Awqaf, Ministry of Sports launch Outstanding Young Researcher Award

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs in cooperation with the Ministry of Sports and Youth has launched the Outstanding...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs in cooperation with the Ministry of Sports and Youth has launched the Outstanding Young Researcher Award.

It is within the framework of the cooperation between the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs and the Ministry of Sports and Youth for implementing the Qatar National Youth Policy Action Program, which was prepared in cooperation between all policy partners to achieve the policy objectives in all the fields.

The award comes within the framework of encouraging young people to conduct scientific research in all fields. The first-place winner will receive QR100,000, the second-place winner QR75,000 and QR50,000 for the third-place winner.

The award will be organised every two years for outstanding young researchers and scholars and is focused on researching the most pressing social problems in society. In its first year, the topic is “Delayed marriage age and its impact on young people in Qatari society.”

The announcement of the award came during a press conference attended by representatives of the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs and the Ministry of Sports and Youth.