Funding agencies

Organization MBI Al Jaber Foundation
(United Kingdom)
‫ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ اﻟﺠﺎﺑﺮ‬
(‫)اﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة‬

Type International Non Governmental Organization

Description Funds a wide range of projects including conferences and
seminars, art exhibits, theatre and dance performances,
expeditions and centres of education.

Funding Program Grants programs

Fields various

Amount Varies

Contacts The MBI Al Jaber Foundation
5th Floor, 78-80 Wigmore St
London, W1U 2SJ, UK

Tel: + 44 (0)20 7935 5859
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7725 0997
Email: [email protected]

email: [email protected].

http://www.mbifoundation.com/projects/project-applications-
and-faqs

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Organization King Faisal Foundation (KFF)
(Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
‫ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ اﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻓﻴﺼﻞ‬
(‫)اﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﻮدﻳﺔ‬

Type Regional Non Governmental Organization

Description The Foundation supports projects whose long-term benefits
help to make communities self-sufficient. Creating training
and employment opportunities provides an ongoing source of
income but it also gives individuals self-esteem and,
hopefully, instills in them a willingness to help others less
fortunate.

Funding Program Grants programs

Fields Various

Amount Varies

Contacts P.O.Box: 352 Riyadh 11411 Saudi Arabia
Tel. +966-1-465-2255
Fax +966-1-465-6524

[email protected]

www.kff.com

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Organization King Faisal Centre for Research (KFCRIS)
(Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
‫ﻣﺮآﺰ أﺑﺤﺎث اﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻓﻴﺼﻞ‬
(‫)اﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﻮدﻳﺔ‬

Type Regional Non Governmental Organization

Description Support for research Projects

Funding Program Grants programs

Fields Various

Amount Varies

Contacts Box : 51049 Riyadh 11543 Saudi Arabia
Tel: (+966 1) 465 2255
Fax: (+966 1) 465 9993
email: [email protected]

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Organization International Centre for Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology

ICGEB

(Italy)

‫اﻟﻤﺮآﺰ اﻟﺪوﻟﻲ ﻟﻠﻬﻨﺪﺳﺔ اﻟﻮراﺛﻴﺔ واﻟﺘﻜﻨﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺎ اﻟﺤﻴﻮﻳﺔ‬

(‫)إﻳﻄﺎﻟﻴﺎ‬

Type Research Center/Network

Description Financing projects addressing original scientific questions
that show a potential contribution of particular relevance for
the applicant's country.

Funding Program Collaborative Research Programme

Fields Genetic engineering and biotechnology

Amount Euro 25,000

Contacts Office of the Director-General, ICGEB, Padriciano 99, 34012
Trieste - Italy
Tel: +39-040-3757382, fax: +39-040-3757361,

email: [email protected]

http://www.icgeb.org/research-grants.html

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