Research Incentives
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This document contains the regulations and procedure to follow for recognition of BUE Academic Staff, Teaching Assistants and Graduating Students for their research achievements through monetary rewards. This recognition has been approved by the University Board to energize the research culture at BUE and incentivize senior and junior academic staff, and students to excel in research and innovation, publish in international journals, and compete for external funding. The following details general rules and award types and their regulations.
General Rules
- Six Research Awards are offered to full time Academic Staff, Teaching Assistants and Graduating Students of an undergraduate programme.
- Qualified BUE staff can apply for a single research award per application cycle.
- Research output which receives a BUE research award will be excluded from future applications for awards.
- Scopus databaseis used in benchmarking research output submitted for an award in Science and Engineering.
- Scopus and/or Clarivate Analytics is used in benchmarking research output submitted for an award in Social Science.
- All papers considered for an award and published while the applicant is employed at BUE must show BUE affiliation.
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For papers with multiple co-authors, the following will apply:a. In principle, papers accepted for submission to an award must have no more than five co-authors, otherwise it will be subject to the regulation in 7b.b. Papers with more than five co-authors may be considered for an award if it is a result of research work under a formal collaboration and/or agreement involving large research teams. In this case, it will be given a full credit or partial credit as follows:i. Papers co-authored by 6 to 12 are given half credit (two papers of this kind are considered as one full paper).ii. Papers co-authored by more than 12 are given quarter of a credit (four papers of this kind are considered as one full paper), regardless of the number of co-authors.
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Academic honesty will be examined for the work presented for all research awards.
Research Award Types
1. Principal Researcher Award Download RAW1 Form
1.1 Open for Professors and Associate Professors employed at BUE for a minimum of five consecutive full academic years (October-August).
1.2 RAW1 is not open for Academic Staff serving in key university administration posts (President, Vice Presidents, Deans) at the time of call for applications.
1.3 Four awards are offered in the following categories:
− Two in Engineering, Basic Science, and Computer Science
− One in Arts & Humanities, and Social Science
− One in Health Science
1.4 Each has a monetary reward of 40,000 EGP and a Certificate.
1.5. Applicants submit their collective research and academic output during a period of time not exceeding five calendar years (January-December), which immediately precede the time of application including publications (papers, books, book chapters), research grants awarded, proposals submitted, patents, thesis supervision, conferences, recognition, community consultancy, service on scientific committees, editorial boards, review panels, scientific societies, etc., and any other intellectual activities.
1.6 Applicants qualify to be considered for the award if their submission includes a minimum of eight papers, all of which are journal papers. At least two of the papers submitted for the award must have appeared in the past two calendar years.
1.7 Applicants qualify for the award if they pass a threshold of an aggregate parameter, which accounts for quality of the submitted work, and the award is granted to the applicant with the highest aggregate parameter.
1.8 Winners of RAW1 cannot re-apply for the same award, neither they can apply for Early Research Career Award (RAW2) or High-Impact Researcher Award (RAW3).
2. Early Research Career Award Download RAW2 Form
2.1 Open for Associate Professors and Lecturers employed at BUE for a minimum of three consecutive full academic years (October-August).
2.2 Award is not open for Associate Professors serving as Acting Dean at the time of call for applications.
2.3 Four awards are offered in the following categories:
− Two in Engineering, Basic Science, and Computer Science
− One in Arts & Humanities, and Social Science
− One in Health Science
2.4 Each has a monetary reward of 30,000 EGP and a Certificate.
2.5 Applicants submit their collective research and academic output during a period of time not exceeding three calendar years, which immediately precede the time of application, including publications (papers, books, book chapters), research grants awarded, proposals submitted, patents, thesis supervision, conferences, recognition, community consultancy, service on scientific committees, editorial boards, review panels, scientific societies, etc., and any other intellectual activities.
2.6 Applicants qualify to be considered for the award if their submission includes a minimum of five papers, all of which are journal papers. At least two of the papers submitted for the
award must have appeared in the past two calendar years.
2.7 Applicants qualify for the award if they pass a threshold of an aggregate parameter, which accounts for quality of the submitted work, and the award is granted to the applicant with the highest aggregate parameter.
2.8 Winners of RAW2 cannot re-apply for the same award, neither they can apply for RAW3.
2.9 Winners of RAW2 can apply for RAW1 after five calendar years.
3. High-Impact Researcher Award Download RAW3 Form
3.1 Open for Academic Staff of all ranks employed at BUE for a minimum of two consecutive full academic year (October-August).
3.2 Four awards are offered in the following categories:
− Two in Engineering, Basic Science, and Computer Science
− One in Arts & Humanities, and Social Science
− One in Health Science
3.3 Each has a monetary reward of 17,000 EGP and a Certificate.
3.4 Applicants submit the papers, which they authored or co-authored and appeared in peer reviewed journals and/or conferences during a period of time not exceeding three full calendar years, which immediately precede the time of application.
