- Ongoing Projects:
1.1 Block Funding Program
| Call No. | Project type | Project Title | Project ID | Principal Investigator | Approved Budget (OMR) | Mentor/Supervisor |
| 2022 | RG | Development of Flexible Photovoltaic Solar Cell using Nanocomposite Materials for The Sultanate of Oman | BFP/RGP/EI/22/206 | Furqan Ahmed | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2022 | RG | Preparation of Cost-effective Carbon Nanofibers from Waste Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Seeds for Potential Supercapacitor Applications | BFP/RGP/EBR/22/211 | Mohammed Wasi | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2022 | RG | Fabrication of porous bacterial cellulose composite scaffold for three-dimensional cell growth with effective applications in tissue regeneration and wound healing | BFP/RGP/EBR/22/202 | Mazhar Ul-Islam | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2022 | RG | Keeping the Omani Adults Free from Obesity: An Innovative Prevention Program to Combat the Epidemic | BFP/RGP/HSS/22/482 | Reem A Abuiyada | OMR 11,050.00 | NA |
| 2023 | RG | The Role of Entrepreneurial Enablers in Motivating Omani University Female Graduates to Launch IT Ventures | BFP/RGP/ICT/23/063 | Hammami, Samir | OMR 7,000.00 | NA |
| 2023 | RG | Why most of Omani Mutual Funds allocate the majority of their portfolio outside the country: examining the role of corporate governance and ownership structure | BFP/RGP/EI/23/072 | AlGhazali, Abdullah | OMR 7,300.00 | NA |
| 2023 | RG | Antimicrobial Screening of Understudied Medicinal Plants in Dhofar Against Prevalent Drug-Resistant Microbial Pathogens | BFP/RGP/HSS/23/055 | Rashan, Luay | OMR 13,400.00 | NA |
| 2023 | RG | Community Based Tourism a tool of Human Resource Development and Economic Growth | BFP/RGP/EHR/23/058 | Omar Durrah | OMR 17,700.00 | NA |
| 2023 | RG | Unlocking the Power of Collaboration: An Exploration of Knowledge Sharing in SMEs | BFP/RGP/EHR/23/041 | Shabbir, Muhammad | OMR 19,200.00 | NA |
| 2023 | RG | Authoring three graded English Supplementary Readers for EFL learners at Foundation Program in Omani Universities. | BFP/RGP/CBS/23/238 | Irudayasamy, Julius | OMR 9,958.00 | NA |
| 2023 | RG | Does Digital Economy Matter for Embraces Industrial Revolutions 4.0 and Achieves Fiscal Sustainability? Mapping of Strategic Directions to SDGs of Oman Vision 2040 | BFP/RGP/CBS/23/022 | AL-Shubairi, Faris | OMR 5,000.00 | NA |
| 2023 | RG | Understanding individuals’ readiness for Central Bank digital currency in Oman: Does financial literacy matter? | BFP/RGP/ICT/23/060 | Gharib, Moaz | OMR 11,900.00 | NA |
| 2023 | RG | Integrating Culture and Tourism: Enhancing the Value of Performing Arts as a Tourism Product in Dhofar Governorate | BFP/RGP/CBS/23/065 | Bait Ali Sulaiman, Mohammed | OMR 15,700.00 | NA |
| 2023 | RG | Utilizing Biofertilizer for Achieving Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy towards Vision 2040, Oman | BFP/RGP/CBS/23/059 | Sanyal, Shouvik | OMR 12,900.00 | |
| 2023 | GRG | The Contribution of Entrepreneurship Education and Knowledge on Boosting Female Students’ Intention to Launch Small Business Initiatives | BFP/GRG/EHR/23/012 | Shruba Almallam , Shaima | OMR 2,000.00 | Durrah, Omar |
| 2023 | GRG | Fostering Student Entrepreneurship and Innovation through a New University Business Incubator: A Case Study of Dhofar University | BFP/GRG/EHR/23/013 | ALShereiqi, Yousuf | OMR 3,000.00 | Allil, kamaal |
