UREP
The Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) provides students with an opportunity to develop their research skills, gain experience in team-based collaboration and participate in a real world project under the mentorship of a GU-Q faculty member. There are two application cycles each year with competition deadlines taking place in the Spring and Fall semesters. Further information can be viewed at http://www.qnrf.org/en-us/Funding/Capacity-Building-and-Development-Programs/Undergraduate-Research-Experience-Program-UREP.
Humanizing Resources: Analyzing Employment Opportunities for the Disabled in Qatar
UREP cycle: 24
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Sonia Alonsa
Student(s): Abdul Rehmaan Qayyum, Khansa Maria
Funding: $9,999
Understanding Royalist, Nationalist, and Tribal Affiliations in the Post Blockade States of the Gulf
UREP cycle: 24
Faculty Mentor(s): Prof. Amira Sonbol
Student(s): Ameena Almeer, Sarah Al-Mutoteh
Funding: $5,400
Baladna: Qatari Articulations of Sovereignty and Self-Sufficiency in the Wake of the Siege
UREP cycle: 24
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Rogaia Abusharaf
Student(s): Abdulqudus Sanni, Khalid Marafi, Muhammad Ibrahim Tariq, John Robling, Ali Al Sheebani, Nasser Al Kaabi
Funding: $16,200
Investigating the Resilience of Qatar’s Trade Network
UREP cycle: 23
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Jack Rossbach
Student(s): Alisha Kamran, Halak Sheth
Funding: $10,000
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Qatar’s establishment of infant industries in response to the blockade
UREP cycle: 22
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Alexis Antoniades
Student(s): Rafia Al-Jassim
Deliverables:
Qatar’s economy. Creation of a database that can be used by any scholar, in the country and abroad.
Public presentation at GU-Q and also at QNL
Funding: $5,000
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Jidariya: Every Day is National Day in Qatar
UREP cycle: 22
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Rogaia Absuharaf, Dr. Yehia Mohamed, Dr. Suzi Mirgani
Student(s): Mohammed Al-Jaberi, Saoud Al-Ahmad, Ousman Camara, Mohammed Al-Khulaifi
Deliverables:
First documentary film by undergraduate exploring the symbolic significance of the Billboard
The link to the documentary can be found here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1guh351DXW7oR4SrhlArv6j1XeHp053Dc
Funding: $19,998
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Breaking down the Stereotypes: Experimental Approach to Discrimination on the basis of Nationality and Accent
UREP cycle: 21
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Mongoljin Batsaikhan, Dr. Sulagna Mookerjee
Student(s): Mohammad Taimur Ahmad, Yara AlKahala, Yara Abdelmaged, Awatif Al Habsi
Deliverables:
Present the work at Foundations of Utility and Risk Conference.
Present the research results at International Research Meeting in Business and Management (IRMBAM-2018)
Funding: $19,924
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Preserving the Linguistic Heritage of Qatar: Language Change and Documentation
UREP cycle: 21
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Yehia Mohamed, Dr. Rogaia Abusharaf
Student(s): Fatima Al-Ansari, AlMaha AlMohannadi, Jassim Al-Thani, Maryam Al-Kuwari, Ameena Almeer
Deliverables:
The team is working on submitting a book chapter in book entitled “Language and Identity in Qatar”. The edited book in progress.
Funding: $13,500
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Water Security Strategies of Gulf States in Comparative Perspective
UREP Cycle: 20
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Harry Verhoeven
Student(s): Jihane Benamar
Deliverables:
Presentation of theoretical framework and early findings of the research project at the Middle East Dialogue 2018 meeting in Washington DC on 23 March 2018.
Funding: $4,796
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Women’s Empowerment through War? Democracies’ Foreign Policy Gamble in Iraq and Afghanistan
UREP cycle: 18
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Sonia Alonso
Student(s): Nourhan Elsayed
Deliverables:
The project resulted in a dataset that includes the data from the manual content analysis of more than 800 statements by the Bush administration between the years 2002 and 2009.
Presentation of preliminary research findings at the Women in War/at War conference in Milton Keynes, in September 2016.
Funding: $9,900
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Do US Banks Discriminate in Lending?