3.5 Applicants qualify to be considered for the award if their submission includes a minimum of four papers, all of which are journal papers. At least one of the papers submitted for the award must have appeared in the past calendar year.Research & Postgraduate Studies Committee
3.6 Applicants qualify for the award if they pass a threshold of an aggregate parameter, which accounts for h-index, number of citations and impact factor of the presented papers, and the award is granted to the applicant with the highest aggregate parameter.
3.7 Winners of RAW4 can re-apply for the same award one more time after three full calendar years.
3.8 Winners of RAW4 can apply for RAW1 after four calendar years, or for RAW2 after two years.
4. Best Publication Award Download RAW4 Form
4.1 Open for Academic Staff of all ranks employed at BUE for a minimum of one full academic year (October-August).
4.2 Eight awards are offered in the following categories:
− Four in Engineering, Basic Science, and Computer Science
− Two in Arts & Humanities, and Social Science
− Two in Health Science
4.3 Each has a monetary reward of 14,000 EGP and a Certificate.
4.4 Applicants submit a single paper, which they authored or co-authored and appeared in a peer-reviewed journal in the past calendar year and showing BUE affiliation.
4.5 If the paper submitted for the award is co-authored by BUE academic staff, all qualified co authors are considered applicants and the paper is submitted by one co-author on behalf of all others. If the paper is selected for the award, all qualified co-authors will be recognized as winners and will share the monetary reward.
4.6 Applicants qualify for the award if the paper submitted has a minimum of one citation, excluding own citations. The award is granted to the applicant whose paper has the highest journal impact factor.
4.7 Winners of RAW4 can re-apply for the same award after two calendar years.
4.8 Winners of RAW1, RAW2 or RAW3 can apply for this RAW4 award after two calendar years.
5. Best Postgraduate Thesis Award Download RAW5 Form
5.1 Open for Demonstrators who completed a Master Degree, and Assistant Lecturers who completed a PhD Degree, at BUE or at any other university.
5.2 Eight awards are offered in the following categories:
− Four in Engineering, Basic Science, and Computer Science
− Two in Arts & Humanities, and Social Science
− Two in Health Science
5.3 Each has a monetary reward of 10,000 EGP and a Certificate.
5.4 Applicants qualify for the award if they complete the Master degree within three calendar years and the PhD within four calendar years counted from the date of registration, and have published at least one paper describing their research in a peer-reviewed journal and showing BUE affiliation.
5.5 The award is granted to the applicant authoring the paper, which appears in the journal with the highest impact factor.
5.6 Applications for this award are considered only if the postgraduate degree is awarded within the academic year immediately preceding the call for applications.
5.7 Winners of this award for a Master thesis can re-apply for the same award for PhD thesis.
6. Best Research/Design Graduation Project Award
6.1 Open for graduating students of an undergraduate programme.
6.2 One award is available for each undergraduate degree offered at BUE.
6.3 Only research/dissertation projects are considered if they exist in the faculties offering the above disciplines/categories, otherwise design projects, or generally special work required for graduation, is considered.
6.4 Each has a monetary reward of 6,000 EGP and a Certificate.Research & Postgraduate Studies Committee
6.5 Winners are selected by a panel formed by the Deans of the Faculties relevant to the award category based on a combination of new results, high societal impact, high potential for commercialisation, and appearance in peer-reviewed journals.
Summary of Research Awards
| Who | How many? | How much (EGP)? | How Often (year)? | Minimum Requirements | |
| PrincipalResearcher Award | Professors, Associate Professors | 4 | 40,000 | One time | – FT for 5 years – 5-year output – 8 journal papers – 2 papers in last 2 years |
| Early ResearchCareer Award | Associate Professors, Lecturers | 4 | 30,000 | One time | – FT for 3 years – 3-year output – 5 journal papers – 2 papers in last 2 years |
| High-Impact Researcher Award | Academic Staff | 4 | 17,000 | Two times spaced at 3 calendar years | – FT for 2 years – 3-year output – 4 journal papers – 1 paper in last year |
| Best Publication Award | Academic Staff | 8 | 14,000 | Every two calendar years | – FT for 1 year – 1-year output – 1 journal paper |
| Best Postgraduate Thesis Award | Demonstrators, Assistant Lecturers | 8 | 10,000 | Once per degree | – Complete Master in 3 years – Complete PhD in 4 years-Awarded in preceding Academic Year- 1 journal paper |
| Best Research/Design Graduation Project Award | Graduating students | One per undergraduate degree prog. | 6,000 | One time | N/A |