| 2023 | GRG | EVALUATION OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN OMAN | BFP/GRG/EBR/23/005 | Tabouk, Mohammed | OMR 3,000.00 | Alamri, Aya |
| 2023 | GRG | Unleashing Potential :A study of Women Entrepreneurship | BFP/GRG/EHR/23/014 | Baalwai, Kholoud | OMR 3,000.00 | Shabbir, Muhammad |
| 2023 | GRG | Implementing Financial Inclusion on rural and remote areas using the Balanced Scorecard | BFP/GRG/EHR/23/015 | Al Mashikhi, Mohammmed | OMR 3,000.00 | Omar Ikbal Tawfik, |
| 2023 | URG | Design and Development of a Multi-Agent Swarm Robotics System for Disinfection and Monitoring of Hospital Environments | BFP/URG/HSS/23/023 | Al Kaf, Tariq | OMR 1,500.00 | Ul Islam, Qamar |
| 2023 | URG | IoT Based ECG Monitoring System | BFP/URG/HSS/23/019 | Abdullah | OMR 1,500.00 | Siddiqui, Mohammad |
| 2023 | URG | IOT based underwater quality monitoring system | BFP/URG/EI/23/017 | Albaraami, Afnan | OMR 1,500.00 | Valsalan, Prajoona |
| 2023 | URG | Empowering Young Minds: A Research Project to Develop Low-Cost Arduino-based Educational Kits for STEM Education in Oman | BFP/URG/EHR/23/024 | Kashoob, Abdul Aziz | OMR 1,500.00 | Ul Islam, Qamar |
1.2 Strategic Research Program
| Year | Funding Institution | Project Title | Principal Investigator | Approved Budget (OMR) |
| 2022 | Ministry of Higher Education, Research & Innovation in Collaboration with Ministry of Health | Targeting Attributes for Healthy Lifestyle based on the Serious Games and Multi-Attribute Decision Making- LaObes 1.0 | Nurul Akhmal Binti Mohd Zulkefli | OMR 9,070.00 |
1.3 Projects funded by Dhofar Municipality
| Year | Funding Institution | Project Title | Principal Investigator | Approved Budget (OMR) |
| 2022 | Dhofar Municipality | The impact of Parthenium weed spread on natural pastures of Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman | Mahad Shamaas | OMR 20,000.00 |
- Completed projects:
| Call No. | Project type | Project Title | Project ID | Principal Investigator | Approved Budget (OMR) | Mentor/Supervisor |
| 2018 | RG | Development of Ultrasensitive CuO Based Non-Enzymatic Glucose Sensors for Diabetes Monitoring | BFP/RGP/HSS/18/122 | Naikoo, Gowhar | OMR 5,000.00 | NA |
| 2018 | RG | Rural Women Entrepreneurship in Oman: Problems, Prospects and Sustainable Strategies. | BFP/RGP/CBS/18/166 | Ghouse, Suhail | OMR 4,900.00 | NA |
| 2018 | RG | Energy Efficient boil-off-gas reliquefaction process for carrier LNG | BFP/RGP/EI/18/152 | Khan, Muhammad | OMR 2,400.00 | NA |
| 2018 | RG | Basic-level and derived-level situation types: The case of lexical aspect in Mehri | BFP/RGP/CBS/18/101 | Ahmed, Amer | OMR 2,000.00 | NA |
| 2018 | RG | Green synthesis of important bio-products from local waste materials; Approaches to resolve environmental issues with positive economic impact | BFP/RGP/EBR/18/106 | Ul-Islam, Mazhar | OMR 4,000.00 | NA |
| 2018 | RG | Toward a Self-Organizing Traffic Control System Road Traffic Congestion Prediction and Resource Dispatching (RTCP-RD) | BFP/RGP/ICT/18/119 | Bouyahia, Zied | OMR 4,000.00 | NA |
| 2018 | RG | A national strategy based on family counseling techniques, to improve the skills of family service workers in dealing with the contemporary challenges of the Omani family | BFP/RGP/EHR/18/131 | Abdelrasheed, Nasser | OMR 4,275.00 | NA |