UREP cycle: 17
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Alexis Antoniades
Student(s): Fatma Marafi
Deliverables:
Publications – https://www.usqbc.org/news/gu-q-wins-urep-grant-to-research-discriminatory-bank-lending-practices
Funding: $6,000
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The Doha Paradox: Reasons for Disparity Between Educated and Working Qatari Women
UREP cycle: 16
Faculty Mentor(s): Prof. Amira Sonbol
Student(s): Tehreem Asghar, Rumsha Shahzad, Mariam Bengali
Deliverables:
Attend the 3rd Annual Symposium for Undergraduate Research at Georgetown (SURG 2015) and to present UREP research paper.
https://ijlass.org/data/frontImages/gallery/Vol._3_No._7/2._11-19.pdf
Funding: $27,868
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Social Chatter and Asset Bubbles: The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin
UREP Cycle: 14
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Alexis Antoniades
Student(s): Touhami Abi, Mohammed Al-Hinai
Funding: $19,999
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Fostering SME development in Qatar
UREP cycle: 14
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Mark Farha
Student(s): Sammy Hassan, Matea Malikanovic
Deliverables:
The students held a public presentation at Georgetown
Funding: $19524
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Doha by Design: Urban Planning and social space in Doha, Qatar
UREP cycle: 14
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Patricia O’Connor Dr. Mark Farha
Student(s): Sana Jamal , Nadia Al-Khater, Khadija Mahsud, Catherine Lechicki
Funding: $39,920
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Advancing Financial Education for Transnational Families
UREP cycle: 14
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Ganesh Seshan, Dr. Suzi Mirgani
Student(s): Ahwaz Akhtar, Hisham Hassan, Fatema Hubail, Salar Khan, Atul Menon, Salman Ahad Khan, Sherif Elgindi
Deliverables:
The research was presented at the 2014 Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference and awarded the best student poster presentation for Humanities. The project has also been accepted at an Undergraduate Symposium at GU DC.
https://www.albawaba.com/business/pr/georgetown-university-arc-2014-640234
Funding: $59998
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Using Social Media to Assess Qatar as a Brand
UREP cycle: 13
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Alexis Antoniades
Student(s): Danah Dehdary
Deliverables:
Research Paper – Social Media and Nation Branding: A Case-Study of Qatar
Funding: $10,000
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Understanding the Construction of Qatari Society: Subjectivity in the 21st Century
UREP cycle: 13
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Rogaia Abusharaf
Student(s): Emilio Ocampo Eibenschutz, Fahad Alkhater
Funding: $20,000
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Environmental Sustainability in Education City: Green Beacon or Green Island?
UREP cycle: 12
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Mari Luomi
Student(s): Bushra Alam, Muhammad Bilal Shakir
Funding: $23,678
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Understanding Qatar’s interfaith dialogue culture: motivations, trends, and challenges
UREP cycle: 11
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Patrick Laude
Student(s): Asim Koldzo
Deliverables:
The student has attended the MEDIA RELIGION &CULTURE 2012 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (MRC 2012) ANADOLU UNIVERSITY, held in July 2012, in Eskisehir, Turkey. The student has presented preliminary research findings of the research project “Understanding Qatar’s Interfaith Dialogue Culture: Motivations, Trends, and Challenges”
Funding: $9990
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The Distribution and Economic Implications of Health Outcomes in Qatar
UREP cycle: 10
Faculty Mentor(s): Prof. Daniel Westbrook
Student(s): Ahmed Warfa, Miodrag Stamboldziev
Funding: $19,376
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Qatar Longitudinal Study of Transnational Families
UREP cycle: 9
Faculty Mentor(s): Prof. Ganesh Seshan
Student(s): Eilin Francis, Aminah Kandar, Aakash Jayaprakash, Qazi Rashid, Mr. Jibin Koshy, Kham Nang
Funding: $60,000
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An Analysis of Global Public Private Partnerships: How Can Qatar Benefit from Them?
UREP cycle: 8
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Alexis Antoniades
Student(s): Jumana Al-Aref, Mohamed Al-Thani
Funding: $20,000
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The Impact of Global Communications on Family Values in Qatar
UREP cycle: 8
Faculty Mentor(s): Prof. Mark Farha
Student(s): Miodrag Stamboldziev, Dalal Al-Thani
Funding: $19,994.50
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Media Branding and Viewer Perception in Qatar
UREP cycle: 6
Faculty Mentor(s): :Dr. Alexis Antoniades
Student(s): Tarah Makarem
Funding: $10,000
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International Labor Migration to the Gulf: Understanding Variations in the Worker – Sponsorship System
UREP cycle: 3
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Steven Roper
Student(s):
Funding: $30,000
HELP – Helping English Learners Program
UREP cycle: 1
Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Candith Pallandre
Student(s):
Funding: $16,200
The Pearl of the Arabian Gulf – A research of Qatari history and heritage
UREP cycle: 1
Faculty Mentor(s): Prof. Amira Sonbol
Student(s): Maryam Al-Emadi & Nejoud Al-Hail
Funding: $20,000