Research Ethics
Applying for “Ethical Approval of Research" is an important step to be considered in your future research projects and publication, in this regard, The Research and Ethics Committee (REC) of the College of Graduate Studies (CGS) is currently validating a “Guidelines for Ethical Approval of Research", which can be provided as indicative guidelines upon request sent by email to cgs_research@agu.edu.bh. In addition, Researchers can apply for ethical approval if their research is a:
Research Involving Human Participants
If your Research involves Human Subjects, kindly fill out an Application for Research and Ethics Committee Review of Research Involving Human Subjects. The application will be reviewed by the Research and Ethics Committee (REC) of the College of Graduate Studies. The approval of the application does not grant permission or approval to undertake the research. Management permission or approval must be obtained from any host organization, including the Arabian Gulf University prior to the start of the study. For further details or inquiries, we invite you to communicate with us through: cgs_research@agu.edu.bh
Research Involving Animals
If your Research involves Animals, kindly submit Form B-1 which will be transmitted to the Animal Facility Committee for evaluation. The form can be found Here.
CGS Research Grants
Call for Proposals
The Research and Ethics Committee (REC) of the College of Graduate Studies (CGS) announces regular “Call for Proposals" (CFPs) for 'CGS Research Grants, anintramural Grant for conducting Research projects at the College of Graduate Studies.
We aim at the College of Graduate Studies to empower multidisciplinary projects adhering to Arabian Gulf University's Strategic objectives. Projects including Faculties from two or more departments will be given priority during the review phase. In addition, projects leading to potential high-rank publications (SJR Q1 rank) will be considered priority projects as well.
Eligibility and Process
Academic Faculty from all CGS departments are invited to submit their application within the deadline mentioned in the CFP, using “Form A-1", in a hard copy to their respective departments to be processed, in addition to a copy in PDF format to be sent by email to cgs_research@agu.edu.bh. We advise applicants to ensure all requested information is introduced in the application Form in word format prior to applying. A detailed Grant Application Workflow can be found Here.
For any further details or inquiries, we invite you to communicate with us through: cgs_research@agu.edu.bh
CFP Announcement and Forms can be found Here.