| 2019 | RG | Balancing act: The effect of task design on foreign language learners’ fluency and accuracy | BFP/RGP/EHR/19/131 | Lenchuk, Iryna | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2019 | RG | An IoT-based Framework for Balancing Taxis Service Supply-Demand in the Context of a Smart City | BFP/RGP/ICT/19/160 | Haddad, Hedi | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2019 | RG | An Emerging Averaging Algorithm to Upscale Fracture Systems of a Fractured Reservoir | BFP/RGP/EI/19/197 | Islam, Md Saiful | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2019 | RG | Enabling End-Users to Protect their Privacy by themselves: Application to Smart Healthcare Cyber-Physical Environments (Acronym: uPrivacy) | BFP/RGP/ICT/19/186 | Alraja, Mansour | OMR 12,000.00 | NA |
| 2019 | RG | A Proposed Program Based on Active Learning to Develop the Skills of Excellence and Creativity in Mathematics and Science among Students of Basic Education in Oman | BFP/RGP/EHR/19/145 | Elsayed, Abdelkader | OMR 19,500.00 | NA |
| 2019 | RG | Development of a Topical Formulation for Bedsores from the Gum Resin of Omani Boswellia sacra | BFP/RGP/CBS/19/303 | Rashan, Luay | OMR 5,000.00 | NA |
| 2019 | URG | Decorated Copper based Nanoparticles for Anti-Colon Cancer Activity | BFP/URG/HSS/19/099 | Al Mashali, Fatema | OMR 1,500.00 | Naikoo, Gowhar |
| 2019 | URG | The Use of UAV in Disaster Management | BFP/URG/ICT/19/120 | Al Maashani, Fahad | OMR 1,500.00 | Hasan, Najam Ul Hasan |
| 2019 | URG | Synthesis of conductive bacterial cellulose composites for applications in optoelectronic devices | BFP/URG/EBR/19/095 | Bait-Ameer, Somiya Yasir Said | OMR 1,500.00 | Ul-Islam, Mazhar |
| 2019 | URG | Cross Cultural Education: A Key to Omani Student Learning Success | BFP/URG/CBS/19/100 | Al Meqbali, Al Anood | OMR 1,200.00 | Abuiyada, Reem |
| 2019 | URG | The impact of personality traits on career aspirations of business schools’ students in Oman | BFP/URG/EHR/19/096 | Safrar, Amira | OMR 1,500.00 | Hamdoun, Mohamed |
| 2020 | RG | Novel poly(m-aminophenol)/metal nanoparticles hybrid material based bio-sensor for health care applications and food quality assessment | BFP/RGP/HSS/20/274 | Ahmad, Mohammad Wasi | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2020 | RG | Content evaluation of the Omani sciences textbooks of grades (1-8) in the light of TIMSS 2019 requirements | BFP/RGP/EHR/20/235 | Abdelkarim, Raed | OMR 9,320.00 | NA |
| 2020 | RG | Integrated Livestock Farming Approach and Socio-Economic Development of Sultanate of Oman | BFP/RGP/EI/20/061 | Sha, Nadia | OMR 5,100.00 | NA |
| 2020 | RG | Development of bacterial cellulose composite films for practical applications in wound healing and pollutant degradation | BFP/RGP/EBR/20/261 | Ul-Islam, Mazhar | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2020 | RG | Anti Cancer Activity of Dhofar Medicinal Plants | BFP/RGP/HSS/20/045 | Rashan, Luay | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2020 | URG | Ex-situ synthesis of bactericidal bacterial cellulose nanocomposites for potential wound healing applications | BFP/URG/EBR/20/055 | Tabook, Muna | OMR 1,500.00 | Ul-Islam, Mazhar |
| 2020 | URG | Blockchain Technology and Electronic Supply Chain Management (eSCM) | BFP/URG/ICT/20/041 | ALmarhoon, Fatima | OMR 1,500.00 | ALraja, Mansour Naser Alraja |
| 2020 | URG | Recycling of Coconut Shell and Plastic Waste as Coarse Aggregates in Concrete Formation | BFP/URG/EBR/20/082 | Ba Uwain, Al Mutasam Abdollah Ali | OMR 1,000.00 | Ahmad, Mohammad Wasi |
