Aziz had said "Wishing to rekindle and spread the great and noble virtue of learning that has marked the Arab and Muslim worlds in earlier times; I am establishing King Abdullah University of Science and Technology on the Red Sea in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". "As a new House of Wisdom, the University shall be a beacon for peace, hope and reconciliation and shall serve the people of the Kingdom and benefit all the peoples of the world in keeping with the teachings of the Holy Quran, which explains that God created mankind in order for us to come to know each other" From the vision as stated by King Abdullah, the University launches The Global Research Partnership (GRP) which is a research funding program focused on discovery and innovation in areas of science and technology important to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the region, and the world. The GRP has three main programs: -- Centers and Centers-in-Development — KAUST is providing five-year grant support to university-based, multi-investigator Centers, with industry participation possible. In addition, three-year awards for KAUST Centers-in-Development are being provided to smaller groups seeking to assemble the resources for a KAUST Center. -- Investigators — KAUST is providing five-year grants to accomplished and promising individual scientists or engineers at leading university-based laboratories. Each Investigator is expected to spend a minimum of three weeks per year on the KAUST campus participating in research and academic life. -- Research Fellows — KAUST is providing three-year support to exceptional postdoctoral researchers. It is hoped that many of these post-docs will spend time at and consider launching their faculty careers at KAUST. --MORE
