Early Career Research Grant

This grant aims to assist the career development for new faculty joining KFUPM, help faculty members who have been relatively uninvolved in their research.

Exploratory Research Grant

This research grant covers research areas of interest to KFUPM and aligned with the domestic and/or global grand challenges with budgets limited to SR 100,000 and duration not exceeding 24 months.

Proof of Concept Grant

“Proof of Concept” is the stage in the technology/product development process during which it is validated that the technology/product will function as intended.

Dhahran Techno Valley Collaborative Research Grant

The program aims to foster research collaboration with DTV companies and promote collaborative research to evolve into larger applied research.

Inbound International Visiting Program

The program aims to avail means of direct interaction with scholars and researchers to develop applied research-oriented expertise.

Outbound International Visiting Program

The program aims to encourage faculty and researchers affiliated to the IRCs to conduct exceptional experiment that cannot be performed at KFUPM

Sabbatical Leave Research Grant

The Sabbatical Leave Research Grant Program aims to provide KFUPM faculty and researchers with a change of atmosphere in order to pursue scholarly activities.

Industrial Sabbatical Leave Research Grant

KFUPM provides faculty and researchers with an opportunity to spend their industrial sabbatical leave in an industrial organization domestically, regionally, or internationally.