Introduction

Research grants will be awarded for technologically advanced research projects by individuals or groups from the faculty of KUST and/or industry actively involved in the research and development individually or collaboratively. These projects should be based on either a universally known technologies or a new technology developed by the applicant and should be aimed at achieving economically viable systems, products, or processes beneficial to the nation. All Teaching Departments of the Kohat University of Science and Technology are hereby invited to submit Proposals on prescribed form given below.

The grant will cover the honoraria for student research assistants, and supporting staff. It will also cover travel(s) within the country for project-related activities and for scientific conferences where project team’s research paper, an outcome of the project, has been selected for presentation. The grant may be used to purchase very specific unavoidable equipment kept to the bare minimum, consumable materials, and other items needed for the project.