| 2020 | URG | Detection of Heavy Metals in Milk of Camel from Various Areas of Dhofar Region Through Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer | BFP/URG/HSS/20/074 | Batmira, Fatima Mohmmed | OMR 1,200.00 | Ahmad, Mohammad Wasi |
| 2020 | URG | Synthesis of Biodiesel from Fish Waste of Dhofar Region | BFP/URG/EI/20/078 | Tabouk, Mohammed Said | OMR 1,150.00 | Ahmad, Mohammad Wasi |
| 2020 | URG | The Impacts of Digital Economy on Monetary System of Oman: An Empirical Analysis | BFP/URG/CBS/20/017 | AL Maashni, Amina | OMR 800.00 | AL-Shubairi, Faris |
| 2021 | RG | An integrated educational platform for students with hearing difficulties (InEPSHeD) | BFP/RGP/ICT/21/195 | Dr. Zied Bouyahia | OMR 19,930.00 | NA |
| 2021 | RG | Academic Resources Planning System (ARPS): Application to assurance of learning, faculty management and intellectual contribution | BFP/RGP/ICT/21/132 | Dr. Mansour ALraja | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2021 | RG | Towards Shared Mobility as a Service in Oman (S-MaaS): Socially-Structured Vanpooling and Shared-Taxis as an Example | BFP/RGP/ICT/21/235 | Dr. Hedi Haddad | OMR 16,500.00 | NA |
| 2021 | RG | Survey to Document the Spread of Parthenium Weed and its Effects on Native Plant Biodiversity and Climate Change in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman | BFP/RGP/EBR/21/153 | Dr. Mahaad Shamas | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2021 | RG | Electrochemical Non-Enzymatic Glucose Sensors Composed of Bimetallic and Trimetallic Nanoporous Composite Materials for Diabetes Monitoring | BFP/RGP/HSS/21/150 | Dr. Gowhar Naikoo | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2021 | RG | A Secure IoT-based Health Monitoring System for Oman | BFP/RGP/ICT/21/142 | Dr. Umer Farooq | OMR 16,000.00 | NA |
| 2021 | RG | An Application of Machine Learning in Reservoir Modeling for Enhanced Oil Recovery | BFP/RGP/EI/21/170 | Dr. Md Saiful Islam | OMR 20,000.00 | NA |
| 2021 | GRG | Cybersecurity Compliance Among Government Employees: Structural Equation Modeling | BFP/GRG/ICT/21/024 | Shahrazad Al Marhoon | OMR 3,000.00 | Dr. Mansour ALRaja |
| 2021 | GRG | Human Resource Management practices and Human capital retention during Global Pandemic and its effects on organizational productivity and performance: perspective in GCC | BFP/GRG/EHR/21/030 | Sami ALhuzaili | OMR 3,000.00 | Rashida Iqbal |
| 2021 | URG | Electrochemical Sensors Composed of Bimetallic Nanoporous Metal Oxide based Composite Materials for the Detection of Vitamin D3 in Blood Samples | BFP/URG/HSS/21/021 | Fay Mohsin Almasahli | OMR 1,500.00 | Dr. Gowhar Naikoo |
| 2021 | URG | Low Cost Fault Detection System for Photovoltaic Installations | BFP/URG/EI/21/011 | Haitham Salim Al-Hadhari | OMR 1,480.00 | Dr. El Manaa Barhoumi |
| 2021 | URG | Digital transformation and sustainable SMEs Performance post crisis (COVID-19): an empirical investigation in Omani SMEs sector | BFP/URG/ICT/21/004 | Reem Said Tabook | OMR 1,500.00 | Dr. Mansour ALRaja |
| 2021 | URG | Hierarchically Bimetallic Nanoporous Metal Oxide Composite Materials for HighPerformance Supercapcitors | BFP/URG/EI/21/020 | Musallam Amer Tabook | OMR 1,500.00 | Dr. Gowhar Naikoo |
| 2021 | URG | Smart Irrigation System for Plants | BFP/URG/ICT/21/018 | Yarub Al Marhoon | OMR 1,200.00 | Dr. Najam Ul Hasan |