Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) Dr Qaiser Majeed Malik has said that scientifically advanced nations are leading the world as science has revolutionized the entire world and without it no nation can make progress.
He was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day Project Formulation Workshop for Research and Development (R&D) organisations of the Ministry of Science & Technology here at PSF on Tuesday. Pro-Vice Chancellor Kohat University of Science and Technology, Prof Dr Shafiq-ur-Rahman, Member Finance PSF Tafakhar Ali Asadi and Secretary PSF Dr Raja Raziul Hasnain were also present on the occasion.
The workshop was aimed at training researchers from R&D organisations of the Ministry of Science and Technology. The researchers from National Institute of Electronics (NIE), National Institute of Oceanography Pakistan, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), NUST, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) and PMNH attended the workshop.
The PSF chairman said the workshop was very important for scientists to equip them with the skills of preparing fund-winning project proposals. He said the PSF was providing financial support for projects under its various programmes like research support programme, R&D industry programme, natural sciences linkage programme, institutional support programme, and funding for scientific societies academies, etc.
Dr Qaiser Majeed Malik hoped that the workshop would help researchers understand the priority areas and funding process of the foundation.
Prof Dr Shafiq-ur-Rahman as the resource person of the workshop shared his experience regarding qualities of fund-winning project proposals.