Friday, December 16, 2011

FYI: Template for Final Report to QF


QNRF
UREP FINAL REPORT
Instructions
A Final Report for each UREP awarded Project is required to be submitted to QNRF by the deadline shown in the cycle’s timeline. 

PFM please note:
·       The Final Report must be prepared by the Primary Faculty member and submitted to his/her Research Office for vetting and subsequent submission to QNRF.
·       This Final Report should highlight progress made, accomplishment of the goals and objectives specified in the approved proposal, results obtained problems or difficulties encountered and deviations from the original objectives. Payments will be delayed if the Awardee fails to submit satisfactory and timely report. The report will be reviewed by QNRF to ensure compliance with QNRF guidelines and the Awardee will be notified of acceptance or of rejection of the report no later than one calendar month from the date of receipt by QNRF.

Research Office please note:
·       Vetted Final Reports should be converted to .PDF format and uploaded to QNRF’s submission website at https://qnrfsubmission.info.
·       Vetting process involves checking:
o      Compliance with report submission deadline
o      Validity of names and statuses of all participants
o      Accuracy and Authenticity of information provided, e.g., accomplishments, efforts, procurement, travel, etc.
o      General compliance with institution’s rules and regulations, as well as those of QNRF.
o      Compliance with IRB requirements, if any.

1.  Project Description
This is the main section that will be used to technically evaluate the project for UREP Competition and other purposes. Please follow the scheme given in the box below, and use Arabic or English (depending on the language used in the project).

Abstract:
Significance:
Objectives:
Methodology:
Results and Discussion:
Conclusion:
Reference:
Acknowledgement: “This [publication, report, etc.] was made possible by a UREP award [UREPNN-NNN-N-NNN] from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of The Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the author[s].”

2. Project Status
2.1 Have there been any changes to the project objectives? 
Yes £    No £    If yes, please give details



2.2 Did the research project proceed as planned?  What have you achieved?  Please outline the research findings

2.3 Have you experienced any difficulties that have affected the progress of the research project?  Yes £      No£
If yes, please give details



3. Role of Supervisory Team Members
Please list the roles of each member of the supervisory team.



4. Role of Students
Please list the roles of each student in the project.



5. Research Outcomes
Type (journal or conference, patent, etc.)
Status (published, in press, etc.)
Title
Internet URL link (if any)
Journal or conference name
Volume - Issue
Year
ISBN/ISSN
Pages
Authors






























Please enter the outcomes of the research covered by this Final Report. Where appropriate, enter the full details. For papers, include ‘published’ and ‘in press’ publications, but exclude ‘forthcoming’ and ‘submitted’ work. 


6. Benefits to Students
Please give details of students’ activities that showed they benefitted from the project, e.g., publications, conference attendance, presentations, site visits, training.



7. Travel
Has there been any travel related to the research project?  Yes £  No£
If yes, please give details
Destination
Dates
Name of Traveler
Purpose of Travel














8. Additional Supporting Documents
If there is additional material that needs to be appended to this report, e.g., scanned documents, pictorial material, please copy to the space below. In particular, published papers must be included in this space.




9. PFM Certification
I certify that all details in this report are true and complete and accurate.

PFM (Print name) ____________
Signature ____________                                                               Date            /   /



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