmeand other projects; the Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation Through ERANET Joint Activities and Beyond (ERANET-Med) project and the Policy, societal challenges and cooperation Observatory of the MED-SPRING project Mediterranean Science, Policy, Research & Innovation Gateway. She is also coordinating the Scientific Cooperative Programme between the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and the National Council for Scientific Research of Lebanon (CNRS-L) and the Scientific Cooperative Programme between CNRS-L and the “AgenceUniversitaire de la Francophonie” (AUF).

Who should attend?
Faculty Members & Professional researchers (Lebanon).

Technical Requirements

Upon registration, reminders will be sent to all registrants periodically. This webinar will be hosted on Zoom Conferencing Platform. Participants, who do not have Zoom on their mobile devices and or computers, need to download (Instructions will be sent after registration). Webinar attendees are encouraged to join early, preferably 15 minutes before the start of the webinar, as one may need time launch the application.

The speaker will use a webcam to connect with attendees. Audio and video for the session will be streamed over computer speakers. Attendees are therefore encouraged to connect with a headset or earpiece for maximum utility. Participants will be able to ask questions and interact with the presenters and other webinar participants via the Q&A and chat features in Zoom.

Webinar Materials

A list of resources and further information will made be available at the end of the webinar, to enable thorough engagement with the webinar content. All registrants will have access to the presentation slides.